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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.
New Maersk rail service starts between ports of Algeciras and Marin
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 4, 2022 – The first refrigerated train has completed the almost 1,700 km between the ports of Algeciras and...
EU approves €22.4 million Italian scheme to support port companies
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The EU Commission has approved the €22.4 million Italian scheme to support companies holding port...
Turkish ports see slow recovery of cruise ship industry
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – After five months of zero cruise ships visiting Turkish ports, the industry started a slow recovery in...
In January Ukrainian seaports handled 14.96 million tons of cargo, up 4.9 million tons (+49%)
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – In January this year Ukrainian seaports handled 14.96 million tons of cargo, up 4.9 million tons (+49%)...
Spain’s top performing cargo ports in 2021 – ranking
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The 46 Spanish, state-managed ports handled 544.53 million tons in 2021, up +5.6% compared to 515.57...
Tunisia’s Port of Radès seeks investment
Radès, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The Ministry of Transport has announced the appointment of Foued Othman as the new CEO of l’Office de...
Turkey: Total cargo handling statistics – 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
Port of Poti opens new PACE group seaport facility
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – Last Saturday saw the official opening of a new terminal in Poti on the Southern Georgian Black Sea...
GPH to transform the cruise experience in Tarragona with a new sustainable terminal
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (LON: GPH) has been awarded a 12-year concession, with a 6-year extension...
Suez Canal expansion to be completed by July 2023
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – Work to expand stretches of the Suez Canal are expected to be completed by July 2023, according to Osama...
Port of Algiers handled less cargo in Q3 2021
Algiers, Algeria – Port of Algiers (Algers) results in Q3 of 2021 were lower compared to the July-September period of 2020, according to the Port of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority and Suez Canal Economic Zone sign agreement
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) have signed a cooperation agreement with the aim to develop international...
Port System of Sardinia reports traffic figures for 2021, higher than last year, but below 2019
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The port system of Sardinia has reported traffic figures for 2021, which exceed the numbers...
LNG terminal and U.S. naval base boost Port of Alexandroupolis status
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The final investment decision (FID) for the FSRU (floating storage regasification unit) in the...
Russia’s government to save sanctions hit ports in occupied Crimea with Syrian cargo
Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – Severely hit by the sanctions imposed on Ukraine’s Crimea after its annexation by Russia in...
Greek cruise ship sector shows signs of recovery
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – The Covid-19 coronavirus crisis placed more of the global cruise ship industry in the “deep...
Maersk opens its logistics center for South Western Europe at port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2022 – A.P. Moller-Maersk has opened its newly built 8,168 m² facility to provide logistics services to the...