Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
DP World reports gross volume growth of 1.9% in 1Q 2022
DP World Limited handled 19.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2022, with...
Three more container ships to double the cargo capacity of the Middle Corridor between Aktau and Baku
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 19, 2022 – As of September the number of ships that operate the Caspian Sea line between the Aktau in Kazakhstan and...
CMPort increases TEU throughput by +12% in 2021
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – In 2021, CMPort’s port sector recorded total container throughput of 135.04 million TEUs, a...
Hapag-Lloyd: New service between Western Mediterranean and Central-South America
Direct connection between the Western Mediterranean and the West Coast of South America – April 12, 2022 Hapag-Lloyd launches its new service...
Black Sea 2021 container market analysis
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 13, 2022 – Ukrainian ports, now all closed after the Russian invasion in the country, handled more containers in 2021...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) rises 4.09% in March
Val̬ncia, April 11, 2022 РThe Valencia Container Freight Index (VCFI) has increased by 4.09% in March compared to the previous month, and returns,...
China was the largest partner of German sea ports in container traffic in 2021
Press Release – Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) | 2022 – April 4, 2022 Maritime transport with China accounted for just over a fifth of German...
Container Terminal at the Port of Koper set a new monthly record
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – The container terminal at the Port of Koper has set a new monthly record last month of 99,533 containers...
Valencia Containerized Freight Index closed 2021 with historical highs
Valencia, April 4, 2022 – The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) closed the 2021 financial year with an all-time high of 4,063 points, which...
Port of Sète to move 40,000 containers to UK by train annually
Sète, France (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – The Mediterranean port of Sète-Frontignan will send 40,000 containers, out of a total of 100,000, from Turkey,...
China ports container volume rises 2.9% from January to February of 2022
China ports container volume rises 2.9% from January to February of 2022，Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decrease in March 2022 – March 23, 2022...
Gioia Tauro is Italy’s top transshipment port in 2021
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) March 18, 2022 – The southern port of Gioia Tauro was Italy’s top transshipment port in 2021. The port handled...
Maersk to end Russian container operations by end-April
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – Denmark’s A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has said that it expects to complete all container...
Total cargo handled by Italian ports was 481.5 million tonnes, up +8.4%
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – Total cargo handled by Italian ports was 481.5 million tonnes (mt), up +8.4% on 441 mt in 2020. The number...
Turkey: Port container handling statistics, January-February 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports for...
ZIM publishes latest advisory regarding the Black Sea region
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – ZIM, the Israeli shipping line, has published its ” Advisory – Black Sea Region situation –...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees increased TEU traffic in January, up +17%
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2022 – Trieste Marine Terminal Spa has reported 65,068 TEU handled in the month of January, up +17% on the same...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) falls by 0.19% in February after 18 consecutive months of growth
Val̬ncia, March 1, 2022 РChange of trend in the indicators that measure the evolution of container transport costs. Valencia Containerised Freight...
Russia’s Global Ports reports up 2.8% y-o-y to 1.57 million TEU
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 3, 2022 – Global Ports Investments PLC has published its consolidated financial statements for the year ended...
Up to 7,000 containers destined for Odessa are diverted to Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 3, 2022 – An additional 6,000-7,000 containers that were to be delivered to Ukrainian ports are unloaded every day in...