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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.
Total cargo handled by Italian ports – 2019/2020
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2021 – The Italian port association, Assoporti, has published the total cargo figures for 2019/2020 for the...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt speaks at Athens Energy Dialogues
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) February 17, 2021 – Speaking at the recent Athens Energy Dialogues conference, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R....
Bulgaria: Pre-election rush for port concessions at heavily discounted prices
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 19, 2021 – Eight concessions for large and smaller ports in Bulgaria are to be announced in 2021, according to a new...
Global Ports handles first cargo train from Japan to Europe
Saint Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – First Container Terminal (FCT) and Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) have handled the...
Petar Seferov is the new director of Port Varna and inherits a controversial dredging project
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – Petar Seferov was appointed as the new Executive Director of the state-controlled Port of Varna,...
U.S. ambassador to Greece sees investment in local ports
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) February 12, 2021 – Speaking at a 2021 New Year’s Reception, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, said that...
New customs office for the new bulk cargo terminal in Russia’s Taman port
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – On the Taman Peninsula, the Taman bulk cargo terminal is being built. It will be the largest on the...
Uniper and Port of Rotterdam Authority start feasibility study for green hydrogen plant at Maasvlakte
Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are investigating the possibilities of large-scale production of green hydrogen at the Maasvlakte area in Rotterdam....
Who wants what in Greek ports’ privatisation
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2020 – Greece’s ports are becoming a geopolitical and financial playground that has drawn interest from all...
Cargo deliveries to and from Russian ports in 2020
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – Russian cargo transported through the seaports of Russia, the Baltic countries, Ukraine and Finland in...
Second stage of tender for expansion of Thessaloniki port Pier 6 completed
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – The submission of binding financial and technical offers for the second stage – Call for...
Electric, connected and autonomous vehicles in ports
Gothenburg, Sweden (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – “Complete driving automation” (Level 5), in which the vehicle performs all driving tasks itself,...
Controversial Russian businessman, close to Putin, to control Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 5, 2021 – Russian billionaire of Greek origin and born in Georgia, Ivan Savidis, has acquired the 47% stake...
Agreement boosts UAE-Israel trade
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) February 3, 2021 – Last September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of the United Arab...
Top five Ukrainian ports transshipment volumes for 2020
Yuzhnoye, Ukraine (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – The five biggest Ukrainian seaports handled 91.8% (145.9 million tonnes) of all cargo transshipment in the...
DP World makes progress in Haifa port bid
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) January 29, 2021 – Officials in Israel have approved DP World as a bidder in the tender to operate facilities at Haifa port....
CMA CGM to operate and manage Pier 55, the Port of Alexandria’s upcoming multi-purpose terminal
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 28, 2021 – The French shipping group CMA CGM has signed an agreement to operate and manage Pier 55, the Port of...