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Analysis – Germany enters the fray for the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut; What about France, China, Turkey, the USA, Russia, the UAE & Kuwait?

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Germany is reportedly prepared to submit a proposal for the reconstruction of the port of Beirut, which was...

Greece launches tender process for the development of the port of Heraklion, Crete

The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) is launching an international public tender for the development of the port of Heraklion, Crete, within...

Opposition to Kanal Istanbul project leads to the arrest of 10 retired admirals

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – Ten Turkish retired admirals were detained after they signed a statement supporting the importance of the...

German company Combi Lift reports “a highly pure nuclear substance” at the Zahrani oil installation, south of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – German company Combi Lift has reported the discovery “a highly pure nuclear substance” at the Zahrani...

Germany set to submit proposal for Beirut port rebuild

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Local sources in Germany reported this week that Berlin plans to submit a proposal for the reconstruction...

Last 61 ships blocked by the Suez Canal crisis will cross it on April 3 – global container backlog expected to last up to three more months

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The last 61 ships blocked by the six days grounding of Ever Given, one of the largest container ships in...

Koper port sets monthly container terminal record

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – In the month of March this year, the Container Terminal of the Port of Koper set a monthly record for...

HRADF pre-qualifies interested parties for the next phase of the tenders of Alexandroupolis and Kavala ports

News Release – Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) – March 30, 2021 The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces FY2020 results

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports operator, today announced full-year results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for...

Port of Barcelona operating normally despite Suez Canal blockage

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona has reported that it is operating normally despite the blockade of the Suez Canal...

Ports facing a tsunami of containers from the blocked Suez Canal. More than 5% of world’s containers delayed

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 28, 2021 – More than 5% of the world’s containers are now delayed on ships either jammed on both sides of the...

Port of Barcelona begins to roll out its Dock Electrification Plan

The Port of Barcelona has begun to deploy its recently approved Dock Electrification Plan. This is one of the major projects promoted by the port...

MMH invests more than €20 million in Valletta Hub

The Mediterranean Maritime Hub’s more than €20 million investment to turn Valletta into a bustling hub for the Maritime and Oil & Gas sectors –...

Enel X and Fincantieri commit to the energy transition for maritime transport in Italy

The two companies are working together to assess initiatives on creating electricity-powered infrastructure in Italian ports Rome, March 24th, 2021 – Enel X...

Algeria’s El Hamdania deep-water port construction start

Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – The construction of the Algeria’s new commercial port of El Hamdania (between the cities of Cherchell in...

Vodafone Greece delivers private mobile network to Piraeus Port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – Vodafone Greece has delivered a private mobile network to Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) and Piraeus...

Work progresses on the first LNG supply vessel built in Spain

Project is driven by Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Enagás, through a joint venture of its subsidiary Scale Gas, that will build the bunking vessel – March...

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