The weekend brought a particularly high volume of traffic to the Port of Vlora, with around 8,000 passengers and 2,300 vehicles departing for Italy. The flow consisted mainly of Albanian emigrants returning to their places of work after the holidays, as well as Italian tourists.

To handle the increased demand and avoid long queues, three ferries operated on the Vlora–Brindisi route.

Border authorities increased processing capacity, putting nine counters into operation in the vehicle lane and five more inside the passenger terminal.

Thanks to the measures taken, document-checking procedures were completed without delays, and the ferries adhered to all scheduled times. Border Police remain on standby, while activity at the port is expected to return to normal starting Monday.

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A power outage has caused chaos at the Port of Vlora, disrupting the boarding process for hundreds of passengers and vehicles.

According to preliminary information, around 700 passengers and 180 vehicles have faced delays during boarding, creating queues and a difficult situation at the port.

The power outage is suspected to have been caused by a fault that occurred during work being carried out by the water utility in the area near the port.

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During the tourist season, the number of trips from Italy to Albania has risen significantly, keeping passenger traffic entering through the Port of Vlora high.

A total of 1,388 passengers arrived at the port today alone on the two ferries operating on the Brindisi–Vlora route, “Ionian Star” and “European Star”.

According to data shown in the arrival reports, the passengers were accompanied by 291 vehicles, 10 motorhomes and 31 motorcycles.

The “Ionian Star” brought 817 passengers to Vlora, while the “European Star” transported another 571, figures that demonstrate the high intensity of arrivals during August.

Considerable traffic was also recorded in the opposite direction, with around 700 passengers registered as departing from the Port of Vlora.

Port traffic is expected to remain high in the other days of August as well, a period that marks one of the highest levels of passenger movement to and from Albania.

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