Automotive
Piraeus Port Authority seeks to expand vehicle handling
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 18, 2020 – In order to increase its share of the vehicle handling market, the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) will...
OYAK and NYK to build $110 mln port in northwest Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 3, 2020 – In 2019, Oyak, the Turkish military’s pension fund, in a joint venture with Japan’s Nippon Yusen...
First overseas car freighter with low-emission LNG propulsion in service for Volkswagen Group
News Release – Volkswagen AG – Premiere in Emden: For the first time, vehicles from Europe will be transported from Europe to North and Central...
Jaguar Land Rover vehicles arrive in Koper port for export
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) June 22, 2020 – A train carrying 198 cars of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has arrived today at Koper port’s Car &...
Luka Koper inaugurates new Ro-Ro berth
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) June 10, 2020 – Luka Koper, operator of Koper port, has held the opening ceremony for the new Ro-Ro berth, completed just...
Venice port receives vehicles from Romania
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 3, 2020 – Following the restart of the Fusina terminal (motorways of the sea), the port has reactivated the transport...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 17/2020 – Ports injured but still alive & open to traffic
Covid-19 Update – Issue 17/2020 – Ports injured but still alive & open to traffic – May 26, 2020 Shipping & Logistics World...
Vigo port sees auto transport down over 6% in March
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2020 – In the month of May, Vigo port saw a decrease in car traffic of -6.67% – vehicles manufactured locally...
Vigo port to restart Nantes-Saint Nazaire motorway of the sea service
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2020 – Following a two-month suspension due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, the “Motorway of the Sea”...
Valenciaport considers photovoltaic plant on top of Grimaldi automobile silo
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2020 – Grupotec has been awarded a contract by Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port...
Czech automotive industry under pressure
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) April 12, 2020 – Hafen Hamburg (Port of Hamburg) has published an article regarding the links between the Czech...
Autoeuropa looks to reopen Portuguese Palmela plant on April 20
SetĂşbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 9, 2020 – German auto manufacturer has announced it plans to open its Autoeuropa plant in Palmela, SetĂşbal, on...
Morocco auto industry receives EBRD boost
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 24, 2020 – Morocco’s automotive industry, a leading customer of Tanger Med port, has welcomed news that...
NYK, TTC and Bolloré sign contract to build the new Ro-Ro terminal in Port Said
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2020 – NYK, Toyota Tsusho Corporation (both Japan) and BollorĂ© Africa Logistics (BollorĂ©) have signed a...
Automar completes the acquisition of AutoTerminal Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2020 – Automar S.p.A. has recently completed the acquisition of AutoTerminal Gioia Tauro (ATGT) S.p.A.,...
Germany’s Mosolf Group increases Silk Road automobile services
Kirchheim/Teck, 3 December 2019 – The MOSOLF Group is expanding its services related to the rail link along the New Silk Road. The automobile logistics...
Audi vehicles by rail to China from EUROGATE Bremerhaven
EUROGATE – December 5, 2019 Since October, six times a week container block trains have been transporting Audi vehicles from Bremerhaven to China. The...
Sealynx Automotive Morocco inaugurated new industrial unit in Tanger Automotive City
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – Sealynx Automotive Morocco, part of the French GMD (Groupe MĂ©canique DĂ©coupage) group, has...
Valenciaport hosts meeting of ECG, the European employers’ association of car transporters and logistics operators
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – Valenciaport has hosted a meeting of the “Maritime and Ports” group of the ECG (Association of...
Barcelona port delegation meets with ONE and Nissan in Japan
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 15, 2019 – This week has seen a business delegation from Barcelona port visiting clients and prospects in Japan,...