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Italian trade unions back Naples port workers strike against self-handling
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – The national secretariats of Italian trade unions Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti confirmed the support...
Spain’s Sintraport continues protest action in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – After five days of demonstrations and strikes in the port of Barcelona, Spanish autonomous truck drivers...
Livorno port’s new pilotage director takes office
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – Simone Maggiani has assumed the role of director of the pilotage services at Livorno port. After four years,...
Reggio Calabria entrepreneurs place bid to acquire stake in Gioia Tauro’s MCT
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – A group of entrepreneurs from Reggio Calabria presented a formal offer to buy shares of Medcenter...
Castellón port improves particle emission management
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – Castellón port has extended the control of particle emissions within the ambitious environmental...
Marsa Maroc agrees to sell MINTT to Eurogate, Contship Italia
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – Marsa Maroc has signed an agreement with Eurogate International GmbH and Contship Italia S.p.A to acquire an...
Barcelona port takes part in Intermodal South America 2019
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – Barcelona port will participate in the Intermodal South America 2019 fair, the most important logistics...
Koper port hosts promotional event in Cairo
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – Port operator Luka Koper d.d. has held its now annual event in Cairo with its Egyptian business partners,...
Coordinated EU, U.S. and Canada sanctions against Russia
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – The European Union (EU) United States (U.S.) and Canada has imposed additional sanctions to punish...
MEPs approve agreement on TEN-T realignment: ensuring Ireland’s connectivity if no-deal Brexit occurs
Brussels, March 4, 2019 – The members of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee on 04 March unanimously supported a provisional agreement to...
EU Parliament ensures continuity of transport services between EU and UK in case of a no-deal Brexit
Press Release – European Parliament – March 13, 2019 On March 13, MEPs approved measures to avoid major disruptions in air and road transport...
PSA International visits Damietta port to discuss cooperation
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has reported talks with Singapore-based PSA International about cooperation...
Damietta Port Authority to host MEDPorts Association meeting
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) will host the next meeting of MED Ports Association’s Committee of...
COSCO’s European container terminals see higher throughput in February 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported that in February 2019 output at its overseas...
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group starts service linking Venice port and Duisburg bimodal terminal
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 15, 2019 – Shippers using Venice port to unload goods destined for Europe are set to benefit from a new rail cargo...
Spain’s Sintraport to continue protest action next week
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2019 – Spanish autonomous truck drivers association Sintraport plans to continue its protest action in...
Qatari port management company officials visit Italy
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 15, 2019 – Qatari port management company MWANI has sent a delegation to Italy to discuss potential cooperation in the...