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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.
Port of Varna to increase grain handling capacity, receives first Ukrainian grain shipment
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 23, 2022 – The priority of the newly appointed director of Bulgaria’s largest (state controlled) port of Varna,...
Haizea Wind Group requests concession extension in Bilbao Port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 22, 2022 – Haizea Wind Group requests a 57,283 m²-concession extension in Bilbao Port. The extension will enable the...
Ranking: Singapore ranked number one shipping centre for ninth year running
Singapore has secured the top spot once again in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report. It is the ninth consecutive year...
Firms to study the feasibility of shipping hydrogen from Portugal to the Netherlands
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 19, 2022 – Shell, French utility Engie, gas shipping company Anthony Veder and tank storage firm Vopakto study the...
Trans-European Transport Network to include Ukrainian inland waterways
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – The European Union’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is to include Ukrainian inland...
Port of Barcelona has received Tesla cars from China
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has received Tesla cars made in China for the Spanish market. The port’s...
Western sanctions bite against Russia’s shipping
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – Western sanctions-hit Russia is in dire need of attracting additional fleet capacity, especially in the...
Greece sets deadlines for regional port privatisation
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 15, 2022 – Greece has set deadlines for regional port privatisation which include the ports of Alexandroupolis and...
Israel has sold Haifa Port to joint venture of Adani Ports and Gadot
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) July 15, 2022 – Israel has sold Haifa Port to a joint venture of India’s Adani Ports and Gadot group. The value is...
Grain vessels pass through mouth of the Danube river to reach Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 13, 2022 – The Ukrainian government said yesterday that sixteen commercial vessels are waiting to be loaded with grain...
Global Ports and MSC end takeover talks
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published an announcement saying talks between it and MSC...
Ranking: Kocaeli is top Turkish cargo port in first half of 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – In the first half of 2022, Kocaeli was ranked as the top Turkish port by cargo handled. In January-June...
Global Ports Canary Islands takes over concession for Las Palmas
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – Global Ports Canary Islands S.L. (GPCI) will operate a 40-year concession for Las Palmas...
Port of Marseille Fos sees steady cargo handled in first half of 2022
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – The Port of Marseille Fos handled 38 million tonnes (mt) of goods between January and June 2022, roughly...
MSC subsidiary Til announces €700 million investment in Le Havre
Paris, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – Terminal Investment Limited (Til) has announced a €700 million investment in its terminals in the Port of...
Port of La Spezia issues tender for new cruise ship pier
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – The Port of La Spezia has issued a tender for the construction of a new cruise ship pier on Calata Paita....
Transport Trade Services sets up supply chain to support Ukrainian exports
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) July 5, 2022 – Freight forwarder Transport Trade Services (TTS) has set up a supply chain to support Ukrainian exports...