Top News
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.
World Bank, HR Wallingford step into shrinking Caspian problem
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Alarmed by the shrinking waters of the Caspian, Kazakhstan invited the World Bank (WB) to conduct a...
25.5% of Astrakhan port given to Russia’s military behemoth Rostec
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – Russia continues to reorient its economy towards a war footing. The latest move is to transfer a...
The BlueBARGE project & power supply to ships
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – Yesterday the kick-off meeting of the BlueBARGE project, “Blue bunkering of anchored ships...
Repsol, Ravago inaugurate new plant in Tanger Automotive City
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – Spanish energy company Repsol and Belgian plastics giant Ravago have inaugurated a new compounding...
Piraeus port is not part of the European Ports Alliance
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Last month, the European Commission announced the formation of the European Ports Alliance. The...
Georgian President criticizes Russia’s naval base in Abkhazia
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Pro-Western Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili again denounced Russian plan, first announced in...
Voestalpine Railway Systems wins Port of Sagunto rail contract
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Voestalpine Railway Systems JEZ SL has been awarded a €1.81 million contract to supply track devices...
Assoporti, SRM produce report on Q3 2023
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – Assoporti and SRM have published the report “Port Infographics 2024”. It provides statistics...
Lebanon’s Tripoli port expansion
Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – An ongoing expansion of Lebanon’s Mediterranean port of Tripoli (Office d’Exploitation du Port de...
Update: Can Russia add Libya’s Tobruk port to Tartus in Syria?
Tobruk, Libya (Ports Europe) February 4, 2024 – Fears are growing in Italy that Russia will base nuclear submarines at a planned naval port in eastern...
Russian Railways visits international seaport of Turkmenbashi
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – A delegation from Russian Railways Logistics (RZD Logistics) has visited the international...
inwi, Medusa Submarine Cable System to strengthen trans-Mediterranean connectivity
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Global telecom operator inwi and Medusa Submarine Cable System have signed an agreement to reinforce...
Port of Barcelona doubles LNG ship supply in 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – In the 2023 financial year, the Port of Barcelona carried out a total of 199 operations to supply...
EU Global Gateway commits €10 billion to Trans Caspian Transport Corridor
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The Global Gateway Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity opened today in...
BlackRock to acquire GIP, port terminal changes
New York, USA (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Earlier this month, BlackRock, Inc. agreed to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a leading...
Rome meets Parsons Group about Strait of Messina bridge
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Vice President of the Council and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini has met with...
Bulgaria and Greece to build up military transport capacity
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Bulgarian government has said that it will invest around 6 billion euros in transport connections....