Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
Singapore’s PSA invests €100 million in its Italian terminals
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Singapore-based PSA International invested over €100 million in its Italian terminals in 2023, according...
PSA Genoa Pra terminal sees slight drop in container traffic in 2023
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – The PSA terminal in Genoa Pra’ will end 2023 with container traffic of 1.4 million TEUs, down -3%...
MSC to use Giresun Port in Turkey
Giresun, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – The international shipper MSC has started using Giresun port on Turkey’s central Black Sea coast....
Chinese port cargo up +8.5% in Jan-Oct 2023
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – In January to October 2023, total cargo handled by Chinese ports was 14,030.9 million tons, a...
TransContainer, Global Ports launch East-West container service
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – PJSC TransContainer and container terminal operator Global Ports have launched a new scheduled...
Trieste Marine Terminal reports increased TEU handing in October
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – Trieste Marine Terminal handled 69,684 containers (TEU) in October 2023, compared to 59,650 TEU in the...
Maersk chooses MITO, Cagliari, to connect with North Africa
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – Maersk will utilise MITO, the international container terminal in Cagliari of the Grendi...
ZIM service to continue using Israeli ports
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – The Israeli global shipping company, ZIM, has announced that its ZIM Mediterranean Premium Service...
ONE launches Black Sea Turkey Service
Singapore (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a new Black Sea Turkey Service (BTS). The new service will offer...
Port of Rijeka, cargo down, revenue up in Jan-Sept 23
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – The Port of Rijeka has reported total cargo traffic of 4.61 million tons (mt), down -6% on the same...
Malta joins opposition to EU emission tax
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – Various voices from Malta have joined widespread criticism of the European Union’s plan to...
Russia as a black hole for containers from China
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – The huge trade imbalance between Russia and China has led to the next unique Russian phenomenon –...
HHLA sees container traffic down -8.5% in first nine months
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – In the first nine months of 2023, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) reported container traffic...
CMA CGM sees slight decline in TEU handled in Q3 2023
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – French shipper CMA CGM handled 5.72 million containers (TEU) in Q3 2023, down just -0.9% on the same...
Port of Iskenderun continues recovery from February earthquakes
Iskenderun, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – The Port of Iskenderun continues recovery from the February earthquakes both in terms of facilities...
ICTSI reports increased container handling in Jan-Sep 2023
Manila, Philippines (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has reported increased container handling in...
New direct rail freight service connects Barcelona port with Toulouse and Lyon
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – A new direct rail freight service now connects the Port of Barcelona with the French cities of Toulouse...
Export freight rates from the Port of Valencia stabilize their evolution in October
Export freight rates from the Port of València stabilize and in the last month they register a decrease of 0.26% – the most moderate drop since February...
FT: Shipping industry to steer container production away from China
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – The shipping industry is stepping up efforts to build steel containers outside China, lining up...
China ports container volume rises 5.2% from Jan-Sept 2023
China ports container volume rises 5.2% from January to September 2023, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decrease in October 2023 – October 27, 2023...