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Contship’s Melzo RHM rail terminal set to receive trains from Chengdu in China
Milan, Italy, January 24, 2019 The first westbound train connecting RHM terminal in Melzo with China, operated by FELB, left Chengdu on Saturday January 26,...
Italy’s GNV names new finance director
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has appointed Pietro Di Maio as financial director. Di...
DIV and Fincantieri confirm joint interest in Uljanik shipyard
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri SpA and Croatia’s DIV Group have submitted a joint letter of...
Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone to set up unit for treatment unit of maritime oil waste in Port Said
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone have signed an agreement towards setting up a collection,...
Rail freight traffic drives Trieste port’s growth in 2018
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Trieste port was the largest Italian harbour in terms of cargo traffic in 2018, backed by the rail freight...
Re-launch of Genoa port with over €1 billion in investment
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – An extraordinary investment plan of €1.61 billion ($1.84 billion) has been announced to fund the...
France announces €50m planned investment in ports and airports to prepare for no-deal Brexit
Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Last week, Édouard Philippe, the French prime minister, has announced a €50 million investment to...
Denmark suggests EU sanctions against Russia over its Azov Sea behaviour
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Denmark has said that the European Union (EU) should impose sanctions on Russia over its detention of...
Christine Cabau-Woehrel to rejoin CMA CGM
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The French shipping group CMA CGM Group has announced that Christine Cabau-Woehrel, Présidente du...
In the midst of sanctions, Sevastopol port seeks to boost traffic through transshipment to Syria
Sevastopol, Crimea (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – Severely hit by the sanctions imposed to Crimea after its annexation by Russia in 2014, Sevastopol...
Swiss CEVA’s board rejects takeover bid by CMA CGM
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – Swiss CEVA Logistics has recommended shareholders not accept a SwFr 30 ($30.24) per share tender offer...
Cartagena port to close January with 10,000 cruise passengers
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – Cartagena port expects to close January with more than 10,000 cruise passengers for the first...
A Coruña port calls liquid bulk terminal tender
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – A Coruña port has published a tender for the concession of a liquid bulk terminal at the pier...
Ireland invests €35.7 million to gain leadership in Gran Sol fish catches
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – Ireland’s government continues investing in its fishing ports, a measure with which it seeks...
Noatum to complete Bilbao port rail terminal expansion in June
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao will complete in June the expansion of its rail terminal, which will...
Slovenian government agrees to second railway track between Koper and Divača
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The Slovenian government has agreed to investment in a second railway track between Koper and Divača,...
TUI Cruises chooses Malaga as a base port for 2020
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The German cruise ship company TUI Cruises GmbH has chosen Malaga as the base port for the summer of...