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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.
When will the Marseille-Fos port properly utilize the Rhone river connection to Lyon?
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 9, 2021 – It looks like after decades of neglect, the idea to utilize the Rhone river connection between Lyon, the...
Turkey: Total cargo handling by ports January-October 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in October 2021 its ports handled 44.3...
Port of Taranto promotes northern rail cargo connection
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – At a webinar entitled “Taranto San Cataldo Container Terminal: New Gateway to Italy and Central...
Rijeka Gateway container terminal concession agreement signed
APM Terminals and ENNA formalize the project for the design, construction and operation of the new container terminal in Rijeka with the signature of the...
A sign of the times: PSA International looks at railway options in Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 7, 2021 – Reorientation of cargo from sea transport to railways was the focus of the visit of a PSA International...
Cargotec’s Kalmar and Konecranes’ Port Solutions – the new global leader in material handling solutions
Helsinki, Finland (PortSEurope) November 7, 2021 – By mid-2022, Konecranes and Cargotec will merge to create “a global leader in sustainable material...
The saga with Anaklia deep-sea port continues. Is the project realistic?
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 7, 2021 – The Georgian government plans to announce in 2022 a new international tender for an investor for the...
Ports of Valencia and Hamburg sign an alliance to promote the use of hydrogen
The Ports of Valencia and Hamburg have signed an alliance for the development of hydrogen projects applied in the maritime sector. A synergy between the main...
Port of Las Palmas to host world’s first farm dedicated to the cultivation of octopus
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2021 – The company Nueva Pescanova is to invest over €50 million in a plant to produce...
Port of Taranto promotes cruise ship offer at Savona event
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2021 – The Port of Taranto has attended the 2021 edition of the Italian Cruise Days in...
Turkey forecasts 1.6 million cruise ship passengers in 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 2, 2021 – Hakan Genç, president, Turkish Port Operators Association (TÜRKLİM), has said that the...
Top container ports in the world in 2020
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 2, 2021 – The top nine container ports in the world in 2020 are all in Asia and seven of the are in China....
Yilport to propose a fully automated installation in the new container terminal at the port of Huelva
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2021 – Yilport Holding is to propose a fully automated installation in the new container terminal at the port of...
Libyan ambassador visits port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – Libya’s ambassador to Italy, Omar Abdelsalam al Tarhouni, as visited the port of...
The new U.S. policy towards Black Sea security
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – The further development of the Black Sea ports of Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey is...
Port of Novorossiysk again with the highest cargo turnover among Russia’s ports with 104.79 million tonnes in Jan-Sep’21
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 29, 2021 – Cargo turnover of Russia’s seaports during the first nine months of 2021 was 622.05 million tonnes...
APM Terminals sees Barcelona port concession extended
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona has extended the concession of APM Terminals by eight years to 2036. In return,...