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Luka Koper net profit down 40% in first half of 2020

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) August 27, 2020 – In January-June 2020, Luka Koper reported a consolidated net profit of €15 million ($18 million), down...

From Valenciaport to the most hidden corner of the world map with a single container a year

From Valencia, hundreds of thousands of containers are exchanged a year with China and the United States; but from the Port of València you can also reach...

Port of Barcelona receives Lean & Green award for its commitment to reducing CO2 emissions

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 26, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has received an award from the Lean & Green initiative, promoted by...

Kalmar’s RTG technology chosen for fleet renewal in Béjaia, Algeria

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with Béjaia Mediterranean Terminal (BMT SPA) for one Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG) – August...

Volga Shipping Company increases volumes carried by seagoing dry cargo fleet

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 26, 2020 – In January-June 2020, the Volga Shipping Company transported 2.46 million tonnes of cargo, up 9% on the...

Port of Constanta handles large quantities of ammonium nitrate

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) August 26, 2020 – In the wake of the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port caused by carelessly stored ammonium nitrate,...

Dynamic Fuels to become official distributor of ENOC’s marine lubricants in Spain

Dubai’s ENOC Group has announced a partnership with Dynamic Fuels to become the official distributor of ENOC’s marine lubricants in Spain – August...

Azerbaijani Railways improves North-South transport corridor

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 25, 2020 – Azerbaijani Railways has started reconstruction of the Guzdek-Garadagh railway that will help the...

Working visit of the GUAM secretary-general to the Kherson region

A group of the ambassadors accredited in Ukraine paid a working visit to the Kherson region at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Ukraine...

Turkmenistan and Romania seek to boost ties

On August 19, 2020, an on-line meeting took place in the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Turkmenistan, between Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan...

Motorways of the Sea: Government protocol to enhance the competitiveness of Italian ports

An important framework protocol for the relaunch of the Italian national port system was signed yesterday by the Director-General of the Customs and Monopoly...

DEPA: Participation of Bulgartransgaz in the Alexandroupolis FSRU

The Greek company Gastrade signed an agreement for the acquisition of 20% of its share capital by the Bulgarian company Bulgartransgaz (BTG), operator of the...

Kuwait to rebuild Beirut port grain silos

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 24, 2020 – Local sources have reported that Kuwait is to rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo that was...

duisport to invest in the port of Trieste

Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) is ready to invest in the hinterland of the North Italian seaport together with the Port Authority of Trieste and the regional...

Italy: TMT, slow growth and dropping volumes by train

Trieste Marine Terminal basically confirms the traffic volumes of the first seven months of 2020 in comparison with the same period of 2019 – August 23,...

Joint Statement of the United States and the European Union on a Tariff Agreement

United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and European Union Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan today announced an agreement on a package of tariff...

Copasir report indicates Chinese interest in Taranto port

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) August 24, 2020 – The President of Copasir, Raffaele Volpi, has said that a summary document, from the country’s...

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