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Hapag-Lloyd to carry out call of luxury cruise ship at Marín port
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – The decision of Hapag-Lloyd to make a call of a luxury cruise in Marín port “is without a doubt great...
Vigo port to expand Bouzas ro-ro terminal capacity
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has decided to launch an ambitious plan, the construction of a...
Pontevedra businessmen hail Hapag-Lloyd’s cruise call at Marín port
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – The first call of a cruise ship in the port of Marín is “a positive news for the area, but what is...
Spanish government calls tender for dock extension at A Coruña port
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Ministry has announced the launch of a tender for the extension of one of the docks at...
Spain’s Dragados to build parts for Aberdeen outer harbour at A Coruña port
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – The experience gained in the construction of Punta Langosteira, the outer harbour of A Coruña port, and the...
Seville port cargo traffic declines in H1 2017
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Seville port cargo traffic has suffered a tremendous setback during the first half of the year. The fall...
Spain considers subsidies for relaunching Gijón-Saint Nazaire MoS
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – The president of Spanish ports agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, has said that the costs for operators...
Gibraltar beaches not affected by Algeciras port oil spill
Gibraltar (Ports Europe) July 30, 2017 – On July 30, a barge operating in the port of Algeciras caused an oil spill on Saturday after a mechanical...
Tarragona port breaks paper traffic records
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Tarragona port has broken records in paper traffic. The Chinese-flagged vessel Saga Jandaia, which docked...
Unloading of 1,524 t of longfin tuna in Basque ports shows a positive trend
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – The capture of longfin tuna in the northern Basque ports since the beginning of the campaign in early July has...
Ferrol port to handle one of most ecological cruise ships globally
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – On November 9, Ferrol port will handle “Aida Prima”, one of the most ecological cruise ships in...
Valencia-Mostaganem sea transport line handles 53,000 passengers in H1
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – The sea transport line between Valencia and Mostaganem (Algeria), which has been operating in the port of...
Naviera Armas applies for extending Las Palmas port concession
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Naviera Armas S.A. has submitted to Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria...
Carmen Ortiz assumes Almería port presidency with enthusiasm
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Carmen Ortiz, who will be the new president of Almería port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Almería)...
Odessa port starts dismantling of building to facilitate investment project of Louis Dreyfus
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Odessa port has started the dismantling of the building that was preventing the completion of the investment...
Odessa port reveals qualified bidders for reconstructing passenger terminal
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Two companies are participating in the competition for the selection of a contractor for the reconstruction...
Kherson port cargo traffic declines 14.6% y/y in H1 2017
Kherson, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Kherson port cargo traffic declined by 14.6% on the year to 1.502 million tonnes, data by Ukraine Sea Ports...
Chernomorsk port cargo traffic increases 4.2% y/y in H1 2017
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Chernomorsk port cargo traffic increased by 4.2% on the year in the first half of 2017 to 8.074 million...
Genoa-based port authority delays decision on Spinelli concession request
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – The Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea Port System (Autorità Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale) has...
Marsa Morocco injects MAD 13 million in its subsidiary SMA
Agadir, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Less than a year after its creation, Société de Manutention d’Agadir (SMA) has raised its capital...