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La Spezia cruise businesses join Blue Flag agreement
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – A new voluntary “Blue Flag” agreement was signed yesterday at the cruise terminal in La...
Messina Strait port authority publishes 3-year plan, future bridge considered
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait) has approved a three-year...
Port of Livorno plans dredging works
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno will soon start the process which will remove 195,000 m³ of material from a...
Turkish government confirms plan to sell İzmir Alsancak Port
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has confirmed that they are in talks with the Gulf countries...
CMA CGM and Egypt to cooperate on port development
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The French logistics company CMA CGM and the Egyptian Ministry of Transport have signed an agreement to...
Port of Lisbon grows 6.8% in the first four months of 2023
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In the first four months of 2023, the Port of Lisbon handled 3.6 million tons of cargo, an increase of...
Portuguese ports report increased cargo traffic of +13.8% in April
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In April 2023, Portugal’s mainland commercial port system handled 7.8 million tonnes of cargo, an...
Portugal fifth in Europe for blue economy investment
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – Portugal is the fifth most attractive country in the European Union (EU) for investment in the blue...
Port of Barcelona awards contract to refurbish headquarters
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona will award the contract for the refurbishment of the...
Port of Barcelona sees first-half cargo traffic down -10.6%
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port of Barcelona handled 32.5 million tonnes of cargo, down -10.6% on the...
EU adopts FuelEU maritime initiative to decarbonise the maritime sector
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The European Union Council has adopted a new law to decarbonise the maritime sector. An EU press release...
Port of Taranto starts dredging, Yilport container terminal
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has started dredging the seabed in front of the Yilport container terminal to -16.5...
Port of Taranto sees decline in first half cargo, June shows promise
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In the first six months of 2023, the Port of Taranto handled 7.07 million tons (mt), down -8.2% on 7.7 mt...
Belarus says Russian ports now used for transshipment
Minsk, Belarus (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – A total of 19 Russian ports have been handling cargo from Belarus for transshipment to ultimate...
Port of Cádiz set to start phase II of the new container terminal
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz is set to proceed with the construction of phase II of the new...
FESCO proposes new container terminal in Astrakhan, Caspian Sea
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – Andrey Severilov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the FESCO Transport Group, has met with the...
Port of Vado Ligure receives a loan to develop agri-food logistics
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – The Port of Vado Ligure, part of the Genoa port system, will receive a €9.5 million non-repayable loan to...