Automotive
Nissan seeks to reinforce cooperation with Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Japanese carmaker Nissan’s inventory control manager Joan Inglés met with Barcelona port management...
Luka Koper to build ro-ro mooring at Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Slovenian port operator Luka Koper d.d. has said it plans to build a new mooring facility for ro-ro ships to...
Spanish ports increase handling of new vehicles in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Spanish ports handled about 3.3 million new vehicles in 2017, which represents a growth of 1.2% compared...
BLG Logistics visit Gioia Tauro port to consider further investment
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2018 – The extraordinary commissioner of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait...
Gefco and Bergé join forces in Spain
Madrid, Sain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Gefco is setting up a joint venture with Spanish logistics provider Bergé to strengthen finished vehicle...
Sagunto port looks to improve automotive handling and attract further business
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 24, 2018 – A working group in Sagunto port is looking into the necessary steps to increase the port’s handling...
Valencia port boosts car traffic in April
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – Valencia port closed the month of April with 22% more car traffic than in April 2017. The success among...
Combalia launches direct monthly service for vehicle shipments from Europe to South America
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – Combalia Agencia Maritima has set up a direct monthly service for vehicle shipments from Europe to South...
Ford Spain’s Almussafes plant to export 45% of overseas vehicles via Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Ford Spain has begun to use its new facilities in the port of Valencia, a terminal of 100,000 square metres in...
Magna discusses automotive investment in East Port Said
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Magna, the Austrian auto manufacturer, has held investment discussions with the Suez Canal Economic Zone...
Koper port among ten largest automotive ports in 2017.
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – In 2017, a total of 16.6 million cars were handled by the twenty-five largest European car ports, and...
Koper port plans new Ro-Ro berth
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – Koper port is planning to build a new Ro-Ro berth in Basin 3 which will be designed to meet the mooring...
South Korea’s Hands Corporation to open Tangiers plant
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 13, 2018 – South Korean wheel manufacturer, Hands Corporation, is to construct a factory worth MAD 4.33 billion...
Neptune Lines, UECC mull Vigo-Tangier line
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 12, 2018 – Shipping companies are preparing to attract part of the significant flow of goods that is expected as of the end...
Barcelona port takes part in ECG association annual debate
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 – The commercial manager of Barcelona port, Lluís París, attended the ECG Annual Dinner Debate that the...
Livorno port starts handling car transport railway link to Slovakia’s Trnava
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Livorno has started handling a direct railway link with Slovakia’s Trnava for the transport of new...
Pasaia port cargo traffic rises in February
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Pasaia port has increased its traffic in February, continuing the good data for January, a month in which the...
Nexteer Automotive announces a new production facility in Kenitra, Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Nexteer Automotive has announced a new production facility in Kenitra, Morocco, to manufacture single...
Valencia port participates in ECG meeting in Cuxhaven
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has participated in the meeting of the Maritime and...
Spain’s Noatum focuses on cars, multipurpose terminals after asset sale to COSCO
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – Spanish group Noatum’s business has been reduced to car and multipurpose terminals as well as sea...