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The Port of Thessaloniki joins the MedPorts association

The Port of Thessaloniki joins the MedPorts association
02/10/2022 | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. On the occasion of a conference on the challenges facing Mediterranean ports at the Mediterranean Worlds Forum, representatives of MedPorts announced that the Port of Thessaloniki would be joining their association.
Algeciras, Athanasios Liagkos, Athens, Belterra Investments, CMA CGM, Deutsche Invest, ECA zone, Egypt, GPMM, Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, Greece, Marpol, Mediterranean, Mediterranean World Forum, MedPorts, Piraeus, ports, Tangier, Terminal Link, Thessaloniki

Gefco inaugurates a 10,000 m² warehouse in Tanger Med

Gefco inaugurates a 10,000 m² warehouse in Tanger Med
02/22/2021 | Transport
MOROCCO / FRANCE. The French group Gefco strengthens its position on the Moroccan market by inaugurating a new 10,000 m² warehouse in the Tanger Med logistics free zone.
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3M, automobile industry, Casablanca, Continental, Faurecia, Fes, France, Gibraltar, GTL, Kenitra, logistics, maritime transport, Medhub, Meknes, Morocco, Novares, ports, PSA, PSA plant, Sébastien Roger, Tanger Med Europe, Tangier, Valeo

CMA CGM obtains management of the future port of Alexandria terminal

CMA CGM obtains management of the future port of Alexandria terminal
01/28/2021 | Transport
EGYPT / FRANCE. CMA CGM will manage and operate Pier 55, the future multipurpose terminal at the port of Alexandria.
Alexandria, CMA CGM, Egypt, France, Greece, Latakia, LNG, Malta, maritime transport, Marseilles, Marseilles-Fos, Mediterranean, Pier 55, ports, Saadé, Seville, Syria, Thessaloniki

The health crisis in the Maghreb impacts the results of the port of Marseille

The health crisis in the Maghreb impacts the results of the port of Marseille
01/25/2021 | Transport
FRANCE. If the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille-Fos finally resisted well to the sanitary crisis on its goods segment, passenger transport has been hit hard by travel restrictions.
ADEO, Algeria, Cap Janet, Chantal Helman, coronavirus crisis, Corsica, Covid-19, cruise, Distriport, Elisabeth Ayrault, France, goods, GPMM, Hervé Martel, IDEC Life, Jean-Marc Forneri, Kenitra, La Feuillane, LNG, Maghreb, Marseille, Mediaco, Morocco, port of Marseille-Fos, ports, Renault, Tangier, Tunisia, Virtuo

La Méridionale opens a maritime line between Marseille and Tanger Med

La Méridionale opens a maritime line between Marseille and Tanger Med
12/01/2020 | Transport
FRANCE / MOROCCO. The shipping company La Méridionale will offer, as from Wednesday 2 December 2020, a regular freight and passenger shipping line between Marseille and Tanger Med.
Benoït Dehaye, Eric Brioist, France, Girolata, La Méridionale, maritime transport, Marseille, Morocco, Pelagos, ports, Tanger Med, Tangier, transport

"The virus did not win against the ports", says Bernard Valero, Avitem's general manager

"The virus did not win against the ports", says Bernard Valero, Avitem's general manager
11/06/2020 | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. Speaking at a webinar, Bernard Valero, Director General of the Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories, noted the resilience of ports in the face of Covid-19.
Avitem, Bernard Valero, coronavirus crisis, ISEMAR, maritime transport, MedPorts, port of Marseille-Fos, ports

A new shipping line between France, Italy and Tunisia

A new shipping line between France, Italy and Tunisia
08/18/2020 | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. It serves from August 22nd the ports of Sète, Marina Di Carrara and Sousse.
Anarres Shipping, Cyprus, France, Italy, Marina Di Carrara, maritime transport, ports, Sousse, Sète, Tunisia

The Port of Marseille maintains its 2020 investments, despite a 15% drop in its traffic

The Port of Marseille maintains its 2020 investments, despite a 15% drop in its traffic
07/09/2020 | Transport
FRANCE. Impacted by the health crisis, the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille will maintain the €57m of investments planned for 2020 and will even add more than €6.5m of commercial measures to revive port activities.
coronavirus crisis, Corsica Linea, Cotunav, Covid-19, cruise, France, GPMM, Grand port maritime de Marseille, Hervé Martel, Maghreb, maritime transport, Marseille, ports, Tunisia

The Port of Barcelona launches a new service to Turkey

The Port of Barcelona launches a new service to Turkey
06/11/2020 | Transport
SPAIN. JSV Logistics now connects the port of Barcelona with the Turkish ports of Gebze and Ambarli in five days.
Ambarli, APM, APM Terminals Barcelona, Barcelona, Gebze, Istanbul, JSV Logistics, maritime transport, Marmara, Marmedsa, Marseille, Med Turkey Express, Miranda de Ebro, port of Barcelona, ports, Spain, Turkey

Blue economy shows enormous potential in Mediterranean

Blue economy shows enormous potential in Mediterranean
06/09/2017 | Environmental and development issues
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aquaculture, Barcelona Convention, blue economy, Christian Avérous, El Dorado, environment, fishing, leisure activities, MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan), maritime transport, Marseille, Mava Foundation, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, offshore energy, Plan Bleu, ports, sustainable development, tourism, United Nations

The Port of Barcelona looks ahead to 2020

The Port of Barcelona looks ahead to 2020
04/24/2015 | Transport
SPAIN. The Port of Barcelona aims to improve road and rail access in a bid to increase goods traffic by 50% thanks to scheduled investments in cooperation with the local government (Generalitat of Catalonia) and the state (Ministry of Equipment).
Africa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Europe, Grimaldi Lines, logistics, maritime transport, Mediterranean, Mediterranean rail corridor, Motorways of the sea, North Africa, port of Barcelona, ports, Prat quay, rail transport, Savona, Shippax, Short Sea Shipping, Sixte Cambra, Spain, SSS, transport

Algeciras aims to defend its title as the “Port of the Mediterranean”

Algeciras aims to defend its title as the “Port of the Mediterranean”
04/24/2015 | Transport
SPAIN. The Port of Algeciras aims to maintain its leading position in goods handling in the Mediterranean by reaching 100 million tonnes this year.
ABPA, Africa, Algeciras, Baleria, Ceuta, Iberian Peninsula, logistics, Manuel Moron, maritime transport, Mediterranean, Morocco, Motorways of the seau, Outer Green Island, ports, Saint-Nazaire, Shippax, Spain, strait of Gibraltar, Tanger Med Line, Tanger Med port, Trans-European Transport Network, transport, Vigo

A high speed rail connection for new ports at Ashdod and Eilat

A high speed rail connection for new ports at Ashdod and Eilat
04/24/2015 | Transport
ISRAEL. Israel will soon have new ports at Eilat on the Red Sea and Ashdod on the Mediterranean. To facilitate the transport of freight, a high speed railway line will connect the two seas.
Ashdod, Dov Frlhinger, Egypt, Eilat, Israel, Israel Ports Company, logistics, maritime transport, Mediterranean, National roads company of Israel, Netivei Yisrael, ports, rail transport, Red Sea, Red-Med Railway, Shippax, transport, Turkey

Ro-ro traffic gets a boost in Marseille thanks to higher volume container flows

Ro-ro traffic gets a boost in Marseille thanks to higher volume container flows
04/24/2015 | Transport
FRANCE. Marseille is banking on container shipping to regain its position as the leading port in the Mediterranean. These investments will also benefit ro-ro services.
 
Bettembourg, Christine Cabau-Whoehrel, Clesud, Fabienne Margail, France, logistics, maritime transport, Marseille, Mediterranean, Medlink ports, Miramas, Mourepiane, ports, Shippax

Portugal banks on ro-ro services to strengthen its links to Europe

Portugal banks on ro-ro services to strengthen its links to Europe
04/24/2015 | Transport
PORTUGAL. The port of Leixões near Porto hopes to become less peripheral in Europe by developing ro-ro services thanks to a 26m-long ramp and a 310m-long quay.
Atlantic Ocean, Borgueira Dias, Botlek, Europe, France, Germany, José Laranjeira Anselmo, Leixoes, Lisbon, maritime transport, Mediterranean rail corridor, motorways of the Sea, Porto, ports, Portugal, Rotterdam, Shippax, Spain, Viana de Castelo

Development of the port of Rijeka continues thanks to the “Gateway Projekt”

Development of the port of Rijeka continues thanks to the “Gateway Projekt”
04/24/2015 | Transport
CROATIA. Since 2003, almost €190 million has been invested in Rijika, Croatia’s largest port, to boost its competitiveness and link it the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). A further €31 million has been allocated for 2015.
Adamic, Alen Jugovic, Bakar, Budapest, Cratian railways, Croatia, Dubrovnok, Europe, gateway project, Gateway Project, HZ, Irena Kriz, Jadrolinija, maritime transport, Mediterranean rail corridor, Pag, port of Rijeka Authority, ports, Rab, rail transport, Rijeka, Skrljevo, TEN-T network, Zagreb

The Port of Patras will be linked to the Greek railway network by 2020

The Port of Patras will be linked to the Greek railway network by 2020
04/24/2015 | Transport
GREECE. Athens aims to open up the country via modernisation of its ports and road and railway networks. Priority will be given to infrastructures connecting ro-ro services to railway lines and the Port of Patras should be the first to benefit by 2020.
Albany, Ancona, Athanassios Papadaskalopoulos, Athens, Bari, Brindisi, Bulgaria, Christos Loutsarakos, Egnatia, Europe, European Union (EU), Eurozone, Fyrom, Greece, Grigoris Sabatakakis, Hellenic Railways, Igoumenitsa, Ikonio, Institute of regional development, Italy, Kiato Halfway, logistics, Macedonia, maritime transport, OSE, Patras, Piraeus, ports, rail transport, regional planning, Rododafni, Shippax, Thessaloniki, transport, Turkey, Venice

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro
04/24/2015 | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. Ports in southern Europe are working hard to lure container traffic from Anvers and Rotterdam. An increase in ro-ro traffic could follow in its wake.
 
Aftri, Algeciras, Anvers, Ashdod, Austria, Barcelona, Bavaria, Brussels, Croatia, Europe, European Commission, Finland, France, Genoa, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Isemar, Israel, Italy, Juncker, Juncker plan, La Spezia, logistics, Maghreb, Marc Grolleau, maritime transport, Marseille, Mechanism for interconnection, Mediterranean, Medlinks, MIE, Netherlands, Palermo, Paul Tourret, ports, Rhône, Rijeka, Road Transport Association, Rotterdam, Scotlan, Shippax, Southern Europe, Spain, Superior institute of maritime economy, Switzerland, Sète, Tangier, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Transcargo, transport

Grimaldi Lines' Just In Time (JIT) strategy

Grimaldi Lines' Just In Time (JIT) strategy
05/23/2014 | Transport
Grimaldi Lines is focusing heavily on the development of its ro-ro services from Spain since this mode of transport enables regular services that are better adapted to its freight customers' Just in Time strategy. The shipping company is preparing for a rise in demand from its two home ports of Barcelona and Valencia, particularly if Spanish exports remain strong. Interview with Mario Masserotti, Adviser Representative of Grimaldi Group in Spain.
Bilbao, Eastern Mediterranean, Grimaldi Lines, JIT, Just in time strategy, Mario Masserotti, maritime transport, Mediterranean, ports, Shippax, Spain, Valencia

Tanger Med redraws the map

Tanger Med redraws the map
05/23/2014 | Transport
The building of the Tanger Med port might seem to have had little impact on ferry traffic to Morocco. However, even if the number of vessels passing through the new facility remains limited, the port's potential for Ro-Ro traffic competes with the port of Casablanca.
AFTRI, Alain Joyeux, CMA CGM, CNRS, France, Grégory Fourcin, hub port, Marc Grolleau, maritime transport, Marseille, Mediterranean, Melloussa, Morocco, Nora Marei, North Africa, ports, Renault, Shippax, Spain, Strait of Gibraltar, Tanger Med

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