Automotive
Tarragona port handles over 4,000 vehicles in less than 48 hours
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The Port of Tarragona has managed more than 4,000 vehicles in less than 48 hours. At the port, the...
Sagunto port see 14.07% increase in auto traffic at end November
News – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia – January 9, 2018 The traffic evolution of the port of Sagunto continues to be positive at the end of November, if...
Nissan increases workforce at Barcelona port’s distribution centre
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 3, 2019 – The Nissan vehicle distribution centre in the port of Barcelona has increased its workforce by almost 50%...
Suardíaz drives Vigo port’s traffic growth in 2018
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 31, 2018 – The Suardíaz group, headquartered in Madrid, ends the year as the growth generator of traffic at the port of...
Bergé, Gefco establish Spain’s largest car logistics operator
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) December 28, 2018 – Spanish companies Bergé and Gefco announced the signing of the agreement to create the leading provider...
Volkswagen to keep exports via Vigo despite end of Setúbal port strike
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – German carmaker Volkswagen AG has said it plans to continue the export of cars produced at its Palmela factory...
Volkswagen plant in Pamela faces production suspension due to Setúbal port strike
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Autoeuropa, the Volkswagen AG can manufacturing facility in Palmela, has no further space to store...
Minister of Economy considers situation in the port of Setúbal “serious”
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Deputy Minister of the Economy, Pedro Siza Vieira, has described the situation...
BMW looks at exports from Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2018 – German carmaker BMW AG is considering the launch of a regular line at Vigo port, as it faces difficulties in...
Sagunto port maintains car traffic upward trend in October
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Sagunto port’s car traffic positive trend has remained in the month of October, according...
Grimaldi ships transporting cars to dock at Vado Ligure port until March 31
Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Grimaldi ships transporting cars will dock once a week at the reefer terminal operated by APM Terminals...
Leixões port handles Volkswagen vehicles
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Leixões port has started receiving vehicles from Volkswagen AG’s Autoeuropa car plant in...
Portugal’s AutoEuropa to remove 2,000 cars from Setúbal port
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Portuguese automotive assembly plant operator AutoEuropa Automóveis, Lda., part of Volkswagen AG,...
Volkswagen cars produced in Portugal exported via Vigo port, Spain
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – German car Volkswagen AG manufacturer has started exporting vehicles made at its Palmela plant, near...
Volkswagen key to Portugal’s car industry
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Research by Germany Trade & Invest shows that German vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen AG is a key...
VW diverts vehicle traffic to Spanish ports from Setúbal
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – The strike at Setúbal port has forced Volkswagen AG to divert vehicles produced in its Palmela factory in...
Setúbal port strike affecting local Volkswagen facility
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – Volkswagen AG’s is one of the locally-operating companies which is being affected by a port...
Spain’s Autoterminal to rely on car export recovery at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – Autoterminal, a subsidiary of Noatum Maritime, will rely on the export of vehicles from the port of...
Storm flood destroys hundreds of cars in Savona port
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – The high swell caused the flooding of a port terminal where cars were located in the port prior to export to...
Seat, Autometro to relaunch rail service to Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Spanish carmaker Seat SA and Autometro SA, a company owned by FGC and COMSA Rail Transport,...