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All aspects of cargo handling by ports. Includes imports, exports, storage and traffic numbers.

Portugal: Seaports cargo report – January 2024

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – Portugal’s seaports got off to a positive start in 2024, handling 7.4 million tonnes of cargo in...

Port of Aktau sees cargo up +14% in first quarter

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, Aktau port handled 1.1 million tons of transshipment cargo, up +14%...

Port of Taranto sees cargo down -7.8% in first two months

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – In January-February 2024, the Port of Taranto handled 1.9 million tonnes of cargo, down -7.8% on the same...

Turkey: Total cargo traffic – Feb 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total cargo traffic for February 2024. Below is the...

Turkey: TEU traffic – Feb 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for February 2024. Below...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) – TEU traffic – Jan-Feb 2024

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals S.L.U. has published container (TEU) traffic for February 2024....

Piraeus Port Authority – TEU traffic – Jan-Feb 2024

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has published container (TEU) traffic for February 2024. Below is the monthly data...

German inland cargo shipping will hit a new all-time low in 2023

Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – In 2023, inland waterways in Germany transported -5.9% fewer goods than in the previous year, according...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – February 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-February 2024. In the first...

Spanish ports see +2.4% cargo increase in Jan-Feb 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Ports of general interest moved 88.70 million tons of cargo in the first two months of the year, +2.4% more...

Lebanon’s Tripoli port sees cargo rise slightly in November 2023

Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Port of Tripoli handled 272,000 tons of cargo in November 2023, down -15% on 319,000 tons in the...

Russian ports’ export cargo expected to increase by 8-9% in 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 24, 2024 – Export cargo through Russian sea ports increased by 4% in 2023, compared to 2022. In the January-February...

Without figures, Moscow claims cargo rise via the INSTC Corridor

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 23, 2024 – Cargo turnover in 2023 in the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which is key for...

Port of Valencia sees increased cargo up in Jan-Feb 2024

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2024 – In the first two months of 2024, the Port of Valencia handled 784,095 containers (TEU), +9.97% on the...

HHLA reports reduced revenue & earnings in 2023

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 21, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported a fall in revenue and earnings in the 2023 financial...

Eilat Port to lay off half its labour force

Eilat, Israel (Ports Europe) March 20, 2024 – Half the labour force at Eilat Port are set to lose their jobs after the southern seaport due to the crisis...

Azerbaijan’s seaports see a +30.3% rise in cargo transhipment

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 20, 2024 – In the first two months of 2024, Azerbaijan’s seaports recorded a +30.3% increase in the volume of...

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