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Belterra launches mandatory bid for Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – Belterra Investments Ltd has announced the launch of a Mandatory Public Takeover Bid to all holders of...

Port of Barcelona container traffic exceeds 2019 figures

The Port of Barcelona’s traffic continues to reflect the recovery of its hinterland economy and maintains the upward trend that began at the end of last...

Valenciaport to invest €240 million in railway improvements in València and Sagunto

València, June 29th, 2021 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has its eyes set on the railway. The port managers are thinking in train mode. It is...

Analysis – Russia’s new port in Ust-Luga attracts new cargo at the expense of Baltic ports

Ust-Luga, Russia (Ports Europe) June 29, 2021 – Russia’s currently under construction Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, which when completed will claim to be...

The foundation of the Kanal Istanbul Sazlidere bridge is launched

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 28, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, headed by Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu, has published a...

APM Terminals and Enna Logic set for Rijeka port terminal contract

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) June 28, 2021 – A joint venture of APM Terminals and Enna Logic is set to be awarded a contract to develop and...

Ports of Genoa reports much improved May cargo traffic

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 28, 2021 – The Ports of Genoa saw a significant rise in cargo traffic in May 2021 compared to the same month of 2020...

Joint letter to the Human Rights Council calling for an international investigative mission into the Beirut blast

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) June 23, 2021 – A group of 53 international and regional rights groups on Tuesday urged member states of the UN Human...

Port of Vigo sees record cargo traffic in May

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) June 22, 2021 – In the month of May this year, the Port of Vigo exported a total of 211,915 tons of merchandise. This is the...

Future of Cagliari port container terminal remains uncertain

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 22, 2021 – The Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility has hosted a meeting to discuss the...

New multimodal urea terminal has been opened in Batumi seaport

“The implementation of such an important project in the Batumi seaport as the multimodal urea terminal is an example of the fact that we are already a...

Irish ambassador of Spain visits port of Ferrol

Ferrol-San Cibrao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 20, 2021 – The president of the Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority, Indalecio Seijo, received an institutional...

Recygroup International awarded contract to clear grain from the Port of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) June 20, 2021 – The French environmental engineering company Recygroup International has been awarded a €1.4 million...

A.P. Moller – Maersk first block train from Southern West Europe to Asia

Madrid, Spain – This new Maersk´s intermodal service has moved its first 37 x 40 containers in 32 days. The cargo was sent by truck from Cartagena,...

COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – May 2021

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals S.L.U. CSP Zeebrugge Terminal NV Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. Kumport Liman...

Valenciaport already moves more than 100,000 export containers in May

València, June 15, 2021 – More than 100,000 containers dedicated to exports left Valenciaport’s docks in May, a figure that represents an...

Nador West Med scheduled for completion in 2022

Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 15, 2021 – The construction of the Nador West Med port complex is now 55% complete and is scheduled for completion in...

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