DP World looking beyond Haifa port in Israel
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) March 19, 2021 - Last October, Dubai’s DP World and Israel Shipyards Industries jointly submitted a bid to take over Haifa port…
Work progresses on the first LNG supply vessel built in Spain
Project is driven by Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Enagás, through a joint venture of its subsidiary Scale Gas, that will build the bunking vessel…
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – February 2021
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) March 18, 2021 – In February 2021, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd has reported global container traffic of over 7.19 million TEU, an…
Port of Taman – Russia’s bulk cargo champion in the Black Sea
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) March 18, 2021 - The construction of the third stage of the Taman Bulk Cargo Terminal (TTNG), Russia’s largest, has been approved…
Caspian Sea ports handled 1% of cargo of all Russia’s ports, but that might change soon
Makhachkala (PortSEurope) March 17, 2021 - The cargo turnover of the Russian Caspian Sea ports of Makhachkala, Astrakhan and Olya in January 2021 decreased by…
Be prepared for containers’ shortages until year-end
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) March 16, 2021 – The red-hot container market with sky-high rates and a huge freight demand mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic…
Makhachkala port to be privatised
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) March 16, 2021 – Makhachkala Sea Commercial Port JSC, on Russia’s west Caspian Sea coast may be offered for privatisation and a…
Turkey’s Mersin port set for expansion
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 16, 2021 - The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry has announced that the capacity of Mersin port in Southeast Turkey will be…
Albania’s Port of Vlora considered for new LNG facility
Vlora, Albania (PortSEurope) March 15, 2021 - Excelerate Energy, ExxonMobil LNG Market Development and the government of Albania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
Port Authority of Málaga presents hydrogen project plan
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) March 15, 2021 - With a focus in renewable energy, the Port Authority of Málaga has presented a plan to design and…
Turkish ports handled 967,149 TEU in February 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 15, 2021 – The local General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in February 2021 its ports handled 967,149 containers…
Global Ports’ trading statement shows business hit by pandemic
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 14, 2021 - Last Friday, Turkey's Global Ports Holding Ltd (GPH) reported its trading statement for 2020 which showed that both…
Contship and SRM present third edition of the study on the efficiency of logistics corridors
Contship and SRM’s 3rd Study on Italy’s logistics Corridors Efficiency Reveals COVID-19’s Impact on Manufacturers’ Satisfaction Level on Logistics Corridor Contship Italia Group and SRM…
APM Terminals Barcelona will start tests with 5G to reduce accidents
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 9, 2021 - APM Terminals Barcelona will start this summer a pilot project, part of he 5G Barcelona initiative, to reduce accidents…
Thessaloniki Port Authority: First Greek port certified with ISO 45001:2018
Thessaloniki, March 8, 2021 Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has received the certification of compliance with the international standard ISO 45001:2018 for the management of Health…
President of Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry comments on business opportunities
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) March 8, 2021 - Vassilis Korkidis, President of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has given an interview to the local…
U.S. Ambassador to Greece highlights importance of Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) March 5, 2021 - Speaking at an "On the record" event to journalists, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt said that…
Polar Silk Road – the next ambitious China’s project
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) March 5, 2021 – Creation of a Polar Silk Road is China’s new ambitious transportation project, according to the draft of the…
Analysis – More controversies about the Albania’s Durrës port €2 billion development
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) March 4, 2021 – Exit News, an independent Albanian news portal which also publishes investigative stories, claims that the “awarding of the…
CMA CGM acquires TTI Algeciras strengthening its position in the Strait of Gibraltar
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) March 2, 2021 – The French shipping and logistics powerhouse CMA CGM Group said that its CMA Terminals subsidiary has finalised the…