Coronavirus
All news linked to the the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. This includes the effects on ports and their businesses.
WTO: Trade shows signs of rebound from COVID-19, recovery still uncertain
World trade shows signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19 induced slump, but World Trade Organization economists caution that any recovery could be...
Almería port registers decrease in the passenger movement
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2020 – Between the Operation Paso del Estrecho (June 15 and September 15), the passenger movement in Almería...
Cartagena Port Authority approves reduction of occupancy rates
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) October 2, 2020 – The Board of Directors of the Cartagena Port Authority agreed to reduce the occupancy rates up to the...
Huelva port applies financial reductions due to Covid impact
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) September 27, 2020 – The Huelva Port Authority will apply reductions in occupancy and activity rates to its concessionaires,...
Press Release – Welcome to the cruise ship “World Explorer” at Thessaloniki port
The cruise ship “World Explorer” arrived at the port of Thessaloniki today, Saturday 26 of September 2020. It is the first cruise ship approaching...
Traffic in Castellón port in August grows by 0.9%
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) September 25, 2020 – Freight traffic in Castellón grew by 0.9% during the month of August, with a total of 1,885,692...
Marseille port present recovery plan
Within the framework of the economic revival and of support to the port activity, the whole area of the port is undertaking immediately applicable commercial...
Spain registers a decrease in short sea traffic in first half 2020
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) September 16, 2020 – The Spanish Association for the Promotion of Short Distance Maritime Transport (SPC Spain) has...
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,...
Minister of business and knowledge visits Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) September 15, 2020 – The Minister of Business and Knowledge (El consejero de Empresa y Conocimiento), Ramon Tremosa, has...
FVET distributes 17,000 masks to transport companies for professional drivers, Valencia
FVET distributes 17.000 masks to transport companies for professional drivers. It has also distributed more than 4,000 hydro-alcoholic gels to guarantee the...
First special train from China, with surgical face masks for Italian schools, arrives in Melzo
On Wednesday, August 26th, the first of ten special trains from Xi’an (China) has arrived in Melzo (MI) at Contship Italia Group Rail Hub Milano (RHM)...
Setúbal port records increases in traffic, despite health crisis
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 25, 2020 – In the period March-July 2020, the port saw five months of continuous growth. Setúbal port saw...
Passenger traffic in Croatia in second quarter of 2020
Croatia (PortSEurope) August 20, 2020 – In Croatian ports, 2,988 passengers embarked or disembarked, in the second quarter of 2020, down 68% compared to...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 28/2020 – Global trade is growing in the shadows of the market
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 28/2020 – Global trade is growing in the shadows of the market – August 14, 2020 Traffic volumes on...
Costa Cruises restart in Italy for locals only
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 14, 2020 – Following the announcement earlier this week from Costa Cruises of a resumption of business in Italy from...
MSC Cruises returns to service in the Mediterranean offering full-experience cruising this summer
MSC Cruises announced today that flagship MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica will resume operations in the Mediterranean starting from 16 and 29 August 2020...