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Baleària starts the refit of the ‘Martín i Soler’ to operate on natural gas

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The Baleària shipping company has started the refit of the ‘Martín i Soler’ ferry, which...

Titan LNG’s Bio-LNG project to receives CEF Funding

Amsterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has granted €11 million to...

The BlueMed Implementation plan released

The BlueMed Implementation Plan, drafted in June 2020, is now final and available on the BlueMed website – November 10, 2020 It presents the thematic...

Algeciras port achieves reduced idle times via PortXchange pilot

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The port of Algeciras has completed a six week trial which has resulted in improvements in idle time...

Fundación Valenciaport and S2 Grupo launch a new cybersecurity analysis and diagnosis service

The Valenciaport Foundation and S2 Grupo, within the framework of their strategy to support innovation and digital transformation of ports, have combined their...

Valenciaport promotes its wide connectivity and strategic location for Europe-Asia maritime traffic in Shanghai

COVID-19 does not prevent Valenciaport from participating in person with a stand in the China International Import Export (CIIE) contest – November 9,...

Customs tariffs, fall of the pound sterling and changes in export procedures, main effects of Brexit

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – Cámara Valencia has held a webinar on the future of Valencian foreign trade after Brexit. The United...

Drydocks World expands into Montenegro, Eastern Mediterranean

Drydocks World, a DP World company, joins consortium to transform the Bijela Shipyard, Montenegro, into a world-class superyacht service, maintenance, repair...

Yilport: The South Pier of Huelva port expands capacity for container storage and logistics

The YILPORT Huelva terminal completes a container storage yard extension of 50,000 m² of total area, planned to take on new operations as from today –...

COVAXX and Maersk enter partnership to supply COVID-19 vaccines globally

The goal is to bring a much needed COVID-19 vaccine to emerging and developing nations. The agreement establishes integrated logistics to enable efficient...

Ukraine seaports increase Jan-Oct cargo handling

In January-October this year, port operators in the seaports of Ukraine handled 132.05 million tons of cargo. This is 2.2 million tons more than in the same...

BIMCO to adapt the currently used SHIPMAN 2009 agreement for use with autonomous ships

BIMCO is adapting the currently used SHIPMAN 2009 agreement for use with autonomous ships, but the lack of actual autonomous ships currently in operation will...

In the third quarter the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia decreased by -11.7%

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – In the third quarter of this year, traffic of goods handled by Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar...

Kazakh ships to gain faster access to Russian rivers for shipment of goods from and to Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – Kazakhstani companies will gain faster and easier access to inland waterways (navigable rivers) in Russia...

Remarks by Greek Foreign Minister at the Greek-Arab Summit: Roundtable discussion of strategic partners

Remarks by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at the Greek-Arab Summit: Roundtable discussion of strategic partners – November 9, 2020 Your Excellency,...

Kazakh Caspian Sea ports operations unaffected by COVID-19

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – More than 1.6 million tons of cargo were handled between Kazakhstan’s ports in the Caspian Sea in the...

Negotiations progress to resolve labour strike in Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – At a meeting of the State Sectoral Joint Commission, the Coordinadora and UGT labour unions have proposed...

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