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.
Port of Barcelona’s PIF Area installs solar power plant
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 21, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona‘s PIF Area has installed a photovoltaic power plant that produces...
Delo Group is to increase ferry capacity to Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – The Delo Group is to increase ferry capacity to Turkey by factor of 10, reflecting growing links...
Suez Canal Container Terminal signs expansion agreement
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) has signed an expansion agreement with the Suez Canal...
Port of Vado Ligure to improve railway efficiency
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 25, 2022 – The Port of Vado Ligure is to improve railway efficiency by expanding and enhancing the railway park....
Port of Trieste’s Molo Settimo expansion reduced
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 17, 2022 – The Port of Trieste Molo Settimo expansion (Pier VII) has reduced following agreement between the port...
Russia’s port of Novorossiysk to increase oil export capacity
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) October 17, 2022 – Russia’s port of Novorossiysk is to increase oil export capacity as Moscow seeks to develop...
Port of Koper opens new multipurpose warehouse
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) October 17, 2022 – The Port of Koper has opened a new, closed multipurpose warehouse covering approximately 2,800...
Port of Poti’s new Pace Group terminal to receive first ships
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) October 16, 2022 – The Port of Poti’s new Pace Group terminal is to receive its first ships this month. The reconstruction...
Rail Cargo Group increases transport of Ukrainian grain
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) October 10, 2022 – Rail Cargo Group has increased the transport of Ukrainian grain in recent months. It now transports...
New terminals to increase cargo capacity of Olya port to 4 mln tonnes
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) October 5, 2022 – Two new terminals to increase cargo capacity of Olya port to 4 million tonnes. The reconstruction of berths No....
Port of Genoa opens new green coffee silo
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2022 – The Port of Genoa opens a new green coffee silo in Vado Ligure. Silocaf, part of the Pacorini group, has...
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping has restored the STB-1 barge
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) September 23, 2022 – Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company CJSC has restored the STB-1 barge, possibly the largest barge in...
Constanţa Port needs extra capacity – president
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) September 21, 2022 – The Port of Constanţa requires extra capacity, said Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis....
Port of Thessaloniki inaugurates new cranes
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2022 – The Port of Thessaloniki inaugurates new cranes which means it can handle main liner vessels of...
Port of A Coruña to strengthen docks to support cruise ships
Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 8, 2022 – The Port of A Coruña is to strengthen docks to support ever larger cruise ships. Port infrastructure...
Port of Livorno makes room for larger cruise ships
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2022 – The Port of Livorno is making room for larger cruise ships by making new space at quay 75. Cranes...
Dutch company to build renewable energy facility in Port of Jorf Lasfar
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – The Dutch engineering company Proton Ventures will build a renewable energy facility...
KSK Grain Terminal sets new daily record
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) August 25, 2022 – KSK Grain Terminal has set a new daily record for grain handling. On August 18, 2022, the terminal...
Calata Oli Minerali completes first phase development
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 25, 2022 – At Calata Oli Minerali, the first phase of work has been completed, included the levelling of the south...
Ekmar Port project receives positive environmental report
Iskenderun, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 23, 2022 – The Ekmar Port Rehabilitation Project has received a positive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)...