Top News
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.
Cargo keeps declining in Georgian ports in Q2 2023
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – The Georgian Black Sea ports of Poti and Batumi handled more than 3.5 million tonnes of cargo in Q2 2023,...
China confirms interest in Anaklia deep sea port project
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – China has confirmed interest in Anaklia deep sea port project, and other transport/infrastructure...
Piraeus port sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels of 2019. In the first...
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...
Update 2: Bulgaria takes over operational control of Lukoil Black Sea port
Rosenets, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Operational control over Bulgaria’s Black Sea oil port/terminal of Rosenets, in concession to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Does India’s Adani group want to buy a Greek port?
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – The local press in India is reporting that the Adani group could be interested in acquiring the rights...
DP World applies to purchase Evyapport, Izmit, Turkey
Kocaeli, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – Dubai-based DP World has applied to the Competition Authority to purchase Evyapport in the Gulf of...
Luka Koper Group ends first half of 2023 with improved numbers
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – The Luka Koper Group concluded the first half of 2023 with improved business results. All financial...
Second attempt to sell Uljanik shipyard fails
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – No bids were received in an auction for Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856. Available for...
Update: Bulgaria to cancel the Lukoil concession for Rosenets oil port
Rosenets, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – The Bulgarian Ministry of Transport said that the procedure for cancelling the concession of...
Edison in Brindisi port to promote LNG project
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – Representatives of the Edison group will be in Brindisi next week to meet port officials and local...
Russian invasion reduces imports of Ukrainian grain in Valencia
The war in Ukraine generated by the invasion of Russia put many countries in check on a crucial issue for food: cereals. The ‘granary of Europe’...
Port of Volos continues to import cars, privatisation approaches
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – On July 7 and 19, two Ro-Ro vessels delivered over 1,600 cars. Another vessel is on its way to the port...