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.
Valencia manager Ramón Gómez Ferrer promotes planned new terminal
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2018 – Ramón Gómez Ferrer, director of strategy and innovation of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV...
Portuguese minister says Leixões port expansion will be completed by 2024
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – In August this year, the Commercial Association of Porto (ACP) said it feared that the compliance with...
Aliaga port (Izmir) benefits from SOCAR developments
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – Azerbaijan’s state-owned energy company SOCAR has opened the $6.3 billion (€5.54 billion) STAR...
Livorno port to start handling large ships at night
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – Livorno port is ready to accommodate large ships at night, according to an order issued by the port...
Genoa port set to benefit from extra Volotea flights from local airport
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – The low-cost Spanish airline Volotea has announced new routes from Cristoforo Colombo airport in Genoa to...
MarÃn port increases its presence in fruit and vegetables trade
MarÃn, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – In 2017, the port of MarÃn handled more than 125,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to the year,...
Pescara port launches fender installation project
Pescara, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Pescara port has started works on a project for the installation of fenders for the mooring of fishing...
Italy’s Bluferries adds €14.5 million ship to its fleet
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Italian ferry company Bluferries has invested €14.5 million ($16.5 million) to expand its fleet by adding...
Barcelona port starts preliminary studies on construction of new container terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Barcelona port has started to work on preliminary studies for the construction of a new container...
Croatia’s Jadrolinija baptises 51st ship in its fleet
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Croatian ferry operator Jadrolinija has carried out an official baptising ceremony of the...
Varroc Lighting Systems to build new plant in Tanger Automotive City, Morocco
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – In September, India’s Varroc Lighting Systems announced that it would use a €16 million loan...
Tanger Med port set to start PSA vehicle exports
Tanger Med, (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – The TangerMed port complex is in preparation to start exporting locally made vehicles for PSA, the French...
Valencia port approves the expansion of the new terminal
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has taken the...
Tarragona port to develop Moll de Balears project for cruise expansion
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 –Â The temporary cruise terminal is to stay in Tarragona and will not relocate south to La Pineda....
Port of Almeria authorized for the importation of live animals and feed
AlmerÃa, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de AlmerÃa (APA – Port Authority of AlmerÃa) has been authorized by the...
Valenciaport publishes details of proposed container terminal expansion
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...
APM Terminals prepares for further traffic growth at Gijón port
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Gijón port has recorded a 20% growth rate in the last two years and is preparing to continue increasing the...
IGY Marinas plans Sète port yachting development for Orsetti basin
Sète, France (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – IGY Marinas, the U.S. marina developer, plans to start work early next year on a mega yacht development...
Castellón port expects intermodal terminal to be operational in 2021
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2018 – The intermodal railway station of Castellón port could be operational in 2021 and reach in 2044 traffic...
Value of landed fish in Almeria port increase in Jan-Aug 2018
AlmerÃa, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de AlmerÃa (APA – Port Authority of AlmerÃa) has provided...