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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.
Containerships Borealis has become the first LNG-powered ship to dock in the Port of Bilbao
The container ship Containerships Borealis, one of the newest and largest ships in the Containerships fleet, has become the first LNG-powered ship to dock in...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports seeks minority shareholding in Container Terminal Tollerort of HHLA
Hamburg, Gwermany (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, are discussing the purchase of a...
Eco Catania vessel delivered to Grimaldi group
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The Eco Catania, the fifth of the twelve hybrid Ro-Ro ships belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation...
Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back
Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...
Turkey: Container handling by port – Jan-May 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...
Greece’s Port Planning and Development Committee completes review
Under the chairmanship of the General Secretary of Ports Evangelos Kyriazopoulos, the 87th / 02-06-2021 Meeting of the Port Planning and Development Committee...
Axpo Iberia powers Europe’s first carbon-free ferry crossing
Axpo Iberia and the Spanish ferry operator Baleària today reached an important milestone for zero-emission maritime shipping. For the first time in Europe, a...
Port of Mariupol affected by Russia-Ukraine cold war in the Azov Sea
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – Mariupol, Ukraine’s largest Azov Sea port, is almost ready for the opening of a new modern grain complex on...
Italy-Libya: meeting between Ministers Giovannini and Al Shahoubi
At the center of the talks the strong collaboration between the countries for the recovery of Libya, the support for the transition and the consolidation of...
Port of Barcelona awards MSC the concession to build and operate a cruise terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 1, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona has approved granting MSC Cruises Barcelona Terminal a concession to build and...
Equinor representatives visit Libya’s National Oil Corporation
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) May 31, 2021 – A delegation from Norway’s Equinor has visited Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) to review...
Hapag-Lloyd interested in stake in Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven, Germany (Ports Europe) May 31, 2021 – Local sources are reporting that German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG could be in talks with APM...
Luka Koper sees total cargo down 6% in Q1 2021
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) May 30, 2021 – Luka Koper, the operator of Koper port, has reported total cargo down 6% in Q1 2021. The March monthly...
MSC Cruises has applied for a 25-year cruise port concession at the Adriatic port of Ancona
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) May 28, 2021 – MSC Cruises, one of the world’s leading shipping companies, has applied for a 25-year cruise port...
13 quarries to provide construction materials for Algeria’s new deep-water El Hamdania port
Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) May 26, 2021 – A high-level meeting has moved forward the project for the construction of Algeria’s new commercial...
Port of Algeciras sees April total cargo down over -5%.
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) May 25, 2021 – In April 2021, container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras was 5.09 million tons, a decrease of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority publishes improved 2020 financial results
Thessaloniki Port Authority has publishes financial results of fiscal year 2020, reporting increased revenues and operational profits compared to 2019 –...