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Seven tons of cocaine arrives via Port of Vigo, Spain
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The four people were arrested last Tuesday after the discovery of a 7.2-ton stash of cocaine in a frozen...
Port of Santander starts importing Suzuki vehicles
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The Port of Santander has started importing Suzuki vehicles with the first delivery of cars from...
Russia’s Volga-Caspian Canal dredged to 4.5 m depth, but…
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – After heavy dredging, involving 17 dredgers and a fleet of 40 support vessels, the draft on the...
ESPO: Ports are EU’s gateways, logistic nodes, industrial clusters, energy bubs, facilitators of military mobility
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The Transport Committee in the European Parliament adopted its own-initiative report building a...
MEPs call for European Ports Summit
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Today, European Unions MEPs on Transport and Tourism committee called for a European Port Summit. It...
Port of Antwerp considers concession for hydrogen imports
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – The Port of Antwerp is evaluating a concession site for hydrogen import terminals. This is part of...
Belarus, Russia free economic zones plan cooperation
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – The management of the free economic zone (SEZ) “Brest” in Bealrus and the special...
MSC set to acquire Clasquin in France
Paris, France (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Yves Revol and Olymp, controlling shareholders of Clasquin SA, have entered into exclusive negotiations...
Estonian ambassador to Spain visits Port of Valencia
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Andres Rundu, Estonian ambassador to Spain and Andorra, together with Marlen Rein, in charge of...
Singapore’s PSA invests €100 million in its Italian terminals
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Singapore-based PSA International invested over €100 million in its Italian terminals in 2023, according...
DEME, Faria sign offshore wind agreement
DEME and Greek renewable energy developer and independent power producer FARIA Renewables have signed a cooperation agreement to explore opportunities and...
Italy says it is leaving China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Government sources are reporting that Italy has informed China that it is leaving the Belt and Road...
PSA Sines increases crane capacity
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – PSA Sines will increase its capacity with two mega-gantry Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes in February 2024....
Primever restarts fruit and vegetable terminal at Port of Sète, France
Sète, France (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – Primever, a leading fruit and vegetable tarnspot company, has restarted operations at the Port of Sète...
EU ports rebounding from pandemic disruptions
News – EUROSTAT – EU ports rebounding from pandemic disruptions – December 5, 2023 In 2022, the total gross weight of seaborne freight...
Fincantieri company to upgrade Il Terminale Marino, Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – SIOT-TAL will invest €44.4 million in upgrading the Il Terminale Marino, Trieste. The work will be...
APM Terminals, DP World launch Zero Emission Port Alliance
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – APM Terminals and DP World have announced the creation of the Zero Emission Port Alliance (ZEPA), an...