Bayonne port reverses downward cargo traffic trend in 2017
Bayonne, France (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 – Bayonne port has managed to reverse the downward trend in its traffic figures. In 2017, it handled 1.26% more…
Italy’s parliament approves integration of Monfalcone port into Trieste-based port authority
Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 – The Chamber of Deputies of Italy's Parliament has given the green light to the integration of Monfalcone port into…
Bilbao port president to resign in June
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) president Asier Atutxa plans to resign in June to join PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC)…
Event: Green Logistics Expo – Padua, March 7-9, 2018
Padua, Italy (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 - The Green Logistics Expo will take place March 7-9, 2018, in Padua, in the Veneto region of northeast, 38…
Contship’s Terminal Container Ravenna management visits Lugo intermodal terminal
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 - A management delegation from Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) has visited Lugo Terminal to discuss further cooperation between the two…
Piraeus Port Authority claims alleged state interference
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 - Cosco-controlled Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) in Greece has challenged the state-owned Public Authority of Piraeus Port (DALP), saying that…
IGY Marinas adds Marina di Porto Cervo, Sardinia, to portfolio
Ajaccio, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 - International marina operator and developer, Island Global Yachting (IGY Marinas), has announced further expansion of its marina…
European shipowners urge for certainty as soon as possible on EU/UK trade framework
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 - The European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) has participated in the European Parliament’s Transport committee’s hearing on the «Impact of…
Yilport announces Lisbon and Leixões port container terminal investments
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 - Yilport, an operator of several port terminals in Portugal, intends to invest around €200 million in the Liscont terminal…
Gibraltar delegation attends International Petroleum Week and International Bunker Industry Association gala dinner in London
Gibraltar (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 - A delegation of the Gibraltar Ports Authority (GPA) in London to attend International Petroleum (IP) Week and the International Bunker…
Algeciras port hosts meeting of Mediterranean, Atlantic corridors workgroup
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 – Algeciras port hosted the first meeting of the year of the working group of ports and intermodal terminals…
Barcelona’s BEST terminal launches operations centre
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), a Hutchison Ports terminal, has recently launched a new operations centre. According to…
Top 10 container firms control 90% of global container fleet
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 – Over 87% of the fleet capacity of the 67 largest global container transport companies is controlled by the first…
Huelva port presents its competitive advantage in short sea sector
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 – Huelva port promoted its competitive advantage in short sea shipping at a conference in Huelva, organised by the…
MSC calls for construction of road link of Valencia port to Sagunto
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 – The future of the northern extension of the port of Valencia is conditioned to the development of a…
Barcelona port invites more companies to join its sustainability plan
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 – The sustainability plan of Barcelona port has opened a new period of expansion to add more companies and entities…
Santander offers best quality of bulk handling globally
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 – Santander port has been listed as the best harbour in the world in the handling of bulk by…
Genoa Chamber of Commerce takes part in Go Smart Med project
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 – The Genoa Chamber of Commerce continues to participate in the Go Smart Med project, funded under the Interreg…
Leixões port to receive €510 million investment
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 - The port of Leixões, in Matosinhos, Porto district, will receive an investment of €510 million ($628.2 million) by 2026,…
Portugal launches Blue School Programme, a national ocean literacy project
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 - The Blue School Program, the national ocean literacy project, has been launched this Tuesday in Matosinhos by Minister of the…