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Spanish port traffic for May up by 19%

Traffic of goods through the 46 ports of general interest of Spain coordinated reached 45,344,757 tons during the month of May, which has meant an increase...

Port of Vigo sees record cargo traffic in May

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) June 22, 2021 – In the month of May this year, the Port of Vigo exported a total of 211,915 tons of merchandise. This is the...

Port of Algeciras sees total traffic up 6.1% in May 2021

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 18, 2021 – The Port Authority of Algeciras has reported that total traffic was up 6.1% in May 2021, compared to the...

COVID-19: impact on the maritime sector in the EU

Approximately 90% of world trade is transported by ship, with the maritime transport sector acting as a vital facilitator of the global economy. Throughout the...

Freight turnover of Russian seaports for 5 months of 2021 decreased by 2.7%

The cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-May 2021 decreased by 2.7% compared to the same period last year, amounting to 340.55 million tons –...

Port of Naples reports increased cargo in April

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) June 11, 2021 – Last April, traffic of goods handled by the ports of Naples, Salerno and Castellamare di Stabia was almost...

Consolidated Financial and Operating Results of NCSP Group for 3 months of 2021

Consolidated cargo turnover of NCSP Group for Q1 2021 amounted to 27.5 million tons, which is 6.6 million tons less than in Q1 2020 – June 2, 2021. The...

Port Authority of Vilagarcía reports improved Jan-Apr cargo traffic

The Vilagarcía Port Authority continues to record excellent figures in freight traffic this year. The provisional statistics at the end of April show as the...

Port of Trieste reports increased traffic in first four months of 2021

The recent incident in the Suez Canal and the ongoing pandemic have not broughtnegative repercussions on container traffic at the port of Trieste in the first...

Luka Koper sees total cargo down 6% in Q1 2021

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) May 30, 2021 – Luka Koper, the operator of Koper port, has reported total cargo down 6% in Q1 2021. The March monthly...

Cargo traffic at Port of Naples returns to growth in March

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) May 28, 2021 – After 12 consecutive months of decline, in March 2021 the traffic of goods handled by the ports of Naples,...

Positive first-quarter throughput trend in Port of Hamburg

The Port of Hamburg’s seaborne cargo throughput in the first quarter exceeded expectations. The upward trend here was powered by a steep increase in March,...

Albanian ports increase cargo handling in April 2021

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 28, 2021 – The total volume of freight loading/unloading in Albanian ports in April 2021 was 451,600 tonnes, up 27.7...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – April 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in April 2021 of 45.45...

Spanish ports recover and grow 8.7% during the month of April

The 46 state-owned ports in Spain closed the month of April with a movement of 45,458,749 tons, an increase of 8.7% compared to April 2020 – May 26,...

Total general traffic in the Port of Cadiz Bay increased by 6.37 percent in the first four months of 2021

Total general traffic in the Port of Cadiz Bay increased by 6.37 percent in the first four months of 2021 compared to the same period of the previous year,...

Port of Algeciras sees April total cargo down over -5%.

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) May 25, 2021 – In April 2021, container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras was 5.09 million tons, a decrease of...

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