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Ceuta government to invest €1.7 million in protecting port from migratory pressure
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Ceuta’s local government plans to invest €1.7 million ($1.9 million) in facilities for the protection...
Spain’s Adif launches tender for railway overhaul at Pasaia port
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure operator Adif has tendered the extension works to 550 metres of...
Galicia port operators benefiting from new port law
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – More than 30 companies in Galicia have extended their port concessions to 50 from 35 years, taking advantage...
Italy identifies three potential ports for handling cruise ships in Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Italy’s government has identified the ports of Lido, Malamocco and Chioggia as...
Spanish company to build covered warehouse at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Spanish company Desarrolla Obras y Servicios has won a contract for the construction of a facility...
Santander port expects 4,500 cruise passengers in 2019
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Santander port expects the arrival of more than 4,500 cruise passengers this year. There are five calls...
Tarragona port awards €4.7 million building rehabilitation project to Comsa, Gicsa
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Tarragona port authority has awarded the rehabilitation works of its former headquarters to a consortium...
UAE eases the transport embargo against Qatar
Doha, Qatar (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Shipping of goods between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar is possible again after Abu Dhabi...
DP World acquires the holding company of P&O Ferries and P&O Ferrymasters
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Dubai-owned DP World PLC has announced the acquisition of the holding company of P&O...
Grupo Moldtrans starts a shipping service linking Mexico with Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Moldtrans Group has launched a maritime transport service between Spain and Mexico in collaboration...
Bergé plans automation of Bilbao port facility
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Bergé, the Spanish multimodal logistics operator, plans to automate its terminal in the port of...
Andalusian ports move about 1 million cruise passengers in 2018
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Andalusia has become one of the main strategic points for cruise tourism in Spain. Last year, a total...
Cádiz port maintains 4 million tons in 2018 despite reduced MSC cargo
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) has reported it...
Grimaldi joins H2PORTS project
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Grimaldi Group and its sister company Valencia Terminal Europa (VTE) have joined the European project...
Naples port hosts Suez Canal-New Silk Road discussion
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – The recent doubling of the capacity of the Suez Canal, has improved the competitiveness of the...
Livorno port reports record traffic in 2018
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genoa) joins IPCSA
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) has...