Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – July 2021
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) August 27, 2021 – In July 2021, COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited registered global container throughput of 8.9 million TEU,...
China ports container volume rises 11.3% from January to July 2021, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index rises in August
From January to July 2021, the cargo volume of China ports was 8911.1million tons, a year-on-year increase of 11.3%; the container throughput of China ports...
Port of Algeciras reports July 2021 cargo traffic up over 7%
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2021 – In the month of July 2021, the port of Algeciras handled cargo of 9.31 million tons, up 7.73% on the...
Valenciaport handles more than 3.2 million containers up to July and grows by 10%
València, August 20, 2021 – 3,287,476 containers and more than 49.5 million tonnes of goods have been moved through Valenciaport’s docks in the...
Tunisia: Total seaport cargo traffic down slightly in 2020
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) August 21, 2021 – In the year 2020, total cargo handled by the seaports of Tunisia was 26.73 million tonnes, down slightly...
DeloPorts’ throughput increased by 13% in 6 months 2021
The throughput of the Delo Group’s stevedore terminals DeloPorts increased by 13% in January-June 2021 compared to 2020 and reached 5.7 mln tons –...
Deutsche Post DHL Group to acquire ocean freight forwarding expert J.F. Hillebrand Group
Deutsche Post DHL Group has signed an agreement to acquire up to 100% of J.F. Hillebrand Group AG and its subsidiaries at an equity value of around €1.5...
Industry report call for Turkish ports to adopt port authority model
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 13, 2021 – TÜRKLİM”, the Turkish Port Operators Association, has published its “Impact...
HHLA benefits from strong increase in container transport by rail
Despite the continued influence of the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting imbalance in global transport flows, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)...
Port of Barcelona grows by 31% in container traffic and beats the all-time record for the first half of the year
The Port of Barcelona has moved a total of 1.8 million TEUs in the first half of 2021, a figure that represents a growth of 31% compared to the same period in...
Port of Gioia Tauro increases container traffic in pandemic 2020
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – In the year of Covid-19, 2020, the port of Gioia Tauro reported a 26% increase in container traffic....
MSC returns to port of Castellón
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – Last Thursday the MSC container ship “Aniello” became the first MSC ship to call at the...
Turkey: Total container handling statistics, January-July 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in July 2021 Turkish ports handled a total...
Valenciaport: Freight rates continue to rise due to the container shortage and the economic pull of the USA
València, August 6, 2021 – The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) for July has once again grown at a rate of 9.19%, making it the first year of...
ICTSI reports improved container throughput and financials for H1 2021
ICTSI 1H2021 Net Income Up 73% to US$196.7M; Volume, Revenues & EBITDA across all three geographic segments exceeded 2019 pre-pandemic performance –...
Ocean Network Express (ONE) reports substantial earnings growth in Q1 2021
Singapore (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – For the first quarter of 2021, the company reported the following highlights: Financial Year 2021 – First...
Hapag-Lloyd publishes preliminary half-year figures and raises its earnings outlook for 2021
News Release – Hapag-Lloyd AG – July 30, 2021 Based on preliminary figures, Hapag-Lloyd expects for the first half of 2021 an EBITDA of...
DP World reports strong volume growth of 17.1% in 2Q 2021
DP World Limited handled 19.7 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals in the second quarter of 2021, with gross container volumes...
Analysis – Shipping container crisis – open ports 24/7, free-up stranded boxes, redirect cargo to rail, road and air
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) July 26, 2021 – The global container shortage has been a problem waiting to happen and the COVID pandemic has only...
Trieste Marine Terminal reports first semester container traffic
The first semester of 2021 displays a “light and shade” result in the volumes handled at Trieste Marine Terminal compared to the first semester 2020: +15%...