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TransContainer launches multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan

TransContainer of Delo Group will launch new multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan via the ports of Istanbul and...

Desperate Russia looking to Iran’s ports as a way to bypass western sanctions

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) May 30 – Desperately trying to find a way to avoid harsh international sanctions affecting Russian transport and logistics,...

Mariupol port is loading its first ship since Russian occupation of the city

Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 30, 2022 – The first Russian cargo ship entered the now Russia-occupied Ukrainian Azov Sea port of Mariupol on May 28....

Russia looks to Caspian Sea as an alternative for cruise ship tourism

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 29, 2022 – Rostourism is looking at the possibility of launching international cruises on the Caspian Sea after the...

Luka Koper nearly doubles profit in first quarter

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) May 29, 2022 – In the first three months of 2022, Luka Koper reported a net profit of €16.5 million, up +91% over the...

African Development Bank approves finance for the Nador West Med port in Morocco

Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) May 27, 2022 – The African Development Bank(AfDB) approved a further €57 million investment to finance the ongoing...

Terminal Trieste achieves next milestone with new ZIM services

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG’s Italian multi-purpose terminal “Piattaforma Logistica Trieste” (HHLA PLT Italy) is expanding its network. A...

Kazakhstan Railways and Nurminen Logistics start new trans-Caspian Sea service

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – KTZ Express JSC and the Finnish operator Nurminen Logistics Services OY have started a new trans-Caspian...

Port of Galati receives Ukrainian grain trucks

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – Transport Trade Services (TTS) has reported that its terminal in the Port of Galati has received the...

NATO logistics to take over Ukrainian grain export via Romania

Reni, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – Sending weapons to Ukraine to help the country fight against the Russian invasion is very important and...

Kuryk to triple its cargo handling and increase the transport of vehicles

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – The war in Ukraine and the massive Western sanctions against Russia are redrawing the transport map of...

Maersk introduces new rail-sea connection between Asia and Europe together with APM Terminals

In response to customers’ ever-changing supply chain needs in the current extraordinary times, Maersk introduces a new rail-sea offer connecting Asia to...

Snam and Golar LNG sign agreement for an FSRU to supply Sardinia with energy

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) May 19, 2022 – Snam and Golar LNG Limited have signed a contract for Golar to deliver the existing liquefied natural gas...

Port of Bari issues tender for construction of a new passenger terminal

Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) May 19, 2022 – The port authority of Bari has published a tender for the construction of a new passenger terminal on quay 10....

The sea port of Astrakhan on the Volga River to help Russia bypass Western sanctions

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2022 – Russia is trying to bypass Western transport sanctions via the seaport of Astrakhan on the Volga River...

Work starts at inland Port of Novi Sad

Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2022 – Work has started on the reconstruction of the inland Port of Novi Sad, said the Minister of Construction,...

UN is pushing for reopening of Ukrainian ports for grain export in exchange of lifting the ban on potash export from Russia and Belarus

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 17, 2022 – The reopening of Russia-blocked Ukrainian ports for at least a limited amount of grain export in exchange...

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