Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
Global shipping alliances choose Salerno as container hub for southern Italy
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – Salerno port continues to grow and becomes a crossroads for container traffic. The harbour was chosen as a...
Northern Adriatic ports show increased cargo traffic in 2016
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Data for 2016 shows that in general the throughput in north Adriatic ports is increasing, being realised...
Valencia port loses 50,000 containers in February
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Valencia port has estimated at between 30% and 40% the decline in productivity due to the problems with...
ZIM reports Q4 and Annual Results for 2016
ZIM is Back to Profit in Q4 2016 ZIM generated a net profit of $4.6 million (€4.31 million) and adjusted EBITDA of $43.9 million (€40.88 million) in Q4...
TMT increases TEU and rail volumes during January 2017
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 –Â Trieste Marine Terminal S.p.A. container volumes increased 25.5% in January 2017 compared to the same...
COSCO to improve services at Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – COSCO Shipping Lines, the company that resulted from the merger of COSCO Container Lines and China...
Algeria’s MCI presents line to Spain at ceramics fair
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2017 – Algerian company Maghreb Container International (MCI) S.L. is participating in the international...
Sines port container terminal handles record-high traffic in Jan 2017
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Sines port’s Terminal XXI handled 162,000 TEUs in January, the largest traffic serviced by a...
Intercontainer applies for concession at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Valencia-based company Intercontainer has applied with Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria...
Valencia port cargo traffic rises in January
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) said the total cargo traffic of the three...
Container traffic at Spanish ports hits record-high in 2016
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Container traffic in Spanish ports throughout 2016 came in at record-high 15,080,009 TEUs, a figure...
2M alliance announces service changes affecting Spanish ports
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), forming the 2M alliance, have announced the...
Santander port, Cantabria government to cooperate
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – The launch of a regular maritime line connecting the port of Santander with Morocco is one of the...
CMA CGM upgrades northern Europe and eastern Mediterranean Sea service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 2017 –Â CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, is pleased to announce the new upgraded service offer NC...
Luka Koper reports increased container traffic in January 2017
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 –Â Despite a strong wind that obstructed the work at the container terminal for some days in January, we...
Cosco says Valencia port has crucial role for activities in Spain
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Valencia is a key port for the strategy of COSCO Shipping Lines in Spain, the managing director of the...
Eurogate reports container handling volumes hold up well in 2016
Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) February 6, 2017 – Eurogate has reported container volumes for 2016. In the just completed financial year 2016, the...
Ukrainian seaports increase cargo turnover by 15% in January 2017
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 –Â According to the Ukrainian Seaports Authority in January 2017 the volume of cargo handling in...
Algeria to develop El-Hamdania port
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Algeria is to proceed with the development of a new $3.5bn (€3.24 billion) port and industrial zones...
CMA CGM upgrades Mediterranean offer with the new TURAF EXPRESS service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, is pleased to announce the new service offer TURAF...