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.
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier invests in emissions-reducing equipment
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 20, 2022 – APM Terminals MedPort Tangier invests in emissions-reducing equipment, including fully electric or...
Port of Koper has welcomed the “Neptune Barcelona”
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – The Port of Koper has welcomed the “Neptune Barcelona” vessel on its maiden voyage. The ship was built...
Russia’s port of Azov increases grain handling capacity with a new berth
Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – The project for the construction of a grain terminal with capacity of at least 1.5 million tonnes on berth No. 28...
Enagás proceeds with El Musel LNG regasification plant in port of Gijón
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – Enagás has obtained the Administrative Authorization for the El Musel LNG regasification plant, a key step...
PSA concludes first stage of Phase III of Sines Container Terminal expansion
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – On July 1, PSA Sines held a ceremony to mark the conclusion of the first stage of Phase III of the Sines...
Romania restores wide gauge railway in the Port of Galați
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) July 1, 2022 – Romania has restored the wide gauge railway in the Port of Galați, 22 year since its last use. This was...
Luka Koper: Extension of the southern part of Pier I completed
With the acquisition of the operational permit for the last section of the newly built extension of Pier I, we have completed one of the largest individual...
Port of Constanța removes unused railway wagons from its tracks
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 30, 2022 – The Port of Constanța has removed 400 of 700 unused and damaged wagons from its tracks in the port, and...
Port of Constanța handles more cargo due to Ukrainian conflict
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 30, 2022 – Since the war started on February 24, 2022, the Port of Constanța has become a key exports hub for...
African Development Bank approves finance for the Nador West Med port in Morocco
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) May 27, 2022 – The African Development Bank(AfDB) approved a further €57 million investment to finance the ongoing...
Luka Koper d.d. orders three electric RTG cranes from Konecranes
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – Luka Koper d.d. has ordered three electric RTG cranes from Konecranes of Finland. The cranes will...
APM Terminals Gijón plans investment after concession extension
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – APM Terminals Gijón is planning a number of improvements to improve its facilities after the Port Authority...
DP World has started construction of a new inland multimodal logistics terminal in Aiud, Romania
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – DP World has started construction of a new inland multimodal logistics terminal in Aiud, Romania. Aiud is...
Grupo Hafesa has completed works to develop its DBA Bilbao Port terminal
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – Grupo Hafesa has completed works to develop its DBA Bilbao Port terminal in eight months at a cost of €2.3...
Port of Palermo inaugurates new cruise terminal
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The Port of Palermo has inaugurated a new cruise terminal which is part of a wider development of the...
Synergy and Asercomex increase frequency of rail service between Burgos and the port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The intermodal operator Synergy and freight forwarder Asercomex have increased the frequency of the rail...
Port of Koper welcomes new STS container crane
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 3, 2022 – Last Friday, the Port of Koper has welcomed the arrival of the first of the two new STS container cranes....
Two new Panamax STS cranes arrive at the Port of Thessaloniki
Two new specially designed New Panamax STS Cranes with lifting capacity of 65 tons and 50 tons in twin-lift mode and in single-lift mode, respectively, arrived...
Grimaldi adds Ro-Ro vessel to Venice-Bari-Patras route
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) May 2, 2022 – The Grimaldi Group will add a Ro-Ro vessel to the Venice-Bari-Patras route, bringing the total to three such...
DP World seeks to increase size of Tarragona port concession
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2022 – DP World Tarragona has asked the Tarragona Port Authority to increase the surface area of the concession...