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PSA International reports increase of over 5% in global container traffic in 2019
Singapore (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) handled 85.2 million containers (TEU) globally in 2019, an increase of 52%....
Cosco Shipping Lines Spain increased its traffic volume by 2% in 2019
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – In 2019, Cosco Shipping Lines has said that the shipping company increased by 2% the volume of...
Vigo and Barcelona strengthen ties through their free zones
News Release – Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Vigo – January 9, 2020 Delegates of Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Vigo (the Zona Franca de...
YILPORT Huelva discusses expansion with port authority
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – Following talks between Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) and Turkish...
Call for new Spanish State Secretariat of State Ports
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2020 – The Spanish Chamber Port Commission (Comisión de Puertos de la Cámara España), chaired by José...
Egypt shows commitment to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – In a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said...
Greece set to tender ten regional ports in 2020
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis said this week that the government would be...
Serbian minister encourages rail investment
Government of Serbia – Efficient rail operations are important for large investments – January 10, 2020 Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of...
Valencia: Mediterranean freight returns to the price level of a year ago
Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) – January 10, 2020 The Valencia Container Freight Index (VCFI) was...
Overview of operations of the last ten years – Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – The North Adriatic port of Koper has published a 10-year overview, supporting its claim to be one of...
Ocean Alliance confirms calls to Italian ports of Genoa, La Spezia and Trieste
Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale – January 10, 2020 The Ocean Alliance containerized shipowning alliance has presented the new...
Emanuele Grimaldi praises contribution of ICS to establishment of the International Maritime Research Fund
News release – Grimaldi Group – January 8, 2020 It is an unprecedented landmark decision, the one made by world shipping to fight global warming....
Koper port sees over 20% fall in Q4 2019 cargo traffic
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – In the period October-December 2019, cargo traffic was 5.05 million tons, down 20.9% from 6.3 million...
Maersk to introduce Gijón port service
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – Maersk Lines is to link its Z03 container service with the port of Gijón commencing January 23,...
Transcoma acquires stake in Gesport
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 -Transcoma Shipping has acquired 20% of Gesport Terminal Marítima in Las Palmas de Gran...
Cádiz port to improve environmental quality of La Cabezuela-Puerto Real dock
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) plans invest almost...
China and Turkey use Baku port as transit point
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2020 – China has started shipping dried fruits to Turkey via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway. In late...