“Hutchison Ports Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) has acquired two new super post-Panamax gant...

“Despite the success of Cosco Shipping’s concession to manage the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) relat...

“The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) spent 30 April studying the tender s...

“The Port of Barcelona has released its short, medium and long-term roadmap during a presentation of its Fourth Strategic Plan 2021-2025.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has released a development plan for the continued expansion of the rail terminal Combi Container Terminal (CCT) Villach Süd, Austria.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“The 19,000 TEU boxship MSC Tina allided with a pier at the Port of Istanbul on Saturday, leaving a deep gash down the side of her hull.” See the original story at The Maritime Executive. Source: The Maritime Executive (JK)

“The operator of the Port of Koper, Luka Koper has signed a contract for the supply of two shore-to-...

“Three of Spain’s major ports are currently operating as normal despite the increase in vessel arriv...

“A second tender has been issued for the Zagreb Pier Container Terminal in Rijeka, Croatia, but the...

“Puertos del Estado, which executes Spain’s port policy, has concluded that the project of the New N...

“Hutchison Ports BEST, a semi-automated terminal, has welcomed LNG-powered vessel CMA CGM Scandola as the first container ship using LNG to arrive at the Port of Barcelona.” See the original story at Offshore Energy. Source: Offshore Energy (JK)

“The Port of Valencia cut its carbon emissions by 30% between 2008 and 2019, while also increasing its maritime traffic by 42%.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“The Port of Valencia has received its first containership that was held up in the closure of the Suez Canal by the grounding of the Ever Given.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

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“The port community of Valenciaport is prepared to manage the traffic and goods retained by the blockade of the Suez Canal and to face the daily activity of the port area with full guarantees.” See the original story at AJOT. Source: AJOT (JK)

MSC Tina suffered a nasty allision with a pier in Turkey on Saturday. The 398.5m long ship has a sizeable gash along its port side while the pier at Ambarli Port reported significant damage. See the original story at Splash247. Source: Splash247 (JK)

“Greece’s main opposition party has charged the government and the Cosco Shipping-managed Piraeus Po...

“The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has launched a Vodafone-designed private mobile phone network at t...

“The newly expanded and renamed HHLA PLT Italy multipurpose terminal in Trieste—majority owned by Ha...

“There was close competition for the title of the Med’s largest container terminal last year with Ta...

“Piraeus retained its position as the Mediterranean’s leading container hub in 2020 by the narrowest...

“Greek plans to privatize second-tier ports in the country are attracting interest from companies in US, China, Israel, Russia, Italy and Germany.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“Parts for three new Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes have been delivered to APM Terminals (APMT) at the Port of Valencia as part of the company’s equipment upgrade drive.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technolgy (JK)

“Liebherr Container Cranes has handed over a ship-to-shore (STS) container crane to the Terminales Maritimas Del Sureste S.A (TMS) at the Port of Alicante.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, announced today that its CMA Terminals...

“Spain’s ports have made a mixed start to 2021 with two of its biggest gateways, Valencia and Algeciras, seeing contrasting TEU traffic in January.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Ports of Genoa has launched a new app to digitize supply chain and customs documents and improve the flow of containerized trade.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“The Panhellenic Crew Union of Towage & Salvage has decided to launch a 48-hour strike at the port o...

“Malta Freeport Terminals has been selected as one of the weekly ports of call for CMA CGM’s 23,000...

“The Port of Algeciras Authority (APBA) has awarded the $2.04 million (€1.7 million) development of...

“Contship Italia has said La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) carried out a test on an automated system to perform plug and unplug operations on refrigerated (reefer) containers.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology

“Valenciaport overcame major challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and to handle over 5.4 million containers in 2020.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) Valencia Terminal will cooperate with DSP Data and System Planning (DSP) and TALUMIS to build a digital twin of the terminal and optimize processes.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Konecranes and TiL have agreed terms for a container handling solution for TiL’s re-activated Calat...

“Container cargo rollovers at the world’s top 20 ports in jumped 75% in December 2020 compared to th...

“Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has completed the acquisition of 50.01% of the multi-functio...

“The Valenciaport has joined the World Ports Climate Action Programme (WPCAP) as part of a wider international efforts to cut carbon emissions.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“The Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) at the Port of Rijeka, Croatia, handled 300,000 TEU in...

“Rijeka – Croatia’s Rijeka port will restart the procedure for selecting a concessionaire to develop and run the Zagreb Deep Sea container terminal.” See the original story at The Medi Telegraph. Source: The Medi Telegraph (JK)

“Valenciaport has broken a new container movement record from a single ship in a single stop during the visit of the MSC Gulsun.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Despite growing opposition to its investments plans for the port of Piraeus, Cosco Shipping has mad...

“The Piraeus town hall has joined the business-led front against the Cosco Shipping managed Piraeus...

“The Ports of Marseille Fos and Montreal have signed a five-year cooperation agreement for the first time in order to partner on trade and innovation.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Cosco Shipping has announced new investments in the port of Piraeus aiming to expand the container capacity of the Greek port and upgrade the ship repair zone.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

“Maersk Launceston has departed from the Port of Piraeus, where it was moored from 27 October, the day it destroyed a Greek Navy minesweeper named Kallisto.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

“Due to the operating impact of congestion in the Port of Bilbao in Spain, the Mediterranean Shippin...

“The Port of Valencia has reaffirmed its position as the best connected port in Spain and fourth bes...

“The Port of Algeciras, a global maritime hub and one of the main container ports in Europe, has bee...