Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
The Alliance shipping group returns to Damietta port
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 –Â The Alliance group of shipping companies that withdrew from East Port Said in March due to increased fees...
Greece praises local Chinese investment
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – This week, China will open the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, May 14-15, and in Athens...
Gold IT Award for MGI and Marseille Fos Port Neptune Port
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – MGI and Marseille Fos Port won the highest award in the IT category at the 30th IAPH World Ports...
ZIM reports financial results for Q1 2017
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) May 13, 2017 – Financial and Operating Highlights for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017: Total revenues was $655 million...
Leixoes port container traffic rises 4% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017
Leixoes, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 – Leixoes port container terminal handled 204,553 TEUs in the first four months of 2017, up 4% on the year....
Sines port handles 62% of entire Portuguese container traffic in Q1 2017
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 – The first quarter of the year brought more record TEU numbers to the Portuguese port system. And the container...
Tanger Med managers to visit Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – The recent extension to Tanger Med of the Motorway of the Sea connecting Vigo port to Nantes has attracted the...
Hapag-Lloyd announces update of MGX service
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – Hapag-Lloyd has announced the update of its Mediterranean Gulf Express (MGX) service with the inclusion of a call...
CMA CGM launches updated version of mobile app
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – French shipping group CMA CGM has released a new version of its mobile application that allows customers to...
Port of Beirut releases March 2017 TEU traffic details
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 –Â In March 2017: the number of vessels visiting the port increased to 190 from 182 in the previous month. TEUs...
Piraeus port aims to become biggest container shipper in the Mediterranean
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 –Â Anastasios Vamvakidis, the commercial manager of the Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT), has said that...
Rades dock resumes operations
Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – After approximately one year out of service, dock No. 6, dedicated to containers, has resumed services with...
Event – The 6th Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2017 – Batumi, May 17-19
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – The 6th Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2017 will take place in Batumi, Georgia  May 17 -19. This event...
Setubal port cargo traffic rises 9% y/y in Q1 2017
Setubal, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 28, 2017 – Setubal port hit the record of containerised cargo in the first quarter of 2017, with a 9% increase compared...
Spain’s SuardÃaz promotes Vigo-Nantes motorway of the sea at BreakBulk Europe
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Spanish shipping company SuardÃaz was represented by a large team of professionals at BreakBulk Europe fair to...
Valencia port container traffic declines due to labour conflict
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – In the first three months of the year, total cargo traffic at Valencia port fell by 1.2% and container...
Barcelona port hosts christening of MSC Cadiz ship
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – The Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) has hosted the christening of the container ship “MSC...
TFG Transfracht links up with Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – TFG Transfracht, a provider of containerized seaport hinterland services, is to integrate the Adriatic...
Asia-Mediterranean container shipping declines in Jan-Feb 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – According to a recent report by UK consultancy Drewry, container shipping on the Asia-Mediterranean sea...
Alphaliner expects East-West container demand to rise by 5% in April
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – With the launch of new alliances, especially in East-West traffic, as of April 1, the demand for ships and...