Automotive
Tangier automotive developments concern Spanish operators
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Spanish port operators are increasingly concerned about the developing automotive industry sector in...
Valencia port gains ground in car traffic segment
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – Car traffic at Valencia port rose by 6.7% on the year in the first nine months of 2018, although its largest...
Varroc Lighting Systems to build new plant in Tanger Automotive City, Morocco
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – In September, India’s Varroc Lighting Systems announced that it would use a €16 million loan...
Tanger Med port set to start PSA vehicle exports
Tanger Med, (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – The TangerMed port complex is in preparation to start exporting locally made vehicles for PSA, the French...
PREMO inaugurates Tanger Med automotive facility
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – PREMO, the Spanish electronic components manufacturer, inaugurated its new factory in Tanger Free...
Mitsui Kinzoku Act sets up new company in Tanger Automotive City
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – In July, Japan’s Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation, specialised in the manufacture of functional...
Steel company ArcelorMittal call for union talks at Avilés
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – The pressure on car makers to reduce the use of diesel fuels is having effects on the steel industry....
Anfac highlights Santander port’s 7 millionth car handling
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – Anfac (Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Automóviles y Camiones) has reported that Santander...
France’s Groupe Cat to restructure activity at Santander port
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – French transport and logistics holding Groupe CAT has decided to restructure its presence in the port of...
Santander port launches logistics zone for imported vehicles
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2018 – Santander port has launched a Logistics Activities Zone (ZAL) with an area of 52,258 m² that can...
Santander port targets handling of 600,000 cars annually
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Santander port aims to have the capacity to move 600,000 cars a year, for which it needs new rail...
JTEKT hosts ground-breaking ceremony for new plant in Morocco
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Japan’s JTEKT Corporation has hosted a ground-breaking ceremony on September 17, 2018, to...
Citroën presents new Berlingo model at Marin port
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – The Citroën Dalonga dealership in Pontevedra and Vilagarcía, together with Talleres Bagalones de...
Valencia port to host meeting of European employers’ association of transporters and car logistics operators in 2019
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has...
Local press reports Volkswagen considering new Morocco plant
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – There are unconfirmed reports locally that German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen AG will soon...
Proton ships cars to Egypt after three-year gap
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Malaysian automotive company Proton Holdings Bhd has recommenced car exports to Egypt via...
AdSP Livorno meets with CS Group spa and Zhidou Electric Vehicle
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North...
Automakers benefit from EBRD investment in Tangier and Kenitra ports
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to lend €16 million ($18.58...
Spain’s La Luz Autoport Terminal to build car silo at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Canary Islands Spain (Ports Europe) August 15, 2018 – Spanish company La Luz Autoport Terminal SL plans to build a vehicle storage facility in...
Port of Santander once again achieves the first position in the maritime-port logistics assessment carried out by ANFAC
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – The port of Santander has once again managed to position itself in the first position in the sectoral...