Automotive
Tesla exports Berlin-built model via Port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) September 12, 2022 – Car maker Tesla exports Berlin-built Model Y via Port of Koper. In Europe, the vehicle is...
Port of Gioia Tauro to open terminal port rail link
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Gioia Tauro is to open a terminal port rail link meaning that the car terminal operated...
Port of Gioia Tauro increases TEU handling by over 15%
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) August 9, 2022 – In the first seven months of 2022, the port of Gioia Tauro handled 2,003,388 TEUs, growth of +15.3%....
Port of Barcelona has received Tesla cars from China
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has received Tesla cars made in China for the Spanish market. The port’s...
Port of Koper has welcomed the “Neptune Barcelona”
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – The Port of Koper has welcomed the “Neptune Barcelona” vessel on its maiden voyage. The ship was built...
Tanger Med Zones – an example for port development and growth
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – Tanger Med Zones, the developer and operator of the Tanger Med industrial platform, facilitates the...
Port of Civitavecchia exports Maserati cars to the Far East
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2022 – The Port of Civitavecchia has started exporting a new cargo – high-performance Maserati Grecale...
Ford to manufacture new electric cars at the Almussafes plant in València
València, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – The Ford Motor Company has announced that to build its next generation electric vehicles at the...
SCZONE signs a joint MOU to establish automotive industry complex
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) June 17, 2022 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a local Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a...
Port of Vigo cargo traffic fell by 11% year-on-year in April
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 27, 2022 – Total cargo traffic of the Port of Vigo fell by 11% year-on-year in April weighed down by the situation in the...
Port of Koper awaits shipment of Tesla vehicles
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) May 13, 2022 – The Port of Koper is awaiting a shipment of Tesla cars which have left the company’s plant in...
CMA CGM announces acquisition of GEFCO
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – The French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM is to acquire nearly 100% of GEFCO, a European leader in...
Morocco announces new international automotive investments
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – Morocco has announced the signing of eight investment agreements with five companies in the automotive...
Vehicle logistics and port operator Autoterminal opens new technical centre in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – Vehicle logistics and port operator Autoterminal Barcelona has opened a new technical centre in...
VW to build new battery cell plant in Sagunto port, near Valencia
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The German automotive group Volkswagen AG (VW) has announced it will build a new battery cell plant in the...
Port of Genoa approves the expansion of the Savona Auto Terminal
Savona, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2022 – The port authority has approved the extension of an additional 26,421 m² of the area under concession...
Car parts maker Martur Fompak expand Tanger facility
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – Turkey’s car part manufacturer, Martur Fompak, will soon open 3,500 m² extension to its plant...
ZIM adds Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port to vehicle transport service
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) February 7, 2022 – Israel’s ZIM Integrated Shipping Services will include the port of Chornomorsk in the Ro-Ro Vehicle...
ADY Container delivers the first container block train on the Assaka-Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – The first block train, operated by ADY Container LLC, consisting of 50 containers departing from the...
Port of Vigo hosts the inaugural call of the first hybrid car carrier in the world,
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2022 – The Port of Vigo has received the inaugural call of the “Auto Advance”, the first hybrid car...