Maritime transport
New rail line links Turkish port with China and UK
Turkey's one of the largest container terminal, DP World Yarımca was connected to China and London by rail on July 30.
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"Maritime Administration" with Surprise Inspections of the Tourist Boats
Since the beginning of the season, the inspections of the tourist boats in Varna and the region have begun, said Captain Valentin Enchev, director of the Maritime Administration. He inspected the boats in the resort of Kamchia.
Shortsea shipping lags on IMO cap
The shortsea shipping industry is being left behind in the effort to adjust to new global environmental regulations despite it being the maritime domain that needs clean fuel the most. Still, the positive impact of these regulations is the subject of some dispute.
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Cruise companies call for port improvement
The state of infrastructure at Greek ports is a major concern for cruise companies, it emerged from the 5th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum that concluded on Wednesday in Athens.
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Cruise tourism eyeing a good year
The fifth installment of Greece's biggest cruise and yacht tourism exhibition and conference, Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, opens on May 28 at a new venue and with fresh momentum, in view of the anticipated increase in visits by cruise ships this year.
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Thessaloniki Port eyes boost in container traffic
The management of the recently privatized Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH) is expecting a significant improvement in the financial and commercial performance of Greece's second-biggest port this year, through the attraction of container ships from major international shipping companies and the increase of conventional cargo traffic.
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Cruise market stayed stuck in 2018
The state's failure to develop new cruise tourism destinations and to protect existing ones from saturation, combined with the absence of major international players from cruise routes to and from Turkey, brought another recessionary year for the Greek sector in 2018. However, data on cruiser arrivals in Piraeus last year point to a likely increase.
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Green light for the Port of Koper Container Terminal Extension
By the time the building permit became valid, Luka Koper had already published the public procurement for the selection of the contractor who will install the test drilling pilots which will carry the upper structure of the quayside. A period of monitoring will then follow before actual construction work, which is expected to start in May 2019.
Greece hauls abandoned, half-sunken ships out of the sea
The hulking remains of a cargo ship rise up through the water, listing to one side with a rusting hull exposed, its glory days of sailing the world's seas and oceans long gone.
Spain Sees New Record in Migrant Arrivals in 2018
According to the International Organization for Migration (OIM), 57,250 people managed to complete the journey to Spain across the Mediterranean between the beginning of the year and December 26. That is an average of nearly 160 arrivals a day, El Pais reported.
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