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Ukraine is ready to adopt Germany’s experience in managing infrastructure projects

On August 13, 2021, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal...

Turkish cruise ship traffic starts slow recovery

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 13, 2021 – Following an absence of cruise traffic in January-May this year, Turkish cruise ship traffic started a...

Israel’s Haifa port privatisation expected to attract four bidders – DP World seen as leading the front runner consortium

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) August 10, 2021 – A joint venture between Dubai’s DP World and Israel Shipyards Industries looks like the front runners in the...

DP World TIS Pivdennyi container terminal in Ukraine shows good results in first 12 months

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 10, 2021 – The DP World TIS Pivdennyi container terminal has reported a successful first 12 months since DP World...

Port of Barcelona grows by 31% in container traffic and beats the all-time record for the first half of the year

The Port of Barcelona has moved a total of 1.8 million TEUs in the first half of 2021, a figure that represents a growth of 31% compared to the same period in...

Port of Gioia Tauro increases container traffic in pandemic 2020

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – In the year of Covid-19, 2020, the port of Gioia Tauro reported a 26% increase in container traffic....

Malta announces plan to develop Grand Harbour

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg has presented the government’s proposals to regenerate the Grand...

Dredging starts in port of Makhachkala

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2021 – Dredging has started near Berth No. 6 of the Russian Caspian Sea Port of Makhachkala. The target is...

Government to revisit Strait of Messina bridge

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, has said the government will...

Port of Taranto reports over 23% rise in cargo traffic in Q2 2021

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) August 3, 2021 – In the second quarter of this year, total cargo handled at the port of Taranto increased by +23.5% to over...

Egyptian company awarded contract for Port of Tripoli, Lebanon

Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – The Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon, Yasser Alawi, has visited the port of Tripoli and announced that...

Port of Rijeka sign three construction contracts

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – Last week, the Port Authority of Rijeka signed three contracts, all designed improve productivity at the...

Official Journal of the EU publishes the tender for the multipurpose terminal of Muelle Centro 2 of the Port of Sagunto

València, July 29, 2021.- The Official Gazette of the European Union has published the public tender for the construction and operation of the...

MSC Cruises and Costa Crociere form new company to operate Sicilian passenger terminals

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises have set bup a 50/50 jint venture to manage passenger terminals at...

Batumi Sea Port handles first cargo for Wondernet Express

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) July 30, 2021 – On July 16, Batumi Sea Port Ltd received the vessel “Arborella” intended for loading cargo of the...

Tanger Med to buy 35% stake in Marsa Maroc from the state

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 29, 2021 – Tanger Med, the operator of the same named port, is to acquire 35% of Marsa Maroc (Société...

Port of Sines reports first-half traffic growth of over 23%

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 27, 2021 – In the first six months of 2021, the Port of Sines has reported total cargo traffic of 24 million tons, up...

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