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Statement by Greek minister of Foreign Affairs after meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs “Philia Forum”
Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias after the end of the meeting of the Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs “Philia...
Press Statement by U.S. Ambassador Yuri Kim, Durres port visit
Press Statement – U.S. Ambassador to Albania Yuri Kim visits Durres port – February 11, 2021 Ambassador Yuri Kim: As you know, I often talk about...
Valenciaport starts the year positive thanks to the export dynamism of companies
In January 2021, 6,712,048 tons of cargo were handled, 8.36% more than the same month of the previous year. The number of containers rose to 467,103,...
Port of Trieste sees cargo traffic down -13% in 2020
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – In 2020 the port of Trieste handled over 54 million tons of goods, with a decrease of about -13% on the...
Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge to merge
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – The City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges have announced that their respective ports will merge into...
EMSA February 2021 – COVID-19 impact on shipping report
The on-going global outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having an impact on global shipping, affecting all shipping sectors from passenger ships to...
Enrico Giovannini is the new Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – Prof. Enrico Giovannini has been sworn in as Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport. he...
Who will be the new CEO of Suez Canal Container Terminal?
The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) February 14, 2020 – Lars Vang Christensen was appointed as the new managing director of APM Terminals facility in...
Jordan’s Aqaba container terminal handled 7% more TEUs in 2020 compared to 2019
Aqaba, Jordan (PortSEurope) February 14, 2021 – Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), the gateway for the Levant region, including Iraq, had a total throughput...
DFDS’ business in the Mediterranean grew 7.3% in Q4, 2020
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) February 14, 2021 – DFDS, a Danish international transport and logistics company, said that its Q4, 2020 freight...
Novorossiysk port new bulk cargo terminal faces local citizens’ protests
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) February 12, 2021 – Citizens of Novorossiysk, the largest Russian port on the Northeast coast of the Black Sea, have been...
APM Terminals Valencia expands VGM service with three new container weighbridges
This is the first phase of a project that will be completed with 11 devices to increase simultaneous weighing Valencia, Spain – APM Terminals Valencia has...
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...
Suez Canal Container Handling Company seeks growth rates of 5-7% in 2021
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) February 12, 2021 – The Suez Canal Container Handling Company (SCCT) is targeting growth rates of between 5-7% of the...
Constanta also sounds the alarm about the global container shortage
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) February 12, 2021 – Romania’s largest port of Constanta on the Black Sea has joined the chorus of port facilities sounding...
The Port of Barcelona to improve waste management thanks to the CLEVER-volume project
The CLEVER-volume project, a solution from the startup 3D Modelling Studio, will allow the Port of Barcelona to optimise the management of solid waste (Annex V...
Valenciaport handled more than 11.22 million tons of goods through the motorways of the sea
It is the Spanish port that mobilized the most Ro-Ro traffic in 2020, 20% of the national total – February 11, 2021 This multimodal transport, promoted...