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United Nations Black Sea Grain Initiative – grain statistics

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed on July 27, 2022, enabling limited exports of Ukrainian...

Port of Granadilla handles wind turbines

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – The port of Granadilla has welcomed the general cargo ship “BBC...

Grimaldi receives second G5 multipurpose Ro-Ro vessel

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – The Great Lagos vessel was delivered at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Ulsan (South Korea) and...

2TDK signs contract signs third contract for Divača-Koper rail expansion

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – 2TDK has signed a contract for the third set of works on the project to expand the railway between...

Kazakhstan Railways increases grain handling

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) handled over 1 million tons of grain in the month of August, twice the...

Port of Aktau increases freight handling

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – In the January-July period, more than 2.6 million tonnes of dry and oil bulk cargoes were...

Freight transport by barge between North Sea Port and hinterland increases to 60%

In North Sea Port, the transportation of goods to the hinterland by inland waterway continues to increase. Over five years, it rose from 54% to an impressive...

Astrakhan Port buys ships with Iranian money

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Astrakhan Port PJSC will receive a $10.5 million loan from Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines...

Port of Livorno publishes tender for cold ironing project

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno has published a tender for the design and construction of the cold...

Net zero industries and European ports

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the aim of the European Commission (EC)’s...

Russia to create its third port SEZ near Nizhny Novgorod

Bor, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Russia will create its third port special economic zone (PSEZ) – Kulibin in the port of Bor, on the left...

Sanctions: Rum-running via Astrakhan and Olya ports

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Russia elevates the art of sanctions-busting to a new level with the inclusion of its Caspian Sea...

Development of international logistics and maritime infrastructure of Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 3, 2023 – Kazakhstan is starting to expand its logistics capabilities. This includes China and Georgia A new...

117,000 tonnes of agricultural products exported daily via Ukraine’s Danube ports

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – During the first 15 days of August, Ukrainian Danube River ports shipped 1,750,000 tonnes of...

Aktau and Kuryk ports increase freight traffic

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – In January-August 2023, the volume of freight shipped through Caspian Sea Aktau and Kuryk ports...

Suez Canal Economic Zone celebrates concession for Container Terminal 2 in East Port Said

The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) celebrated the announcement of the concession contract for Container Terminal No. 2 in East...

China ports container volume rises 4.5% from January to July 2023

From January to July of 2023, the cargo volume of Chinese ports was 9617.1 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.0%; the container throughput of Chinese...

Malta identifies zones for offshore wind development

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – The Maltese government has identified six potential zones outside its 12-mile territorial waters for...

Gate terminal starts construction of 4th LNG tank at the port of Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – Gate terminal, with shareholders Gasunie and Vopak, have taken the final investment decision to...

COSCO Shipping launches new digital service between China and Greece

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – Today, COSCO Shipping launches a new digital service between Chian and Greece – “Talent...

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