Planning/Strategy
All issues linked to planning and strategies of companies, organisations and governments which own ports. This includes plans to increase traffic and the capacity of ports and generate revenue.
Morocco’s Tangier-ville port gets modern marina
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 11, 2018 – Tangier port has undergone major changes with a redeveloped marina, as a result of the redevelopment of...
Genoa port sees reduced September performance
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – Genoa port registered revenue down 20-25% in the month of September 2018, following the August collapse of...
France’s Groupe Cat to restructure activity at Santander port
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – French transport and logistics holding Groupe CAT has decided to restructure its presence in the port of...
Morocco’s port agency, Huelva port to improve connectivity
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP – the National Ports Agency) and Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH...
Málaga port needs more public-private investment
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – Málaga port needs to deepen its cooperation with companies and institutions, in order to attract more...
Minister Toninelli in Genoa for talks with the European Commissioner Bulc
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Danilo Toninelli, and the European Commissioner for Transport,...
Santander port targets handling of 600,000 cars annually
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Santander port aims to have the capacity to move 600,000 cars a year, for which it needs new rail...
Valencia port reports benefits from study of “Economic Impact of the ports of the Port Authority of Valencia in 2016”
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has presented...
Puertos del Estado launches new body to help ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, accompanied by the director of Exploitation,...
Cosco plan for Piraeus port faces challenge from local businesses
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Agreement for the plans presented by Cosco Shipping Ports for Piraeus port have yet to be agreed with...
Vigo port expects to recover lost cargo traffic through stowage liberalisation
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Vigo port expects to recover part of the cargo traffic lost in recent years through the liberalisation of the...
Suez Canal Authority and Bolloré discuss cooperation
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – The Head of the Suez Canal Authority and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZ), Mohab Mamish, has met...
Italy may launch plan to encourage development of Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Italy’s government is to establish a national plan for the development of the port sector, which...
Alexandroupolis port develops masterplan to encourage Samothrace shipping activities
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Alexandroupolis Port Authority has drafted a masterplan for the development of shipping...
Public Ports of Andalusia Agency undertakes technical research
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, via Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA –...
Vigo port presents new strategic plan to port community
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – The President of Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo), Enrique C. López...
AdSP Naples sees ZES progress
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – With the appointments of lawyer Roberto Rosiello and of Domenico Bellobuono, respectively representing...