EU and EBRD Support Rehabilitation of Tirana – Durres Railway in Albania
News Release - Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) - April 2, 2021 The first large-scale overhaul of the railway network in Albania is ready to…
Ambassador Yuri Kim attends online Tirana Economic Forum
Tirana, Albania (PortSEurope) March 14, 2021 - U.S. to Albania, Ambassador Yuri Kim, has delivered an online presentation at the Tirana Economic Forum, a high-level…
Analysis – More controversies about the Albania’s Durrës port €2 billion development
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) March 4, 2021 – Exit News, an independent Albanian news portal which also publishes investigative stories, claims that the “awarding of the…
Press Statement by U.S. Ambassador Yuri Kim, Durres port visit
Press Statement - U.S. Ambassador to Albania Yuri Kim visits Durres port - February 11, 2021 Ambassador Yuri Kim: As you know, I often talk about…
Albanian ports see total cargo down -4.0% on 2019
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 - In the last year, Albanian ports handled a total of 4.28 million tons of goods, down -4.0% on…
Albania takes over chairmanship of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organisation
Press Release - The Official start of the Albanian Chairmanship-in-office of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organisation (January – June 2021) - February 4,…
Albania receives EU investment for railway network
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) February 3, 2021 - Finance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with a €36.9 million loan and the European Union (EU) with an…
Two UAE companies named as investors in controversial Durrës Port project
Free ReadDurrës, Albania (PortSEurope) January 25, 2021 - In December 2020, Albania’s Top Channel broadcaster surprised everyone by announcing that the Albanian government and the United…
Albania’s port of Durres is attracting attention and investments
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) January 17, 2021 – In December 2020, Albania’s Top Channel broadcaster surprised everyone by announcing that the Albanian government and the United…
Who manages a terminal in Durrës port that is to receive a €2 billion investment and is the sea gate for Kosovo and North Macedonia?
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) January 14, 2021 - A concession for Pier 6 of Durrës port, Albania’s largest Adriatic gateway, was awarded to Hili Company from…
Albania’s port of Durres gets closer to landlocked Kosovo and North Macedonia
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 27, 2020 – Albania's main Adriatic port of Durrës (Durres) is becoming the sea gate for land-locked Kosovo and North Macedonia…
UAE investing €2 billion in the transformation of the port of Durrës
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 15, 2020 - The local Top Channel has reported that the Albanian government and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Emaar Group…
Albania and UAE discuss cooperation
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) November 27, 2020 - The Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has met with the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah Bin…
Albania see reduced September cargo figures
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) November 13, 2020 - The volume of freight loading/unloading in ports, in September 2020 was 366,000 tonnes, down 7.7 % compared to…
Durres port-Pristina rail link agreed
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 6, 2020 - The governments of Albania and Kosovo have signed four agreement including one for the construction of a railway line…
Durrës port traffic down 9% in first eight months of 2020
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 - In the first eight months of this year, Durrës port handled 2.5 million tons of goods, down 9%…
British Ambassador of Albania visits Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 10, 2020 - The British Ambassador of Albania, Duncan Norman, has paid a visit to the port of Durrës, to meet…
MBM Port seeks controversial cargo expansion at Porto Romano, Durrës
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 5, 2020 - In 2015, the Albanian government signed a 35-year concessionary contract for the construction and operation of an oil…
Albania ports report total traffic down over 41% in March
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) April 28, 2020 - In March 2020, Albanian ports handled 254,384 tonnes of cargo, down from 432,833 tonnes in March in the…
Durrës port continues operations despite Covid-19
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) April 16, 2020 - Autoriteti Portual Durres (APD - Port Authority of Durrës) has continued activities at the port despite the Covid-19 pandemic.…