Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
New Russian railway service to link Germany, the Netherlands and Italy with Russia, despite sanctions
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) April 29, 2022 – Despite massive Western sanctions against Russia for its invasion in Ukraine, the first train of the...
Valenciaport expects freight to normalize throughout this year
The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio MartÃnez, foresees that in 2022 freight prices will be adjusted, after the great rise in recent...
Spain: Top 10 container ports Q1 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – In the first three months of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 46.26 million tons (mt) of cargo...
Port of Rotterdam sees cargo down -1.5% in first quarter
Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – In the first quarter of 2022, the Port of Rotterdam handled 113.6 million tonnes of cargo compared...
China ports container volume rises 2.4% from January to March of 2022
China ports container volume rises 2.4% from January to March of 2022，Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decrease in April 2022 – April 25, 2022 From...
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...