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EU tops up fisheries fund by €500 million to help recovery
In a press conference today, Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, explained the Commission’s decision to...
Piraeus Port Authority donates material to Kethea therapy center
PPA S.A. donation of sanitary material to the programme of the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals “KETHEA EN DRASI” (KETHEA IN ACTION) – June...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Interview with Greece’s MEGA TV
MEGA TV – Yiannis Moutsos – May 27, 2020 MEGA TV: Mr. Ambassador, thank you very much for this interview. It’s quite an honor to have you at MEGA as...
Azerbaijan and Afghanistan discuss Lapis-Lazuli transit corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 2, 2020 – Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar have held a...
DP World joins with TradeLens to digitise global supply chains
Collaboration will offer greater ease of doing business across the supply chain. Manual, time-consuming administrative processes are replaced with digital...
EU grants €7.5 million to research: Autonomous ships meet automated ports
The project “Advanced, Efficient and Green Intermodal Systems” (AEGIS) will develop new and more competitive systems for waterborne transport...
Greece to use digital tool for evaluating portfolio sustainability performance for privatisations
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned assets, has presented a digital tool for evaluating...
Taganrog Commercial Sea Port invests in environmental programme
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2020 – In the first quarter of 2020, Taganrog Commercial Sea Port JSC (TagMTP) allocated a total of 1.6 million...
Yuzhny port sets new record for cargo handling
Yuzhny Sea Commercial Port continues to reach new record volumes of cargo handling. In May of this year alone, the state stevedore company transported 2.1...
New EU project PLANET will increase end-to-end visibility of global supply chains
A new research and innovation action will assess the impact of emerging global trade corridors on the TEN-T network, ensuring effective connectivity and...
Turkey’s Ünye Port Project prepares tender
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 2, 2020 – Mayor of Ordu Metropolitan Municipality, Mehmet Hilmi Güler, has said via Twitter that the tender...
Analysis – Russia’s port of Taman expansion progresses
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2020 – Joint-stock company Lenmorniiproekt will allocate 65 million rubles (€840,000) for the design and budget...
Labour union files for strike at Radès port, Tunisia
Radès, Tunisia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2020 – Over six years ago, the Ministry of Transport set up a commission to examine problems facing the port of...
Luka Koper reports total cargo down 12% in Q1 2020
Luka Koper has reported a 12% fall in total cargo handled in January-March 2020 – June 1, 2020 The maritime throughput of Luka Koper in January –March...
Luka Koper reports “good” first quarter performance
News – In the given conditions the business performance in the first quarter of 2020 has been good – June 1, 2020 In the given conditions, dictated...
COSCO Shipping donates 20,000 masks to Hospital del Mar in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 1, 2020 – The COSCO Shipping group has donated 20,000 masks to the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, on behalf of Cosco...
HHLA and Eurogate consider North Sea ports cooperation
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 31, 2020 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Eurogate have been reported to be holding initial discussions...