Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
P&O Maritime Logistics launches new inland river route from Caspian Sea to DP World Yarimca
A new container and breakbulk shipping line from Marmara to the Caspian Sea, via the Russian inland waterways, saw the completion of its trial voyage at the...
Container turnover of Russian ports in January-April 2021 totalled 1.81 million TEU, up 2.6%
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Container turnover of Russian ports in January-April 2021 totalled 1.81 million TEU, up 2.6% on the same...
NCSP Group sees Q1 cargo freight down nearly 20%
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – NCSP Group has published cargo traffic numbers for Q1 2021 which shows that total freight was 27.51...
Port of València moves 479,171 containers in April and sets new records
València, May 16, 2021 Data on goods movements and container traffic from Valenciaport for April show that the port facilities managed by the Port Authority...
Port of Vado Ligure increases rail transport for containers
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 15, 2021 – In the first three months of 2021, 3,779 railway wagons for container transport moved to and from the port of...
HHLA reports strong start in first quarter 2021
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 14, 2021 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported financial results for the first three months of 2021....
Israel’s Port of Ashdod handles record 1.5 million containers in 2020
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) May 12, 2021 – Ashdod Port has reported an operational record of unloading 1,584,000 containers (TEU) in 2020 – a...
Valenciaport exceeds one million export containers for the first time in a year
València, May 11, 2021.- For the first time in the history of the Port of València, containers destined for export (cargo) have exceeded the figure of...
Algeciras ranks top European port in Container Port Performance Index
Algeciras is the first in Europe and is the only non-Asian port that is in the TOP 10 of this ranking led by the Japanese port of Yokohama, followed by King...
TradeLens available in China through collaboration with China Unicom Digital Tech
China Unicom Digital Tech, the subsidiary of China Unicom, the global leading telecommunication service provider, announced their partnership with TradeLens...
Turkey: Container handling by port – Jan-Apr 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...
Turkey: Total port container traffic – Jan-Apr 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in April 2021 its ports handled 1.041...
Port of Setúbal welcomes “Mediterranean Pendulum Service (MPS) operated by MacAndrews
Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – The Port of Setúbal has started to receive the regular container line “Mediterranean Pendulum...
ICTSI 1Q2021 net income up 51% driven by strong performance of international portfolio
6 May 2021 Throughput grew 8% to 2.7 million TEUs Revenues increased 16% to USD435.6 million EBITDA 25% higher to USD264.8 million Enrique K. Razon...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) exceeds 2,000 points with a growth in April of 17.39%
València, May 7, 2021 – The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) continues its upward trend, reaching 2,314.89 points in April, an increase of...
Efficiency and speed in ports’ handling of containers and use of boxes inland can greatly ease shortages
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 5, 2021 – Shipping companies cannot keep buying ever more expensive containers; newly ordered container ships will start...
New Silk Road: Services between Hamburg and Xuzhou successfully established
The Port of Hamburg is a top destination for rail services between China and Germany. Since November last year, a new link has become established between...
VSC partners with the new Maersk transcontinental service from Asia to the ports of the Black Sea
Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC), part of Global Ports Group, has started to serve the new transcontinental service Maersk AE77. Containers will be...
In the last quarter of 2020, Eurokai’s port terminals handled 2.9 million containers (+ 7.2%)
The German group closed the year with a net loss of -30.6 million euros – April 29, 2021 After a long series of annual profits, in 2020 the German...
UNCTAD – Why container freight rates have surged
UNCTAD examines the complex factors behind the unprecedented shortage of containers hampering trade’s recovery, and how to avoid a similar situation in the...