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The key news from Ports Europe covering business and geopolitical issues. Some of these articles appear in the email newsletter published every Wednesday. This will include any new Analysis articles.
Spanish ports see cargo traffic up 3.4% in H1 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – In January-June 2024, Spain’s general interest ports handled a total of 283,245,366 tons, an increase...
Hrvatski Telekom equips Rijeka Gateway Terminal with a 5G network
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Hrvatski Telekom has equipped the new container terminal in Rijeka with a 5G network, providing a...
Port of Valencia opens new combined transport terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2024 – The new combined transport terminal at the Port of Valencia is now in operation, allowing semi-trailers to...
Somagec, SGTM to extend Tanger Med passenger, Ro-Ro terminals
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 21, 2024 – The Moroccan consortium Somagec-SGTM (Societé Générale des Travaux du Maroc) has won the tender to...
Tunisia seeks partner for Enfidha port development
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – Tunisia is seeking a partner to build the Enfidha deep-water port, said Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, Minister of...
CMA CGM partners with Google for AI-based solutions
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM has signed a partnership with California-based Google (part...
Port of Barcelona sees increase in cruise passengers in H1 2024
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port of Barcelona received 323 cruise ships. Whilst the number of ships...
DP World & Evyap Group merge to create new trade hub, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – DP World and Evyap Group have merged port assets in the Sea of Marmara to create a new international...
Elefsina Shipyards plan to start tug building
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – An agreement signed by ONEX and Robert Allan, a Canadian tug design company, signed at recent...
Port of Huelva receives first LNG delivery from trader Mercuria
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – The Port of Huelva has received the first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from trader Mercuria. It...
EIB lends €90 million to Port of Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) July 15, 2024 – A €90 million financing agreement was signed today in Livorno by European Investment Bank (EIB)...
Lebanon to sell debris from Beirut port explosion
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) July 15, 2024 – Outgoing Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiyé has announced that Lebanon will begin selling...
EU commissioner comments on proposed bridge over Messina Strait
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 14, 2024 – Adina-Ioana Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport, has answered a parliamentary question:...
German seaport operators submit new offer to union
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 13, 2024 – In the wage dispute over dock workers’ pay, Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe...
Draft agreement should ends strikes in Italian port sector
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Today, at the Confitarma headquarters in Rome, the draft agreement for the renewal of the single national...
Port of Barcelona starts using new private 5G Stand Alone network
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The new private 5G Stand Alone (SA) network in the Port of Barcelona from Orange (MASORANGE Group) is now...
Port of Gioia Tauro inaugurates new western dock
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has inaugurated the new western dock. The company Fincosit took around 730 days...
French ports see static cargo traffic in Q1 2024
Paris, France (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, cargo traffic passing through major commercial ports stood still at 71.5...
Qatar considers joining North-South International Transport Corridor
Doha, Qatar (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The Qatar government is considering joining the North-South International Transport Corridor, according to...
Kanal Istanbul faces legal setback
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The zoning plan for a section of the planned Kanal Istanbul project is not in accordance with the law,...