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North South Corridor might finally push development of Caspian SEZs
Kazan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 25, 2023 – Large-scale construction works will begin in the coming months in the Olya port special economic zone (SEZ) Lotos...
Trafigura publishes “Charting a course to a greener future for shipping”
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – The global commodities group Trafigura has published a white paper: “Charting a course to a...
Port of Barcelona sees Jan-Apr cargo traffic down -11.4%
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – In January-April 2023, the Port of Barcelona has reported total cargo of 20.65 million tons, down -11.4%...
FT: Huge shipping containers surplus after COVID-related shortages
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – Global demand for goods is declining after the post-COVID restrictions and boom and this is...
Egyptian delegation visits Port of Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – An Egyptian delegation has visited the Port of Livorno as part of a twinning project –...
New Hannibal rail link between HHLA PLT Trieste and Milan
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – Last month, Contship Italia Hannibal started a new railway service linking the HHLA PLT terminal in Trieste...
FESCO fights sanctions with new ship repair division
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – The logistics group FESCO has announced plans to create a ship repair division, a direct response to Western...
Czechs to import more oil via Port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – The Czech state energy company Mero will fund a $73 million expansion of the Transalpine oil pipeline (TAL),...
Pivdenny port excluded from Black Sea grain deal
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – Last week, Russia agreed to extend the Black Sea grain deal by a further two months. However, the deal does...
Net-Zero MAR Alliance is constituted as an association
Last week the Net-Zero MAR Alliance, after almost two years of intense work, celebrated its act of constitution as an association – May 23, 2023 This...
FESCO Baltorient Line adds Port of Mundra, India, to rotation
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – The FESCO Transportation Group has added a call to the port of Mundra, India. The FESCO Baltorient Line...
CCTT Maritime Logistics Working Group holds first meeting
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – Today, the Coordinating Council for Trans-Eurasian Transportation (CCTT) hosted the first meeting of the...
TiL MSC orders 9 gantry cranes for Le Havre port
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – TiL MSC has ordered nine new electric gantry cranes for its TPO/TNMSC container terminals in the Port of...
Russia, Kazakhstan sign a MoU for transport and transit
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – Russia and Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of transport and transit....
Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the...
Spanish port traffic exceeds 181 mln tons in the first four months
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – Cargo traffic at Spanish state ports was 181.51 million tons in the first four months of 2023, a decrease of...
PSA International, Kazakhstan Railways to jointly develop TITR Corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – PSA International Pte Ltd and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) will establish a joint venture company, KPMC Ltd,...
Medkon starts calling at Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – The Medkon Mersin vessel called at the Port of Taranto on May 2, starting a service which Medkon hopes will...
Italy’s Adriatic Port of Vasto handles largest ever ship
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – Italy’s Adriatic Port of Vasto has received its largest-ever ship in order to transport vans to...
Indian ambassador visits the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – The Ambassador of India, Shri Dinesh K Patnaik, accompanied by commercial counsellor of the same Embassy,...