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.
Marseille port seeks to challenge harbours in northern Europe with its smart port strategy
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – Marseille-Fos port, historically linked to petrochemical activities, started its digital strategy a...
Andalusian ports join forces to launch regional cruise service
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – The Andalusian port authorities are working on the creation of a cruise line linking the main tourist...
Portugal to invest €2.5 million in constructing dock on Tavira island
Tavira, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Portugal’s government has presented a €2.5 million ($2.9 million) project for the construction of a...
Portuguese ports need to broaden their digital culture
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – It is not about having more or less container cranes, or the size of the dock to be ten or more metres...
The role of Venice port for the development of the city – port authority president
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Venice has an extraordinary opportunity to reflect on its maritime and port city identity this year. In 2017,...
Cartagena Chamber of Commerce to sell building at port
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – The Chamber of Commerce of Cartagena has put up for sale the administrative concession of its headquarters...
World Bank experts say Odessa port complicates city’s transport network analysis
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Representatives of the World Bank (WB) who study the transport system of Odessa to propose recommendations,...
Constanta port forbids access of passengers, cars via Gate 1 until May 2018
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) August 15, 2017 – The access of passengers and passenger cars to Constanta port through Gate 1 will be banned from August...
DP World joins forces with Suez Canal Zone to establish a joint development company
Dubai, UAE, August 11, 2017 – In a step to develop the international port industry, a joint company between General Authority of Suez Canal Zone and DP...
Monfalcone to in integrated into port system in 2018
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 12, 2017 – The operational integration of the port of Monfalcone in Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...
Valencia port to redesign Sagunto dock
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) and Sagunto port have agreed today to begin the...
Vigo port completes remodelling of administrative offices
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – With the objective of improving the user experience and facilitating its accessibility, the port authority...
Moroccan Confederation of Coastal Fisheries appoints new president
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – The Moroccan Confederation of Coastal Fisheries (Confédération marocaine de la pêche côtière –...
Costa Cruises to use Tarragona as home port next year
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Costa Cruises has reaffirmed its commitment to Tarragona port which will become a home port for the...
A Coruña’s outer harbour to launch area for citizens
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2017 – The outer harbour of A Coruña port will count as of next year with an area that includes a pedestrian and...
Valencia port launches car share app for employees
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – People working within the port area of Valencia will have an easier time getting to work thanks to an...
Maersk Line lifts tariffs of Mediterranean-Far East container service
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Danish company Maersk Line has announced an increase in tariffs for all types of goods in its services...
Constanta and Gdansk ports sign Three Seas Initiative agreement
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Poland’s PKP Cargo SA and the Port of Gdansk Authority SA signed a Memorandum of Cooperation...
Messina highlights concerns over new authority
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – The Commissione Territorio e Ambiente dell’Ars (Territorial and Environment Commission of the Ars) has...
Genoa-based port authority president expresses support for China’s Silk Road initiative
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2017 – Countries in northern Europe oppose the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative of China, as they want to prevent...