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TransContainer starts regular block train from Nakhodka to Krasnodar

Krasnodar, Russia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2022 – PJSC TransContainer has started a regular block train from Nakhodka-Vostochnaya station, Russian Far...

La Méridionale connects Barcelona, Tanger Med with new service

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – La Méridionale is connecting Barcelona and Tanger Med with new service with capacity for up to 100...

FESCO expands container services between Russia and China

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – FESCO expands container services between Russia and China, launching a sea line through the Suez...

Port of Bilbao starts new Ro-Ro service with China and India

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2022 – The Port of Bilbao has started a new Ro-Ro service with China and India, consigned by the Toro y Betolaza...

RUSCON increases new services between Russia and Turkey

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 28, 2022 – Multimodal operator RUSCON increases new services between Russia and Turkey. It has adding a call...

Sanctions delay the launch of Poti-Kavkaz train-ferry service

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) October 27, 2022 – Sanctions have delayed the launch of Poti-Kavkaz train-ferry service, seen as Armenia-Russia cargo solution....

Iskenderun port on new CMA CGM block train service

Iskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 21, 2022 – Iskenderun port is part of a new CMA CGM block train service linking Gaziantep to international...

Grimaldi launches new Ro-Pax service between Naples and Palermo

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – The Grimaldi Group launches a new Naples-Palermo service for the transport of passengers and freight....

Georgia and Romania discuss a new ferry service

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – Georgia and Romania are discussing a new regular ferry service between the two countries in yet...

New Thessaloniki, Izmir ferry line amid Greece-Turkey tensions

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – The first ever ferry line between the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki and the coastal town of...

CMA CGM to launch Morocco Shuttle, linking Morocco, France & Spain

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 11, 2022 – CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division to launch Morocco Shuttle, a new butterfly service linking...

Cepsa completes advanced biofuels shipping trial

Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – Cepsa has completed the first advanced biofuels (2G) trial in Spain of in one of the ships used by the...

Lavrio Port Authority approved for seaplane flights

Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) October 4, 2022 – Lavrio Port Authority has been approved for seaplane flights by the relevant authorities. It plans...

Port of Barcelona introduces new radar for control of maritime traffic

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has put into service a new radar system for the surveillance and control of...

Baleària launches the first electric ferry in Spain for passengers and cargo

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2022 – Baleària has launched the first electric ferry in Spain for cargo and passengers with zero...

Turkey’s Black Sea Ünye Port starts handling Ro-Ro

Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – Recent improvements in capacity mean that Turkey’s Black Sea Ünye Port can start handling Ro-Ro...

Russia’s RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – Russia’s transport company RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa with a multimodal...

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