Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
China ports container volume rises 7.6% from January to November 2021
China ports container volume rises 7.6% from January to November 2021，Ningbo Containerized Freight Index rise slightly in December – December 29, 2021...
Ukrainian ports handled 2.9% less containers in 2021
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 27, 2021 – In January-November 2021, the sea ports of Ukraine handled 924,100 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit),...
Rotterdam becomes first European port to handle 15 million TEU in a year
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 23, 2021 – Yesterday, the Port of Rotterdam became the first European port to cross the barrier of 15...
Zim’s ADX service to use Chinese-managed Haifa Bayport
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) December 22, 2021 – Following a successful trial, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has signed a contract with SIPG (Shanghai...
COSCO Ports Shipping sees 11-month container handling up 4.1%
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – In the first 11 months of 2021, COSCO Ports Shipping Ltd has reported total global TEU handling of...
Valenciaport already exceeds pre-crisis traffic and is the fourth port in Europe
València, December 17, 2021 – Valenciaport’s traffic between January and November this year exceeded 77 million tonnes and 5,161,440 TEUs. These...
Mersin port – a new champion in the Eastern Mediterranean
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 14, 2021 – Mersin International Port (MIP), Turkey’s largest container terminal, will handle 2.1 million TEU (export,...
Russian ports see container turnover up by by 6.5% in 11-month period
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – Container turnover of Russian ports in January-November 2021 was 5.11 million TEU, up +6.5% (4.8 million...
Analysis – Shipping container crisis seen lasting by end-2023 or even longer
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) December 12, 2021 – The global container shortage will last until the end of 2023 and could extend even into 2024 with a...
Ranking: Turkish container ports – January-November 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – In the first 11 months of 2021, Turkey had five ports which handled over 1 million TEU, with Ambarlı...
HHLA’s Piattaforma Logistica Trieste welcomes first container vessel.
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 9, 2021 – Piattaforma Logistica Trieste (PLT), operated by Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA),...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) reaches 3,902.15 points, with a growth of 4.23% in November
The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI), the indicator that measures the trend and evolution of container transport costs by sea from the Port of...
Trieste Marine Terminal reports lower container traffic in October
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2021 – Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) closed October 2021 with 53,270 TEU handled, down (-19.75%) on the same...
Piraeus Port Authority presents key financial figures for the first nine months of 2021
Piraeus Port Authority SA has presented basic financial for the nine months of the current year, which are unaudited by a certified auditor, and the general...
Mersin International Port to increase total capacity to 3.6 million TEU
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2021 – The current expansion of Mersin International Port (MIP) will increase the capacity of the facility to...
China ports container volume rises 8.4% from January to October 2021
China ports container volume rises 8.4% from January to October 2021, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decrease slightly in November – November 30,...
UNCTAD predicts that annual growth in maritime trade between 2022 and 2026 will slow to 2.4%
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 29, 2021 – UNCTAD has published its Review of Maritime Transport 2021, a detailed look at world...
Port of Koper reports improvement in Q3 2021 traffic volumes
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2021 – In the first nine months of 2021, the Port of Koper registered 15.73 million tons of cargo, up +6% on...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd reports October 2021 container terminal throughput
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container throughput statistics for its terminals in October...
CMA CGM reports strong Q3 2021 results
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 22, 2021 – The French logistics group CMA CGM has reported strong financial figures for quarter three of 2021....