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.
TURKUAZ rail service increases Baku-Turkey rail cargo traffic
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 6, 2021 – Last month, the TURKUAZ rail service transported a total of 222 containers were transported in both...
PLC Caspiy to build Caspian Sea container terminal
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) June 30, 2021 – A project to build a container terminal at Olya port on the Caspian Sea has received official approval. The...
Minister Reyes Maroto inaugurates the works of the PortTarragona Terminal Guadalajara – Marchamalo
Puerta Centro – Ciudad del Transporte has been the scene of the official inauguration of the works of the PortTarragona Terminal Guadalajara –...
Analysis – Russia’s new port in Ust-Luga attracts new cargo at the expense of Baltic ports
Ust-Luga, Russia (Ports Europe) June 29, 2021 – Russia’s currently under construction Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, which when completed will claim to be...
Turkey marks inauguration of Hatay-based FSRU LNG vessel
Iskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 28, 2021 – Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez has attended a ceremony to inaugurate the...
Port of Koper: Extended quayside allows more containers to be handled
The container quayside at the southern end of Pier I in the Port of Koper has been extended by 100 metres. Today, in the presence of Minister of Infrastructure...
New multimodal urea terminal has been opened in Batumi seaport
“The implementation of such an important project in the Batumi seaport as the multimodal urea terminal is an example of the fact that we are already a...
Port of Palermo welcomes first extra large cruise ship
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) June 21, 2021 – The Sammuzzo pier in Palermo port has welcomed Costa Deliziosa cruise ship, the first such vessel...
Reefer facilities enhancement at Trieste Marine Terminal
Trieste Marine Terminal increases its capacity for storing reefer containers at yard, today featuring 405 electric plugs – June 8, 2021 Thanks to the...
Gate 2 reopens to enhance the rail infrastructure of the port of Trieste
Gate 2 in the Free Zone (Punto Franco Nuovo) has been recently re-opened to allow maneuvering convoys originating or going to piers V and VI in a contemporary...
Nador West Med scheduled for completion in 2022
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 15, 2021 – The construction of the Nador West Med port complex is now 55% complete and is scheduled for completion in...
New Kars logistics centre to start operations
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 15, 2021 – A new logistics centre in the Turkish city of Kars will soon become operational and will have key transport...
APM Terminals continues roll-out of digital export processing at Russian terminals
A paperless export processing system has been introduced at Petrolesport (PLP) and Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT), Russia, by APM Terminals. The...
Port of Tarragona finishes the first expansion of the Balears wharf
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 11, 2021 – The Port of Tarragona has finished the 460 m of cantile beam of the outer part of the Balears wharf, and...
P&O Ferrymasters builds new warehouse at Genk in Belgium
P&O Ferrymasters today announces it has entered into an agreement with Belgium-based Genk Green Logistics to build a 10,000 m² state-of-the-art warehouse...
Port of Baku starts the construction of a strategic fertiliser terminal
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – The Port of Baku has announced the start of construction of a fertiliser terminal at its new facility...
Last of the seven PCTC vessels ordered from the Chinese Yangfan shipyard is delivered to the Grimaldi Group
The last of the seven PCTC (Pure Car & Truck Carrier) vessels ordered from the Chinese Yangfan shipyard in Zhoushan was delivered to the Grimaldi Group...
Trieste Marine Terminal plans Pier VII extension
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – Trieste Marine Terminal has announced that by the end of 2021, works will start on the extension of the quay...
Eco Catania vessel delivered to Grimaldi group
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The Eco Catania, the fifth of the twelve hybrid Ro-Ro ships belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation...
Rail Cargo increases TransFER Curtici–Istanbul capacity
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – Austria’s Rail Cargo Group is doubling the frequency of its TransFER Curtici–Istanbul in both...