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Beirut explosion calls for attention at lack of port security: The Conversation

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 6, 2020 – The huge explosion in the port of Beirut calls to attention the tremendous consequences of a lack of port...

Hapag-Lloyd, MSC diverts ships from Beirut to Tripoli

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 6, 2020 – The German shipper Hapag-Lloyd AG has announced that it will divert any vessels destined for Beirut port...

Tripoli port ready to step up and support supplies to Lebanon

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – Following the destruction of the port of Beirut yesterday by a giant explosion, Ahmad Tamer,...

Port of Barcelona joins the European DocksTheFuture initiative

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has joined the DocksTheFuture initiative, which aims to establish a network of...

Government approves financial plan for Ukrainian seaports

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – The government has approved the 2020 financial plan for Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA), according to...

CMA CGM offers immediate support to explosion-hit Beirut port

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – A massive explosion shook the port city of Beirut yesterday and at this time has killed over 100 people....

Deadly blast at Beirut port

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – Beirut awoke to scenes of devastation on August 5, following two huge explosions in the port which sent a...

Russia’s Astrakhan ports see 15% increase in transshipment in first half of 2020

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) August 4, 2020 – The seaports of Russia’s Astrakhan region registered transshipment of goods of over 1.5 million...

OYAK and NYK to build $110 mln port in northwest Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 3, 2020 – In 2019, Oyak, the Turkish military’s pension fund, in a joint venture with Japan’s Nippon Yusen...

Contship’s Sogemar Group appoints new CEO

The board of Sogemar Spa, will appoint Matthieu Gasselin as new Chief Executive Officer of Sogemar Group starting September the 1st 2020 – July 31,...

Ports of Genoa focus on digital: the first results of the E-BRIDGE project

Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea, UIRNet and Circle implement a last-mile railway dashboard that provides operators with real-time information...

Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 26/2020 – The pandemic: an unexpected opportunity for reform and innovation?

Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 26/2020 – The pandemic: an unexpected opportunity for reform and innovation? July 31, 2020 Shipping...

EU-Vietnam trade agreement enters into force

EU exports to Vietnam will be taxed less as of tomorrow, 1 August. This is the immediate effect of the entry into force of the EU-Vietnam trade agreement that...

EBRD supports decarbonisation of energy sector in Cyprus

The population of Cyprus will benefit from cleaner air and reduced energy costs thanks to the introduction of natural gas to the country, with a project...

Ukrainian minister meets with Italian ambassador

Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Ukraine David...

Fincantieri approves 1h 2020 results: no order cancellation and total backlog up to almost €38 billion

30 JULY 2020 FINCANTIERI BOD APPROVES 1H 2020 RESULTS: NO ORDER CANCELLATION AND TOTAL BACKLOG UP TO ALMOST EURO 38 BILLION COVID-19 emergency No cancellation...

Anaklia Development Consortium & principal international investor file arbitration claims against Georgia

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 31, 2020 – The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) and one of its principal investors have a filed a legal claim...

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