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More than 70 managers from 26 Spanish Port Authorities and Puertos del Estado (State Ports) concluded on Friday the conference ‘The culture of control, ethics and integrity in the Spanish Port System’ which Valenciaport hosted on 25 and 26 April in the Clock Building. For two days, experts in Internal Control and Auditing debated the ... […]

This month, our Secretary General, visited Aarhus and met with Thomas Haber Borch the CEO of Port of Aarhus. Port of Aarhus was hosting the Conference of the Danish Port Association. In what follows, you will read more about sustainability and digitalisation in this Danish Port, as well as investments in the port sector. Can ... […]

Port strike update (2 May) 02 May 2024, Gangavaram, India No progress has been made towards resolving the strike situation at Gangavaram, and operations at the port are at a standstill. READ MORE Revised tariff 02 May 2024, Gujarat, India The Gujarat Maritime Board has issued a revised tariff applicable for vessels with effect from ... […]

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (“APSEZ”) today announced its results for the quarter and twelve months ending 31 March, 2024. “FY24 has been a year of many new milestones for APSEZ on both operational and financial metrics. APSEZ outperformed its upper end of guidance provided at the beginning of the financial year on ... […]

As global supply chains face disruptions due to the ongoing challenges in the Red Sea, DP World has introduced a new solution to address critical raw material shortages affecting Turkish importers across various sectors, particularly automotive. Responding to the urgent need from several manufacturers and importers that use Türkiye as a production and export base ... […]

Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has agreed to invest $600m in Nigeria’s port expansion and improvement project. The company’s chair, Robert Maersk Uggla, agreed to the investment in a meeting with Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu at the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, according to the President’s office. Tinubu said the ... […]

Visayas Container Terminal (VCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in Central Philippines, is making progress towards transforming the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex (ICPC) into a more competitive and efficient trade gateway for Western Visayas. Since commencing commercial operations on 1 April, VCT has steadily enhanced the terminal’s infrastructure and productivity to effectively position ... […]

Gulftainer, a leading operator of regional ports and terminals, and a provider of customised supply chain and logistics solutions, achieved a significant milestone in its logistics operations in Saudi Arabia by handling a seamless rail cargo operation from Al Jubail to Al Riyadh. Through its subsidiary, Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO), based in Saudi Arabia, ... […]

Last week, in the framework of its annual Conference taking place in Paris, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) launched the results of the ESPO Port Investment Study 2024 (find here). The study offers a unique and comprehensive analysis of the investment pipeline and challenges of European ports. This study, prepared by Dr. Peter de ... […]

On April 8th, 2024, FEPORT Secretary General and 27 high-level representatives of different parts of the mobility value chain and representatives of various transport modes have been invited by the European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, Commissioner Vălean and Commissioner Šefčovič to participate to the Clean Transition Dialogue on Clean Mobility. The objective of ... […]