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Bilbao port receives Siemens blades Iberdrola’s new Puylobo wind project

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – A total of 42 wind blades, manufactured by Siemens Gamesa in China are destined for implementation at...

Port of Taranto receives green light for free zone

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 30, 2020 – The Agenzia delle Dogane e Monopoli (Customs and Monopolies) has approved the proposed free zone in the...

Beirut port sees TEU number nearly halve in March 2020

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 30, 2020 – In the month of March 2020, the port of Beirut reported total TEU handling of 35,290, down from 62,217 in...

Cruise traffic in Malta down nearly 50%

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) April 30, 2020 – In the first quarter of 2020, there were nine cruise liner calls before March 10, 2020, after which...

Mersin International Port introduces electronic documentation

Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 30, 2020 – Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP) has announced that agencies can transmit their cargo...

Adif awards Valencia port contract to COPASA

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 30, 2020 – Adif, the state-owned railway infrastructure manager, has awarded Copasa, a construction and services...

MSC Cruises halts all cruise departures until 10 July.

News – MSC Cruises announced today a further extension of the halting of all its cruise departures fleet-wide through to 10 July – April 29, 2020...

CMA CGM Foundation launches second phase of support for Lebanon

News – CMA CGM Foundation stands in solidarity with Lebanon and launches the second phase of ″CMA CGM SUPPORTS LEBANON” April 22, 2020 50 000 masks...

Analysis – Who will benefit from Kanal Istanbul project?

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 29, 2020 – Companies with close ties to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing in Turkey Justice and...

Tuniship vessel docks in Tripoli port, Libya

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) April 29, 2020 – The first vessel in a new direct shipping line between the port of Sfax and the port of Tripoli, has...

Luka Koper d.d. – Good business performance in 2019

News Release – Good business performance in 2019 – April 24, 2020 Despite first signs of global economy slow down in the second half of 2019, the...

Maersk offers weekly rail service from China to Turkey

Copenhagen, April 29, 2020 Maersk has launched its first rail service from Xi’an, China to Izmit, Turkey. This new route, which is part of Maersk...

Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 9/2020

Covid-19 Update – Issue 9/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 28, 2020 The global shipping scenario is deteriorating and ports are receiving fewer merchant...

Valenciaport advances €57.2 million to assist port companies

Until today, April 28, Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV) has paid €6.41 million to its suppliers in the ports of Gandia, Sagunto and Valencia, and...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces 2020 first quarter results & outlook

With strong financial position and sustainable cash flow, COSCO SHIPPING Ports is well prepared to capture the visible demand once the market recovered –...

Chabahar port attracts five investments

Chabahar, Iran (Ports Europe) April 28, 2020 – The Ports & Maritime Organization (PMO) has reported that it helped with five investment contract on...

Piombino port reports first quarter 11% fall in total cargo

Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...

Serbia: Exceptional relations, cooperation with Russia in fight against coronavirus

News – Serbia thanks Russia – April 26, 2020 First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic received today Russian...

Greek government promotes liquidity of €33.7 million in coastal shipping and island operations

News – The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy is promoting significant liquidity of €33.7 million in coastal shipping and island operations –...

DP World Sokhna operates at maximum capacity to meet import requirements

News Release – DP World – April 26, 2020 DP World Sokhna, a major gateway for Egypt’s trade, has said it is operating its port at...

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