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Sadoport says that client companies considered leaving Setúbal port definitively
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The port administrator has said that the conflict between company management and trade unions has...
Cruises see a 31% drop in traffic to Madeira
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The number of cruise passengers in Madeira fell by 31% in October, reported Administração...
Italy’s Tirrenia records traffic growth at Catania port
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia has recorded a substantial increase in the cargo traffic at Catania port,...
Vigo port to receive €13 million EU funding for Ro-Ro terminal overhaul
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Vigo port will receive €13 million ($14.9 million) of financing from the European Union (EU) to upgrade its...
Croatia to build €70 million access road to Rijeka port
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Croatia plans to invest HRK 520 million ($80 million/€70.1 million) in the construction of a road linking...
Italy’s FdS to improve intermodal infrastructure at Venice’s Mestre railway station
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Italian state-owned railway group Ferrovie dello Stato (FdS) plans to launch a project for the...
Gijón port to close 2018 with €8 million net profit
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón (APG – Port Authority of Gijón) expects to close 2018 with a net profit...
Barcelona port awards €4 million contract for relocation of containers to a consortium
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Barcelona has awarded a €4 million ($4.6 million) contract for the relocation of containers stored at...
DEPA opens the way for the use of LNG in Greek shipping
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – DEPA has announced that it has pioneered the development of the necessary supply chain for the supply...
Georgian Kulevi Port exports Caspian and Black sea oil products
Kulevi, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 19,2018 – During its over 10 years of operation, the Black Sea terminal (BST) of Azerbaijan’s state oil company...
Hapag-Lloyd enhances its Adriatic Service with call at Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG will add the North Adriatic port of Trieste to its Adriatic...
Greek regional ports of Alexandroupolis and Kavala set to issue concession tenders
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek...
Greek agency requests improved binding offer for Chios marina
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
MSC to handle 1 million cruise passengers in Genoa in 2019
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 18, 2018 – MSC Cruises expects Genoa port to have an extraordinary role in its business next year, as it will bring both...
Israel to call tender for strategic partner in Haifa port
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) December 18, 2018 – Israel’s government has approved the a tender for a strategic partner in the operation of Haifa port,...
Spain’s Davosa starts maintenance dredging at Huelva port
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) December 18, 2018 – Huelva port has started a dredging campaign, essential for maintaining drafts for navigation in inland...
Castellón port moves 20 million tonnes of cargo year-to-date
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) December 18, 2018 – Castellón port exceeded in December the barrier of 20 million tonnes of cargo moved in a year, which is...