Durrës
The Port of Durrës is the largest seaport of Albania, Southeast Europe. It is country’s leading cargo and passenger port. Controversially, the Albanian government is planning to relocate the current port northward to Porto Romano area and redevelop the site as a luxury marina, putting Albania on the Mediterranean luxury marina network map. Albania is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the European Union.
APL adds four new port calls to Asia-Europe services
Singapore (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – APL has announced the addition of Durrës (Albania) and Thessaloniki (Greece) as new ports of call to its...
Albanian seeks better Bari port customs services
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2017 – Italy’s Bari port should improve its customs services, in order to facilitate the traffic of the direct...
Dürres port sees more visiting yachts in Jan-Aug 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Autoriteti Portual Durrës (Durrës Port Authority) has reported that since the beginning of 2017,...
Dürres port reports improved cargo stats for first eight months of 2017
Dürres, Albania (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Autoriteti Portual Dürres (Durres Port Authority) has reported that 377 cargo vessels and 680...
Albanian ports cargo traffic rises 9.4% y/y in Jan-July 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 29, 2017 – Albanian ports handled a total of 2.319 million tonnes of cargo in the first seven months of 2017 up 9.4%...
Durrës sees increased trade in July 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Over 327,000 tons of goods for export and import have been processed at Durrës port during July...
Durrës port ferry lines handle 7% more cargo y/y in Jan-Jul 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – The Durrës-Bari and Durrës-Ancona-Trieste ferry lines handled 7% more cargo and 4% more...
EMS Log completes Durrës transport project
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – German Albanian Logistics Agency (Durrës) together with EMS Log (Bremen) has finished a special...
Durrës reports increased ferry traffic in first half of 2017
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) July 9, 2017 – In the first six months of 2017, the ferries of Durres – Bari and Durrës – Ancona – Trieste line and...
Bari, Durrës ports sign cooperation deal for cargo, passenger traffic
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Bari and Durrës ports agreed to set up a cooperation project to facilitate the flow of cargo and passengers...
Durrës port see increased Kosovo goods transit
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 18, 2017 – Durrës Port Authority has said that in the first five months of 2017, 10% of goods were transitory from...
EMS-Fehn complete TAP delivery at Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – German logistics business EMS-Fehn-Group has completed the delivery of pipes to Durrës for the Trans...
Durrës port reports 7% increase in ferry passengers and vehicle traffic
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – In May 2017, the volume of trade by ferry increased by 6-18% compared to the same period of 2016....
China considers Albanian transport investment
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Albanian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Sokol Dervishaj attended the recent Belt and Road forum...
Bari port looks to improve Albanian passenger services
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – A new phase of cross-border cooperation was initiated by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico...
European ports start project supporting sustainable mobility
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Representatives of the management of Valencia, Igoumenitsa, Dürres, Kotor and Limassol ports...
Albania issues tender for concession of ship services at ports
Dürres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Albania’s transport ministry has opened a tender for awarding a five-year concession contract...