Capacity
A category including news related to increasing output and production of ports. Additional port equipment adding capacity; port expansion adding cargo capacity, shipping lines adding larger vessels and increased land traffic capacity by rail and road.
Moscow desperate for first ammonia transshipment complex in Taman
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – Under heavy pressure to speed-up the construction of Russia’s first ammonia and mineral fertilisers...
Four bcm FSRU ship docked in Italy’s Piombino
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – Golar Tundra, the giant ship that will serve as a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasifier, has arrived...
New Genoa logistics warehouse opened – Pra’ Distripark Europa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) March 17, 2023 – PSA Italy has opened a new warehouse, Pra’ Distripark Europa, in the port basin of Genoa Pra’. It...
Iberdrola, Haizea will invest €150 million in the port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) March 16, 2023 – Energy company Iberdrola and the Haizea Wind Group have signed a contract worth more than €200 million...
New pier in Don River in 2023 after poor cargo handling results
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) March 16, 2023 – A new pier for mineral and construction cargo with a capacity of 300,000 tonnes per year will...
British American Tobacco opens second production line in Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – BAT Italia, part of British American Tobacco, is to open a second production line i in the FreEste area in...
Sanctions cause cancellation of two grain terminal projects in Azov Sea
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) March 5, 2023 – Western sanctions have forced Russia to abandon construction projects for new grain terminals in the Azov Sea...
Draft of vessels in Ukraine’s Danube ports significantly increase
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) February 20, 2023 – War-torn Ukraine has managed to increase the draft of vessels in the country’s section of the Danube...
New combined intermodal and multimodal terminal for Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 19, 2023 – By the beginning of 2024, the construction of the second phase of Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku...
New terminals and berths in Novorossiysk port
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) February 17, 2023 – Novaya Pristan company (part of OZK Group) is preparing the project for new berths in Russia’s Black...
Taman Bulk Cargo Terminal ready to process 2,071 coal wagons daily
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) February 14, 2023 – Taman Bulk Cargo Terminal has confirmed it now has the capacity to process 2,071 coal wagons daily....
New Danube River grain and cargo port in Bulgaria’s Silistra
Silistra, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Encouraged by the high demand for grain and other cargo transportation along the Danube River...
TransContainer tries to fill in the container gap in Russia
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – TransContainer, intermodal container operator that manages the largest fleet of containers and flatcars...
Algeria’s Oran port completes container terminal extension
Oran, Algeria (Ports Europe) January 31, 2023 – Oran port has completed the extension of its container terminal, according to Chairman and CEO of...
APM Terminals negotiates Poti Port expansion with government
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – APM Terminal Poti is in final negotiations with the government for an agreed expansion of the Black Sea...
Salerno Container Terminals obtains fifth Liebherr crane
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – Salerno Container Terminals (SCT) has acquired a fifth Liebherr mobile harbour crane, an LHM 600 HR....
Yilport adds port equipment in Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – Yilport is to add further port equipment to its faciity in the Port of Taranto. Seven Terminal Tractors...
DP World sets up Palletways hub in Barcelona ZAL
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2023 – DP World has set up a new Palletways hub for palletized cargo in Barcelona ZAL. This will increase its...
Sanctions force Russia to develop Tuapse port
Tuapse, Russia (Ports Europe) January 20, 2023 – The extension of the south-east breakwater in Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse was approved by...
Socep plans new grain terminal for Constanta port
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – Port operator Socep is planning to build a new grain terminal in the Port of Constanța. The...