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.
Ministry approves dredging of Salerno port
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 –Â The Ministry of the Environment has authorised the dredging of Salerno port, following the support of...
Rental of logistic space in Catalonia increases 53% in 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 –Â Rentals of logistic space by companies in Catalonia increased in January-September 2018 increased by...
Tarragona port starts dredging project
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Tarragona port has started dredging the mouth of the Francolà River. The project, which was launched...
Igoumenitsa port set to finish pier construction
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – Construction of the side-mooring pier in the port of Igoumenitsa is ongoing. The pier should be...
Siemens presents Siharbour, a port energy supply system, at Lisbon port
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – The German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG has presented its Siharbor system in Lisbon, a system...
AdSP Civitavecchia announces EIB investment
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €195 million in financing for the expansion of...
Railway lines to Genoa port resume following bridge collapse in August
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Today, rail traffic will resume on two of the three lines suspended since August 14, following the...
EIB approves €195 million financing of projects at Civitavecchia, Fiumicino ports
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €195 million ($224.7 million) loan to...
Valencia, Sagunto, Gandia port generate €2.5 billion economic impact
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia ports generate an economic impact of €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) in the...
JTEKT hosts ground-breaking ceremony for new plant in Morocco
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Japan’s JTEKT Corporation has hosted a ground-breaking ceremony on September 17, 2018, to...
Port Authority rebuilds beacon tower of Bajo de Picamillo
MarÃn, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de MarÃn y RÃa de Pontevedra (APMRP – Port Authority of Marin)Â has completed...
Container Terminal MarÃn has increasing presence in Marin port
MarÃn, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 –Â TermarÃn (Container Terminal MarÃn) has a series of investments in recent years which have helped the...
Customers see improvements at Thessaloniki port six months after privatisation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – There has been a general positive response to the new management of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA...
Local port authority must approve offshore Melendugno gas pipeline tunnel
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2018 – At a location offshore from San Foca, Melendugno, construction of a microtunnel for the Trans...
Local press reports Volkswagen considering new Morocco plant
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – There are unconfirmed reports locally that German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen AG will soon...
Cruise project part of Antalya port development plan
Antalya, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Menderes Turel has a number of ambitious projects for...
ENI receives go-ahead for €30 million plant in Porto Torres
Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Eni SpA, an Italian multinational oil and gas company, has received permission for...
China’s COSCO Shipping Dragon Maritime Company opens office in Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – COSCO Shipping has inaugurated a branch office in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s...
Spain’s Portsur to build new dock at Castellón port
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Spanish bulk terminal operator Portsur Castellón SA decided to step up investment, in order to keep...
Valenciaport publishes facts to support development of Valencia-Madrid EU Ten-T transport corridor
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has published...