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Le Havre

The Port of Le Havre, located in Normandy, France, is one of Europe’s largest and busiest seaports. It is the second-largest commercial port in France in terms of overall tonnage, and the largest container port, with three sets of terminals. It can accommodate all sizes of world cruise liners. The Port of Le Havre is managed by a state agency called Grand Port Maritime du Havre which is part of HAROPA PORTS.

Valenciaport easily manages more than 30,000 additional containers from the Suez Canal delay

València, April 7, 2021.- After the arrival today of the Conti Everest and the CMA CGM Centaurus at the docks of the Port of València, there are now three...

Valenciaport is operating normally with the arrival of the first ships that were held up by the blockade of the Suez Canal

València, April 6, 2021- The activity of Valenciaport is proceeding normally after receiving at the docks of the Port of Valencia the first ship that was held...

Valenciaport joins the working groups of the 12 ports most committed against climate change

Aurelio Martínez participates in the meeting of the heads of the 12 most important ports in the world that participate in the World Ports Climate Action...

WPCAP’s Power2ship working group presents an interactive tool to learn about dock electrification projects around the world

The Power2ship working group of the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP), led by the Port of Barcelona, has created an interactive tool, through Google...

WPCAP ports take new series of climate change actions

“A force for good, paving the way for building sustainable port operations”. Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, used a concise...

Huelva port joins Atlantic Corridor and seeks benefits

The inclusion of the Port of Huelva in the Atlantic Corridor, from January 1 of this year, positions the port of Huelva as a global node, since it places it at...

France’s Haropa ports end 2020 with a traffic of 108 million tonnes, down 6%

In a very difficult global economic context, HAROPA ended the year 2020 with a global maritime and river activity of 108 million tonnes, down 6% compared to...

Record container traffic for Port of Antwerp in 2020

Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) January 19, 2021 – The Port of Antwerp handled 231 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2020, a fall of 3.1% compared to...

CMA CGM’s new NC Levant Service links Mediterranean ports

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) January 12, 2021 – The arrival of the CMA CGM WHITE SHARK in Hamburg on 9 January 2021 has marked the start of the NC...

Yang Ming sets up subsidiary in France

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) January 7, 2021 – Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese shipping company, has established a new subsidiary...

Valenciaport joins the club of the 12 largest ports in the world that lead the decarbonization and reduction of emissions

Valenciaport is making its debut in 2021 by joining the club of the 12 ports of the world that have the most investments committed to decarbonisation and...

CMA CGM Group expected to restart bookings from Asia to North Europe on December 28

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 23, 2020 – French shipping CMA CGM Group is expected to restart bookings for cargo from Asian ports to Northern...

CMA CGM Group boosts capacity between Asia and Europe

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 20, 2020 – French shipping CMA CGM Group is reinforcing its presence through improved port coverage and vessel...

Sealogis is establish Marseille port logistics centre

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 26, 2020 – Sealogis is to establish its own logistics platform in the port of Marseille Fos consisting of 24,000...

Port of València is consolidated as the Spanish port with the best connectivity

Valenciaport is the fourth with the best connections in Europe, according to the index produced by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...

Coronavirus pandemic impact on European Mediterranean ports

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) September 15, 2020 – Italian port of Gioia Tauro, a Mediterranean Sea transshipment hub, is showing strong growth in Q1,...

ARUP University produces Covid-19 study and praises Valencia port

ARUP University has chosen Valenciaport for “being the busiest in Spain and southern Europe, because it operates all types of traffic and for its strong...

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