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Speech by the Greek Minister of Maritime and Island Policy at the Hellenic Chamber of Navy
The Minister of Maritime and Island Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis, today discussed the modernization of the Greek register and the strengthening of the Greek...
Greece looks to develop island entrepreneurship
Meeting on Strengthening Islander Entrepreneurship, chaired by the Minister of Maritime and Island Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis – January 13, 2020 Today,...
Greek government announces creation of national cruise strategy
Yannis Plakiotakis Announces Creation of National Cruise Strategy – January 8, 2020 “The reopening of the National Steering Committee aims to...
Automar completes the acquisition of AutoTerminal Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2020 – Automar S.p.A. has recently completed the acquisition of AutoTerminal Gioia Tauro (ATGT) S.p.A.,...
Mammoet applies to assemble cranes at Cádiz port
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2020 – Mammoet, the specialised lifting company, has applied to utilise about 60,000 m² of la Nueva Terminal de...
Ancona port prepares to demolish silos to kick start redevelopment
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2020 – The port authority has started the process has started to demolish 12 structures on the Darsena Marche...
Leading shipping companies set to sign Livorno Blu Agreement next week
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2020 – The main shipping companies operating at Livorno port, including CIN, Forship, Grimaldi, Moby and...
Koper port hosts delegations from COSCO and OOCL
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – Port operator Luka Koper dd has hosted representatives of the international shipping lines COSCO and...
PSA International reports increase of over 5% in global container traffic in 2019
Singapore (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) handled 85.2 million containers (TEU) globally in 2019, an increase of 52%....
Cosco Shipping Lines Spain increased its traffic volume by 2% in 2019
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – In 2019, Cosco Shipping Lines has said that the shipping company increased by 2% the volume of...
Vigo and Barcelona strengthen ties through their free zones
News Release – Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Vigo – January 9, 2020 Delegates of Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Vigo (the Zona Franca de...
YILPORT Huelva discusses expansion with port authority
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – Following talks between Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) and Turkish...
Call for new Spanish State Secretariat of State Ports
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2020 – The Spanish Chamber Port Commission (Comisión de Puertos de la Cámara España), chaired by José...
Egypt shows commitment to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – In a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said...
Greece set to tender ten regional ports in 2020
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis said this week that the government would be...
New projects with Chinese company CRBC in Serbia
Government of Serbia – January 10, 2020 Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana...
Valencia: Mediterranean freight returns to the price level of a year ago
Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) – January 10, 2020 The Valencia Container Freight Index (VCFI) was...