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Turkish Navy announces expansion plans
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Last week, a meeting of the Turkish Defense Industry Executive Committee announced an expansion plan for...
Port of Santander will receive €56.4 mln in EU aid to adapt to Brexit
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Port of Santander will receive 56.4 million euros in European aid to adapt to Brexit. The funds,...
Armenian ferry line between Poti and Kavkaz suspended
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Landlocked Armenia has suspended the short-lived Black Sea ferry line between the Georgian Poti and the...
A barge with fertiliser sank in the Danube River
Backa Palanka, Serbia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Germany-registered cargo barge Antonia sank on January 5 after it hit a Danube River bridge...
New grain warehouses in Izmail port
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 8, 2024 – Swiss-registered Harvest Commodities has invested in the construction of grain warehouses in Ukraine’s...
Finnlines develops its Biscay Line
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Finnlines has announced plans to develop its Biscay Line, which transports rolling goods and connects...
MSC Cruises makes full use of Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – This year, MSC Cruises will make full use of the Port of Genoa. This week, the MSC Poesia ship leaves the...
Kombiverkehr increase services to Trieste, Greek & Turkish ports
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Starting this month, Kombiverkehr KG has improved its intermodal services with Trieste,...
Lebanese Port of Tripoli increases cargo traffic in Jan-Sep 2023
Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – In January-September 2023, the Lebanese port of Tripoli handled 2.73 million tons of cargo, up +4.52%...
Taranto port starts new service to transport refrigerated containers
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The Port of Taranto port started a new service to transport refrigerated containers. An agreement has...
Adif to invest in electrification of the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunt line
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager Adif will invest 34.4 million euros in the...
EU to lift air, maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria, Romania
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – At the end of last year, the European Council announced that from March 31, 2024, the EU will lift air...
China’s COSCO Shipping line ends visits to Israeli ports
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – China’s state-owned COSCO Shipping has ended visits to Israeli ports for the time being. This...
Taman port ammonia terminal delayed again
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The launch of Russia’s first and only ammonia and mineral fertilisers transshipment complex in the Black Sea...
World Bank: Middle Corridor can invigorate regional trade
Astana, Kazakhstan (Porta Europe) January 8, 2024 – With the right policies, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor), a...
Banned ozone-depleting refrigerant seized in Constanta port
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Coast guard and customs have blocked the import of 4,136 12 kg cylinders of R134a, a banned...
Key Trade Document and Data Elements (KTDDE) project explained
Johannesburg, South Africa (Ports Europe) January 8, 2023 – Key Trade Document in the article Key Trade Documents and Data Elements (KTDDE) and what it...
China and India bought 90% of Russian oil in 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – China’s share in Russia’s export of oil and petroleum products in 2023 was 50%, while India...