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Leixões port moves 9.5 million tons of cargo in first six months of 2019
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – In the first half of 2019, 9.5 million tons of cargo were handled by Leixões port. Ro-Ro traffic...
EU invests in Naples to Bari rail connection
Italy: Cohesion Policy invests in better rail connection from Naples to Bari – August 19, 2019 The EU is to invest €114 million ($126.64 million) from...
Kalmar to upgrade Eurogate Tanger Med cranes to handle mega-sized container ships
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with EUROGATE Tanger SA in Morocco to upgrade the...
Yusen Logistics opens Koper port office
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Yusen Logistics (Hungary) Kft. has opened a branch in the Slovenian North Adriatic port of Koper. The...
Barcelona port reports record railway activity in July
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Barcelona port has broken, this July, its historical record of railway circulations in a single month...
Tarragona port sees 4.9 % increase in cargo traffic in first 7 months of 2019
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Accumulated cargo handled by Tarragona port in the past seven months increased by 4.9%, compared to the...
Messina group starts Genoa-Montreal service
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 26, 2019 – Ignazio Messina & C, the Italian shipping group, has started the regular service of MSC Canada Express...
APM Terminals Poti to implement uninterrupted 24/7 operations
News – APM Terminals Poti has commenced the implementation of uninterrupted 24/7 operations to maximise berth utilisation, increase efficiency and speed...
Valenciaport has doubled its rail traffic in the last 6 years
News – In 2018, 8.52% of Valenciaport import-export traffic used the train as a means of transportation compared to 5.11% in 2012 – August 16, 2019...
State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine refreshes campaign against Russia’s actions
News – Russia unlawfully produces sea navigational charts for the territory of Ukraine and so, causes threatens for shipping in the Black Sea and the Sea...
£9 million announced to get UK ports and local areas ready for Brexit
August 21, 2019 An extra £9 million will be made available to ensure local areas and major ports are ready for Brexit, Local Government Secretary Rt Hon...
Valenciaport wants to reach its energy self-sufficiency from 2025
News – APV will build an electrical substation in the port of Valencia for ships to stop their engines during their stops at the site – August 13,...
BPA responds to DIT free ports announcement
1 August 2019 The British Ports Association has welcomed the Government’s announcement of “up to 10 new freeports”. The BPA has developed...
Event: Bulk Terminals 2019 – October 8-9, 2019, Amsterdam
The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators’ (ABTO) Annual Conference takes place October or early November each year With a full programme focused on...
UK ports welcome steady performance despite political uncertainty
21 August 2019 The data for 2018 shows stable port freight tonnages overall, with only a 0.1% difference on the previous year at 483.3 m tonnes. However,...
Valenciaport maintains the positive trend in the growth of Ro-Ro traffic
News – At the end of the first half of the year, Valenciaport has handled 6.8 million tons of Ro-Ro traffic, 12.7% more than the previous year –...
Event: CEDA Dredging Days 2019 – November 7-8, 2019, Amsterdam
CEDA Dredging Days is the flagship conference and exhibition of CEDA and is the main event on the dredging industry calendar in the CEDA (EMEA) region. It is...