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.
Ferretti’s investment in Taranto to go ahead
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – A meeting of Contratto istituzionale di sviluppo per Taranto has produced an agreement that will allow...
Port of Trapani set to open new cruise terminal
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – This Friday, the Port of Trapani plans to inaugurate its new Passenger Cruise Terminal of the...
Turkey’s Altintel Port set for eco-friendly expansion with EBRD loan
Kocaeli, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2021 – Altintel Liman ve Terminal Işletmeleri, a liquid bulk port located in Kocaeli is set for an...
Mersin International Port to increase total capacity to 3.6 million TEU
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2021 – The current expansion of Mersin International Port (MIP) will increase the capacity of the facility to...
The improvement of the Valencia-Teruel-Zaragoza railway line will attract more traffic from the north of Spain to Valenciaport
The works to improve the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunto-Valencia railway line are progressing at a good pace, a strategic infrastructure to link the Cantabrian...
Port of Cartagena plans new multipurpose terminal
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – The Port of Cartagena plans a new multipurpose terminal to be built in the Escombreras dock which...
Port of Taranto inaugurates the new eastern quay of Molo San Cataldo and Calata 1
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – The Port of Taranto has inaugurated the new eastern quay of Molo San Cataldo and Calata 1 in a...
New A-RTGs started operations at YILPORT Leixões Terminal
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – As part of the redevelopment of the South Container Terminal, the three new A-RTG (rubber tired...
Russia forecasts 43.6 million tons increase in seaport capacity in 2021
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2021 – With a number of infrastructure projects underway, Russia’s state-owned Rosmorrechflot agency has...
Izmail on the Danube – another Ukrainian river port that handles Black Sea cargo is expanding
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 10, 2021 – Izmail sea port plans to build two transshipment complexes with a total cargo capacity of 300,000...
Concessioner for Tunisian new deep-sea port of Enfidha to be selected by end-November
Enfidha, Tunisia (PortSEurope) November 8 – A concessioner for the future deep-sea port of Enfidha, on Tunisia’s Eastern Mediterranean Sea coastline...
Port of Las Palmas to host world’s first farm dedicated to the cultivation of octopus
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2021 – The company Nueva Pescanova is to invest over €50 million in a plant to produce...
Grimaldi strengthens the Ravenna-Brindisi-Catania with Eco Catania and Eco Livorno
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – The Grimaldi group is including two new super Ro-Ro vessels on its Ravenna-Brindisi-Catania service. The...
Port Tarragona inaugurates the new Moll de Balears
The Port of Tarragona was the scene today of the inauguration of the new Moll de Balears, the new multipurpose infrastructure attached to the Llevant dike...
Port of Ashdod can now handle megaships
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 27, 2021 – The Port of Ashdod is completing renovation on the western side of Platform 21. This allows...
British American Tobacco invests in the port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2021 – British American Tobacco (BAT) is planning to invest around €500 million to establish a new hub for...
Cobasa finalises the construction of new fertilizer terminal in the Port of Santander
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2021 – Cobasa Grupo Logístico, part of the GOF holding company, is finalizing the construction of its...
APM Terminals’ Aqaba Container Terminal sees new port equipment
Aqaba, Jordan (Ports Europe) September 23, 2021 – The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), operated by APM Terminals, has received new equipment including...
Repsol start to build Bilbao port LNG terminal
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2021 – Spanish energy and petrochemical company Repsol SA has started building an liquified natural gas (LNG)...
Boluda Lines reinforces its presence in the Port of Setúbal
Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 17, 2021 – Boluda Lines plans to expand its services in the Port of Setúbal as early as 2022. Boluda...