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COVAXX and Maersk enter partnership to supply COVID-19 vaccines globally

The goal is to bring a much needed COVID-19 vaccine to emerging and developing nations. The agreement establishes integrated logistics to enable efficient...

Ukraine seaports increase Jan-Oct cargo handling

In January-October this year, port operators in the seaports of Ukraine handled 132.05 million tons of cargo. This is 2.2 million tons more than in the same...

Taganrog port sees 10-month cargo down 2%

Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – In January-October 2020, the seaport of Taganrog registered 2.381 million tonnes of cargo, down -2% on...

VCFI rises 5.35% in October due to the upward trend of maritime transport

The  Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) for October grew for the third consecutive month, reaching 1,336.95 points – November 9, 2020 The...

BIMCO to adapt the currently used SHIPMAN 2009 agreement for use with autonomous ships

BIMCO is adapting the currently used SHIPMAN 2009 agreement for use with autonomous ships, but the lack of actual autonomous ships currently in operation will...

In the third quarter the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia decreased by -11.7%

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – In the third quarter of this year, traffic of goods handled by Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar...

Kazakh ships to gain faster access to Russian rivers for shipment of goods from and to Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – Kazakhstani companies will gain faster and easier access to inland waterways (navigable rivers) in Russia...

Kazakh Caspian Sea ports operations unaffected by COVID-19

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – More than 1.6 million tons of cargo were handled between Kazakhstan’s ports in the Caspian Sea in the...

Valencia port strike called off

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – Labour unions representing stevedores have decided to call off the strike that was scheduled for...

Negotiations progress to resolve labour strike in Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – At a meeting of the State Sectoral Joint Commission, the Coordinadora and UGT labour unions have proposed...

Greece welcomes the decision of the IMO for additional measures to reduce CO2 worldwide

The Minister of Shipping & Island Policy, Mr. Giannis, expressed his satisfaction with the complete package of additional measures to reduce CO2 for the...

Visit of the Ambassador of Italy to the Greek Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy

The Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Greece Patrizia Falcinelli today paid a ceremonial visit to the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, where she met...

Speech by the Greek minister of foreign affairs at the “Thessaloniki Summit 2020”

“The Eastern Mediterranean in crisis” – November 5, 2020 Speech by the Greek minister of foreign affairs at the “Thessaloniki Summit...

US Ambassador to Greece confirms Washington interest in Alexandroupolis port

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt told the online Thessaloniki Summit last Thursday that the U.S....

Regional Cooperation Council to assume SEEMIC chairmanship in 2021

Chiefs of the Military Intelligence services of South East Europe (SEEMIC) met via videoconference for the twelfth year in a row on 4 November 2020, under the...

Trieste port signs cooperation agreement with Customs and Monopoly Agency

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...

A digital presentation of Piraeus Port Authority at the China International Import Expo (CIIE)

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – A digital meeting of the management of Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) with representatives of Chinese and...

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