Cargo-Partner moves LCL shipments over Koper

The Port of Koper reported a slight 1% year-on-year decline in TEU handling for H1 2024 but achieved a 24% increase in net profit compared to its planned target.

Port of Koper has initiated the public procurement process for the northern extension of Pier I.

The Port of Koper Group’s Q1 2024 results showed a net turnover of €79.4 million and a net profit of €15.4 million, impacted by weak eurozone economic activity and global slowdowns.

DFDS, which operates one of the most extensive freight and passenger ferry networks in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and eastern Mediterranean regions, is spending approximately €200M to buy Tarifa (Spain)-based FRS Iberia/ Maroc, a leading operator of ferry services across the Gibraltar Strait. FRS operates seven vessels on three services across the Gibraltar Strait, linking Algeciras and Tanger Med, Algeciras and Ceuta, and Tarifa
and Tanger Ville.

Kuehne+Nagel has acquired Morgan Cargo, expanding its perishables network and connectivity for customers to and from South Africa, UK and Kenya.

Shippers and forwarders organisations are calling for improved standards of data protection and confidentiality in digital trading and booking systems.