Port of Gioia Tauro increases container traffic in pandemic 2020
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) August 9, 2021 - In the year of Covid-19, 2020, the port of Gioia Tauro reported a 26% increase in container…
Malta announces plan to develop Grand Harbour
Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) August 9, 2021 - Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg has presented the government's proposals to regenerate the Grand Harbour. This includes expanding the…
Turkey: Total cargo handling at ports January-July 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 9, 2021 - The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in July 2021 its ports handled 43.26 million tons…
Dredging starts in port of Makhachkala
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) August 6, 2021 - Dredging has started near Berth No. 6 of the Russian Caspian Sea Port of Makhachkala. The target is…
Government to revisit Strait of Messina bridge
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) August 4, 2021 - The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, has said the government will implement a commission to…
Port of Taranto reports over 23% rise in cargo traffic in Q2 2021
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) August 3, 2021 - In the second quarter of this year, total cargo handled at the port of Taranto increased by +23.5%…
Egyptian company awarded contract for Port of Tripoli, Lebanon
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 2, 2021 - The Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon, Yasser Alawi, has visited the port of Tripoli and announced that Arab Contractors,…
Port of Rijeka sign three construction contracts
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 2, 2021 - Last week, the Port Authority of Rijeka signed three contracts, all designed improve productivity at the port. Contract…
Official Journal of the EU publishes the tender for the multipurpose terminal of Muelle Centro 2 of the Port of Sagunto
València, July 29, 2021.- The Official Gazette of the European Union has published the public tender for the construction and operation of the multipurpose terminal at…
MSC Cruises and Costa Crociere form new company to operate Sicilian passenger terminals
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) August 2, 2021 - MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises have set bup a 50/50 jint venture to manage passenger terminals at…
Batumi Sea Port handles first cargo for Wondernet Express
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 30, 2021 - On July 16, Batumi Sea Port Ltd received the vessel "Arborella” intended for loading cargo of the new…
Tanger Med to buy 35% stake in Marsa Maroc from the state
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 29, 2021 - Tanger Med, the operator of the same named port, is to acquire 35% of Marsa Maroc (Société…
Port Authority of Elefsina plans rail connection
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 27, 2021 - The Port Authority of Elefsina has held a first meeting to examine alternatives for a connection between the…
Port of Sines reports first-half traffic growth of over 23%
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 27, 2021 - In the first six months of 2021, the Port of Sines has reported total cargo traffic of 24…
265 million tons moved in the first half of the year by Spanish state ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2021 - Puertos del Estado (PdE) has reported that the 46 ports of general interest of the State moved 264,995,587…
Analysis: – Shipping container crisis – open ports 24/7, free-up stranded boxes, redirect cargo to rail, road and air
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) July 26, 2021 – The global container shortage has been a problem waiting to happen and the COVID pandemic has only exacerbated…
DP World and Rosatom sign agreement for Northern Transit Corridor
DP World and Rosatom will work together to develop the Northern Transit Corridor as a viable and sustainable route between Asia and Europe - July 23, 2021 The agreement was signed in St…
U.S. State Department publishes Investment Climate Statement on Georgia
Washington, USA (PortSEurope) July 23, 2021 - The U.S. State Department has published its "2021 Investment Climate Statements: Georgia" which reviews the Georgian economic and…
Port of Barcelona sees large rise in June cargo traffic
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 22, 2021 - Last month, total cargo handled by the port of Barcelona was 5.30 million tons, up +25.3% compared to…
Iran’s Ports & Maritime Organization – June 2021 cargo report
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) July 21, 2021 - Iran's Iran's Ports & Maritime Organization has published the June 2021 cargo report for Iranian seaports. The report…