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Shippers urged the Commission to take action in disturbed maritime market
News Release – European Shippers’ Council – March 29, 2021 25th of March 2021, European Shippers’ Council voiced shippers’ position on...
Turkey’s IC Karasu Port plans expansion
Karasu, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The Black Sea port of Karasu is planning an expansion to increase its cargo handling capacity. Managed by...
New Bursa-Osmaneli high speed rail will benefit Marmura ports
Bursa, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The Bandırma-Bursa-Yenişehir-Osmaneli High Standard Railway Line from Bursa to Osmaneli is planned for...
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...
Port of Civitavecchia supports YEP MED project & improved labour skills
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The newly formed Port Logistics Community of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta (PLC) has said it...
Gastrade to cooperate with regional energy companies on the Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2021 – Greek company Gastrade SA has signed an agreement for the cooperation of National Energy...
Contract signed for the main construction works on the second track of the Divača – Koper railway line
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 31, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec has attended the signing of a contract for the main...
Telephone conversation between Slovenian and Moroccan foreign ministers
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anže Logar today held a telephone conversation with Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan...
China Merchants Port reports 2020 financial results
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort) has reported annual results for the period ended...
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...
Sicily’s SERMI orders Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane
Pozzallo, Sicily, Italy, (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Port terminal operator SERMI in Pozzallo has ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 6...
Piraeus Port Authority creates a new modern playground park and a bike lane for the municipality of Piraeus
PPA S.A./ COSCO SHIPPING creates a new modern Playground Park and a bike lane for the Municipality of Piraeus Piraeus, March 31st 2021 JOINT PRESS RELEASE PPA...
Italian ports appeal against EU state aid judgment
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Italian port authorities, co-ordinated by port association Assoporti, have appealed to General Court of the...
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier commences second phase of development
Following a total investment of 800 million USD, operations at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier commenced in 2019. It now celebrates its next major development...
Reduce air pollution in the Mediterranean – the objective of the LIFE4MEDECA project
The LIFE4MEDECA project, funded within the LIFE 2020 CALL for Preparatory Projects, aims to build consensus and awareness about the creation of an Emission...
Ports of Genoa – Traffic trend – February 2021
In February, the European Commission revised its economic growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022 upwards, estimating that the euro area economy will grow by 3.8%,...
Ports of Genoa report cargo traffic down over -15% in February
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Last February, the traffic of goods handled by the ports administered by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del...
Port of Ravenna sees February cargo traffic down over 10%
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – In February 2021, the port of Ravenna handled cargo goods of 1.8 million tons, down -10.3% compared to...
Sapir and Vesco Clays Italy cooperate on clay imports to port of Ravenna.
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Port terminal operator Sapir and the local subsidiary of the Ukraine’s Vesco Clays are to cooperate...