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Chinese state-owned behemoths to develop Kazakhstan’s transport infrastructure
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) wants to build container hubs in Kazakhstan’s Caspian...
Azov Sea as a Russian lake
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – A bill has been submitted to the lower house of Russia’s State Duma (parliament) to consolidate the...
New lifting equipment for Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – The subsidiary terminal company Ecologica has purchased an Italgru IMHC 2120 crane for the port of...
Russian port on Volga River on sale for €3 million
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – A Volga River port west of Nizhny Novgorod is for sale for the symbolic 300 million rubles (3...
Port cyber attacks from 2011 to 2023
Heidelberg, Germany (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – Two primary motivations drive port cyber attacks: the demand for ransom payments and the desire to...
Largest rooftop PV park in Europe in Barcelona’s ZAL Port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – Cilsa, the company that manages the Port of Barcelona’s intermodal logistics zone (ZAL Port), is...
First non-grain, U.S.-managed ship since the start of war delivered pipes in Ukraine
Erie, United States (Ports Europe) December 9, 2023 – The first non-grain, U.S.-managed ship successfully delivered and unloaded at Ukraine’s Black Sea...
STS transfer of Russian LNG in European ports
Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – Belgium’s North Sea Zeebrugge LNG terminal is the main European facility used by Russia to reexport...
China joins the race to build logistics centers in Uzbekistan
Guangzhou, China (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – Chinese company Hichain Logistics (Supply Chain) will build new logistics centers in Uzbekistan’s...
China State Railway Group visits Port of Batumi
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – A delegation from the China State Railway Group Co, Ltd. has visited the Port of Batumi. The purpose of...
Port of Brest approves new concession contract
Brest, France (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The Brittany Region, owner and concessioning authority, has validated the concession contract granted for...
Seven tons of cocaine arrives via Port of Vigo, Spain
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The four people were arrested last Tuesday after the discovery of a 7.2-ton stash of cocaine in a frozen...
Port of Santander starts importing Suzuki vehicles
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The Port of Santander has started importing Suzuki vehicles with the first delivery of cars from...
Russia’s Volga-Caspian Canal dredged to 4.5 m depth, but…
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – After heavy dredging, involving 17 dredgers and a fleet of 40 support vessels, the draft on the...
ESPO: Ports are EU’s gateways, logistic nodes, industrial clusters, energy bubs, facilitators of military mobility
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The Transport Committee in the European Parliament adopted its own-initiative report building a...
MEPs call for European Ports Summit
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Today, European Unions MEPs on Transport and Tourism committee called for a European Port Summit. It...
Port of Antwerp considers concession for hydrogen imports
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – The Port of Antwerp is evaluating a concession site for hydrogen import terminals. This is part of...
Belarus, Russia free economic zones plan cooperation
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – The management of the free economic zone (SEZ) “Brest” in Bealrus and the special...
Port of La Spezia inaugurates new control room
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – A new control room was inaugurated today at the headquarters of the Port System Authority in La...
MSC set to acquire Clasquin in France
Paris, France (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Yves Revol and Olymp, controlling shareholders of Clasquin SA, have entered into exclusive negotiations...