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.
Valenciaport plans to double its rail traffic over the next five years
In the last five years, Valenciaport has already doubled its rail traffic, which currently represents 8% of import-export container traffic. In 100 days, the...
EU to provide €6 million for Santander port LNG facility
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) October 8, 2019 – The Minister of Innovation, Industry, Transportation and Commerce, Francisco MartÃn, and the president...
PACE Terminal Project set to start in Poti port, Georgia
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – The local PACE Group has announced the start of the construction of a new terminal at the Black Sea port of...
Suez Canal Container Terminal to open reefer repair hub to all brands
The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), strategically located at the mouth of the Suez Canal in Egypt, has announced its intention to open its reefer...
Valencia is the port with the highest connectivity in Spain – U.N. report
News – Valencia is the port with the highest connectivity in Spain and is ranked 23rd worldwide, according to the United Nations – August 13, 2019...
APM Terminals Barcelona increases productivity
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 7, 2019 – APM Terminals has announced that its Barcelona terminal achieved a very high 150 BMPH (berth moves per...
Portuguese government approves Sines port expansion
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 6, 2019 –  APS – Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve (Ports of Sines and Algarve Authority) has...
Portuguese minister visits Sines port for official presentation of investment projects for expansion of Terminal XXI & new Vasco da Gama Terminal
News – Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, visited the Port of Sines for the official presentation of the investment projects for the expansion of...
Japan’s Kasai to set up automotive facility in Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) August 4, 2019 – Kasai Kogyo Co Ltd, a global Japanese automotive supplier, is to set up a logistics facility in Tanger...
Koper port adds car storage capacity
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – The joint venture of GIC Gradnje and Pro.Concrete is to build a new car parking space at Koper port with a...
Koper port starts strategic Pier 1 expansion
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 29, 2019 – Work has begun, with the installation of the test-drilling pilots, on the extension of Pier I of Koper...
Ancona port proposes Molo Clementino for new cruise terminal
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) July 25, 2019 – Molo Clementino (wharf) has been proposed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico (AdSP –...
Two rail track improved in PSA Genoa Pra terminal
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and Italferr have completed works on two rail tracks at the PSA Genoa Pra...
APM Terminals Barcelona outlines its recent €47 million investment
News Release – APM Terminals Barcelona outlines its recent €47 million investment – July 1, 2019 APM Terminals Barcelona provided an overview of...
APM Terminals marks opening of second terminal at MedPort Tangier
News Release – APM Terminals marks opening of second terminal at MedPort Tangier – June 28, 2019 APM Terminals second terminal in Morocco, MedPort...
Batumi Sea Port Ltd and China’s Lianyungang port sign a memorandum of understanding
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 1, 2019 – On May 20, Batumi Sea Port Ltd hosted a delegation from China’s Lianyungang port, and the two ports...
Morocco launches Tanger-Med 2 terminals at Tangier port
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 1, 2019 – Tanger-Med 2 of Tangier port has been inaugurated to bolster Morocco’s position in the Mediterranean...
Morocco expands Tanger Med’s container capacity by 6 million TEUs annually
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Morocco opened on June 27 new terminals at Tanger Med port adding 6 million TEUs of annual capacity...
Damietta port announces new multi-purpose terminal
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – The Minister of Transport, Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, has announced the completion of a new multi-purpose...
Hupac to manage new Pordenone intermodal terminal
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 3, 2019 – Ports in northern Italy are set to benefit from the opening of Interporto – Centro Ingrosso di...