Automotive
Volkswagen and Port of Santander to further promote rail
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – The President of the APS and his counterpart at Volkswagen Navarra are working together to further promote...
APM Terminals’ Vado Gateway reports 284% auto imports in 2023
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – APM Terminals’ Vado Gateway has reported a 284% increase in vehicle imports in 2023, and a good start...
New vehicle logistics company set up in Vado, Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 4, 2024 – The Fratelli Cosulich Group and XCA have set up VLV – Vehicle Logistic Vado in Vado Ligure, a logistics...
Port of Santander inaugurates Raos Pier 9
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Raos Pier 9 has been inaugurated at the Port of Santander, increasing the number of berths and...
Port of Toulon sees increase in 2023 turnover
Toulon, France (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – The commercial Port of Toulon has reported a +6% increase in turnover for 2023. This was despite a...
Sanctions? Georgia as Russia’s “Auto Heaven”
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2024 – Hundreds of cars are supplied to Russia from Georgia every day, directly or through intermediary...
Port of Barcelona imports more electric Chinese cars
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona imported 790,000 vehicle units in 2023, an increase of +33.7% on the previous...
Port of Leixões starts shipping Peugeot vehicles
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Last week, the Port of Leixões carried out the first shipment of Peugeot vehicles from Stellantis...
Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings to develop APM Terminals deal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Ltd has extended its business arrangement with APM Terminals to...
Repsol, Ravago inaugurate new plant in Tanger Automotive City
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – Spanish energy company Repsol and Belgian plastics giant Ravago have inaugurated a new compounding...
Port Authority of Pasaia plan vehicle handling improvements
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – The Port Authority of Pasaia (APP) has proposed the improvement and investment projects in the short and...
Port of Thessaloniki to handle electric buses from China
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Next month, the Port of Thessaloniki is set to receive 110 new, electric buses. The vehicles were...
Renault and Port of Santander plan improved vehicle traffic
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – The president of the Port Authority of Santander, César Díaz, and the director of the port, Santiago...
Germany’s KOSTAL opens plant in Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – Germany’s KOSTAL, a vehicle part manufacturer, has opened a plant in the Tanger Med...
Port of Koper reports record for car handling
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Luka Koper achieved an extraordinary feat just before the end of the year by breaking the vehicle...
Port of Santander starts importing Suzuki vehicles
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The Port of Santander has started importing Suzuki vehicles with the first delivery of cars from...
Port of Koper reports record car and Ro-Ro traffic
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – The Port of Koper has reported that November was a record month for the terminal which handles car and...
Port of Ravenna becomes leading BMW exporter
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – The Port of Ravenna is becoming leading BMW exporter, handling over 20,000 cars since April. Last March,...
ANFAC report on Spanish maritime port logistics for cars in 2022
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – The 2022 edition of the sector report on maritime-port logistics reports an increase in vehicle...
Basque Port of Pasaia increased its car traffic handling in 2022
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – The Basque Port of Pasaia increased its car traffic handling to over 239,00 autos, up +14.6% on the...