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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...

Turkmenistan to join International Maritime Organization convention

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The government has stated its intention to join the Convention on Facilitation of...

Port of Lisbon receives MSC Euribia, zero emissions 

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – On January 24, 2024, the Port of Lisbon received the MSC Euribia, the first cruise ship to undertake a...

Port of Sines joins MSC Dragon network

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – With the first call scheduled for February 5, the Port of Sines will become part of the Dragon Service...

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...

Port of Genoa extends concession for Amico & Co

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The port of Genoa has extended the concession of Amico & Co until the end of 2060. Amico & Co...

Iran’s logistics center in Astrakhan

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) January 31, 2024 – Russia’s Astrakhan region has identified a plot of land near the Caspian port of Astrakhan special...

H2V and Vallourec sign partnership agreement

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, and H2V, part of the SAMFI-Invest group, have...

Direct sea line Iran-Saudi Arabia

Bushehr, Iran (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The Persian Gulf archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia will launch a direct sea line between Iran’s port of...

Kazakhstan invites Port of Rotterdam to manage its ports

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam has been invited to participate in projects to transform the Caspian Sea...

Astrakhan is a centre of Russia’s Caspian logistics

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Hard pressed by Western sanctions, Russia is trying to find alternative transport routes towards...

Albania’s seaports handled 6.75 mt of cargo, up +75%

Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Albania’s Adriatic Sea ports handled a record 6.75 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, a huge +75%...

inwi, Medusa Submarine Cable System to strengthen trans-Mediterranean connectivity

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Global telecom operator inwi and Medusa Submarine Cable System have signed an agreement to reinforce...

Livorno’s FSRU Toscana terminal to shut down for maintenance

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has announced that the FSRU Toscana terminal will undergo extraordinary...

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...

Tanger Med handles 8.61 mln TEUs in 2023, up +13.4%

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – In 2023, Tanger Med Port handled 8,617,410 TEUs, up +13.4% on 2022. This is equivalent to 95% of...

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd alliance could boost Rijeka, Croatia

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Earlier this month, the two shipping companies Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announced a new operational...

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