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Russian ports handled 71 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan 24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January 2024 decreased by 6.2% compared to the same month of last...

Port of Ravenna sees cargo traffic down -6.9% in 2023

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – The Port of Ravenna has reported total cargo traffic of 25.5 million tonnes (mt) in 2023. This is down...

KazTransOil exported 287,000 tons of oil via the port of Aktau

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – In January 2024, KazTransOil exported 287,000 tons of oil via the Caspian Sea port of Aktau. This is...

Port of Bilbao reports positive results for 2023

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Bilbao handled 32.8 million tonnes of cargo, up +0.11% on 2022 figures. The trade...

Algiers handled 2 million tonnes of cargo, 68,446 TEUs in Q3’23

Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Algeria’s Mediterranean port of Algiers (Port d’Alger), country’s largest, handling more...

Algeria’s Mostaganem port handled 1.2 mln tonnes of cargo in 2023

Mostaganem, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 11, 2024 – Algeria’s port of Mostaganem handled 1.323 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, which is +11% growth...

Trieste Marine Terminal sees fall in TEU traffic in January, Red Sea crisis blamed

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – In January 2024, Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) handled 43,782 containers (TEU), down from 59,589 TEU in...

Naples, Salerno report very positive passenger numbers for 2023

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – The ports of Naples, Salerno and Castellammare di Stabia have reported great improved passenger numbers...

Assoporti, SRM produce report on Q3 2023

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – Assoporti and SRM have published the report “Port Infographics 2024”. It provides statistics...

83,900 ships crossed Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits in 2023

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 3, 2024 – The Turkish Straits were crossed by 83,900 vessels in 2023, the General Directorate for Maritime...

Taganrog port environmental licensing & the reality

Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) February 2, 2023 – The maximum cargo turnover of Taganrog Port, the main stevedoring operator of the harbour, in the...

Belarus exports cargo via Astrakhan port

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – Two years ago, Belarus started exporting cargo via the Russian Caspian Sea port of Astrakhan. This...

Valenciaport closes 2023 with cargo traffic down -2.81%

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) handled 76.74 million tons of cargo in 2023, a decrease of -2.81%....

Update: Russian top 12 container ports in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – Container turnover of Russian seaports in 2023 was 4.96 million TEU, which is 15% more than in 2022,...

Azerbaijan’s ASCO handled 4.9 mln tons of cargo in 2023

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – In 2023, tankers of Azerbaijan Caspian Sea Shipping CJSC handled 4.9 million tons of cargo. Dry cargo...

Port of Funchal sees rise in passenger numbers in 2023

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The Port of Funchal, in 2023, registered a movement of 1,031,704 passengers on cruise ships...

Hapag-Lloyd publishes preliminary business figures for 2023

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Hapag-Lloyd publishes preliminary and unaudited figures for 2023 – earnings down, TEU handling...

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