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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.
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – July 2021
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) August 27, 2021 – In July 2021, COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited registered global container throughput of 8.9 million TEU,...
F2i acquires Compagnia portuale di Monfalcone from TO Delta Grop
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 24, 2021 – T.O. Delta Group of Trieste has sold Compagnia portuale di Monfalcone to F2i – Fondi italiani per...
Port of Lisbon sees first half total cargo up over 15%
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 24, 2021 – The port of Lisbon recorded total cargo of over 4.82 million tons in the first half of this year, up...
Port of Algeciras reports July 2021 cargo traffic up over 7%
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2021 – In the month of July 2021, the port of Algeciras handled cargo of 9.31 million tons, up 7.73% on the...
HHLA set to receive government funding for hydrogen research
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 23, 2021 – The Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF – German Federal Ministry of Education and...
Tunisia: Total cargo handled in 2019/2020 by seaport
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) August 21, 2021 – L’Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports (OMMP) has reported total cargo handled in 2019/2020 by...
A.P. Moller – Maersk opens an Inland Container Depot at Novorossiysk, Russia
Maersk´s first Russian Inland Container Depot will create over 48 jobs and add needed storage/cross-dock capacity to relieve strained supply chains –...
DeloPorts’ throughput increased by 13% in 6 months 2021
The throughput of the Delo Group’s stevedore terminals DeloPorts increased by 13% in January-June 2021 compared to 2020 and reached 5.7 mln tons –...
Italian government allocates €112.2 million for port development
Minister Enrico Giovannini has signed the decree that allocates and makes usable for priority interventions on ports, already identified but so far not...
Over 2,000 trains have passed through the Port of València in the first half of the year
The synergy between maritime and rail traffic is a bet for the present and future for the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) with the aim of improving the...
Port of Koper sees Q2 2021 cargo traffic up over 13%
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 16, 2021 – In the second quarter of this year the port of Koper handled nearly 5.3 million tons of goods, an...
LSCT to start tests for new container facilities
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 16, 2021 – Investigations will start soon regarding the possibility of have new dock facilities in Marina del...
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 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....