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.
Eurofos terminal adds two new gantries
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – The Eurofos container terminal has employed two malaccamax-type gantries. The equipment ws manufactured...
NEW NEMO Service starts calling at Malta Freeport
Malta Freeport Terminals has been selected as a port of call on the weekly NEW NEMO service connecting Malta to 7 new ports worldwide stretching from the UK to...
French ports handle disproportionately small cargo volumes compared to Italian and Spanish competitors
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – French ports lag significantly behind their Spanish and Italian counterparts in gross weight of seaborne goods...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 19/2020 – Ports and lines awaiting the end of the storm
Covid-19 Update – Issue 19/2020 – Ports and lines awaiting the end of the storm. Despite the adoption of progressive release measures in European...
More port authorities pledge support to keep ports operating during Convid-19
Singapore (Ports Europe) May 30, 2020 – Following an initiative of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, an increasing number of ports have...
Barcelona joins Port Authorities Roundtable to fight Covid-19
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has signed the manifesto promoted by the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) in support...
Top European container ports in the Mediterranean have same ranking in 2019 led by Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 28, 2020 – For a second year in a row in 2019, Piraeus is the largest European container port in the Mediterranean Sea...
European Commission – Improving rail connection in the Atlantic corridor
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 19, 2020 – The European Commission has approved an investment package worth more than €1.4 billion ($1.51...
CMA CGM to sell port terminal stakes
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) November 26, 2019 – Yesterday, CMA CGM, the French logistics and shipping group, announced its third quarter results for...
GMP, part of CMA CGM, to construct and operate future container berths at Le Havre port
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) November 11, 2019 – Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP) has been awarded a 34-year concession contract by the Port...
DHL ramps up its rail network and service along the new Silk Road
Three new European Rail Competence Centers in France, Italy, and the UK provide customer service and freight handling between Europe and Asia – November...
Analysis – Alexandroupolis is leading port of interest in Greek regional harbour privatisation
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) September 2, 2019 – Greece’s portfolio of 10 regional ports slated for privatisation includes...
SCH Secures Southampton Agreement With Neptune Lines To Handle European Ro-Ro Service
News – SCH Secures Southampton Agreement With Neptune Lines To Handle European Ro-Ro Service – August 8, 2019 Leading terminal operator SCH...
Medlink sees growth in inland transport of dangerous goods
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – Medlink Safe has recorded growth of +67% in 2018 and today, with the arrival of XPO Logistics and LPO...
Ranking – Top cargo ports in the Europe 2016-2017
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 – The European Statistical Agency, Eurostat, has published statistics for the top cargo ports in Europe for...
Marseille port gives ESI Awards to environmental shippers
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Hervé Martel, President of the Executive Board of the Port of Marseille...
Genoa port hosts Shenzen port promotion
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 1, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...
Marseille Fos port names executive and supervisory board members
May 6, 2019 – Port de Marseille Fos Former port of Le Havre managing director Hervé Martel has started work as interim managing director of the...
Marseille port’s new president takes office
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 6, 2019 – The former director of the port of Le Havre Hervé Martel took office as president of Marseille port,...
Montenegro’s Bar port operator sees €22.1 million loss in 2018, seeks investment
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) April 26, 2019 – Montenegrin port operator Luka Bar recorded a €22.1 million ($24.7 million) loss in 2018, due to the...