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The Port of Bar is Montenegro’s main sea port. It is located in Bar. It is operated by state-owned Luka Bar.

Ports of Montenegro handled 2.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, down -17.7%

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – In 2023, the ports of Montenegro handled 2.4 million tonnes of cargo., down -17.7% on the previous 12...

Montenegro seeks EU funding for Bar port railway connection

Podgorica, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – The Montenegro government is applying for European Union (EU) funding for several infrastructure...

EU supports new LNG plant for Bar port, Montenegro

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) October 9, 2023 – The European Union (EU) will support building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Adriatic...

Ports in Montenegro see Q3 2023 cargo traffic down -22%

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – In Q3 2023, the ports of Montenegro handled 670,966 tonnes of cargo traffic, down -22% on the same...

NGOs against the LNG terminal in Bar, Montenegro

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – 27 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) sent a letter to the President of the European Commission (EC),...

Montenegro – cargo report – Q2 2023

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – In the second quarter of 2023, the seaports of Montenegro handled 470,004 tonnes of cargo, down -27.9%...

Montenegro seaport trade down over 15% in Q1, 2023

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) May 15, 2023 – In the first three months of 2023, the seaports of Montenegro handled 544,591 tonnes of cargo, compared to...

No progress in LNG terminal projects in ports of Bar and Vlora

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – The Western Balkans’ first two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, planned in the Adriatic ports of...

Chinese company visits Port of Bar, Montenegro

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) February 24, 2023 – Representatives of Chinese company China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) have...

EBRD supports Montenegro’s railway infrastructure

Podgorica, Montenegro (Ports Europe) December 29, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is...

Montenegro’s Port of Bar produces record 9-month result

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – Montenegro’s Port of Bar (Luka Bar) has produced a record 9-month result, the best for 30 years....

SEE ports as key point for drug smuggling and illicit trade

Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) August 7, 2022 – Dozens of seaports in Southeastern Europe (SEE) as well as Danube river ports are key entry and exit...

Montenegro assumes observer status at ESPO

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – The authorities governing the Ports of Montenegro will join ESPO as an observer member. The decision was...

Montenegro’s Luka Bar reports record first quarter profit

Bar, Montnegro (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Operator of the Port of Bar, Luka Bar AD, has announced a profit of €1.34 million in the first quarter of...

Interview with executive director of the Port of Bar, Ilija Pješčić

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – Last month, the Port Authority of Bar, the Adriatic port in Montenegro, has published an interview with...

Montenegro’s Luka Bar reports slight profit increase in 2020

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) April 30, 2021 – State-owned port operator Luka Bar has reported a net profit of €119,200 ($144,345) in 2020, up from...

Global Ports’ trading statement shows business hit by pandemic

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Last Friday, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding Ltd (GPH) reported its trading statement for 2020 which...

Global Ports Holding completes sale of Port Akdeniz, Port of Adria future under consideration

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a global independent cruise port operator, has announced that further...

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