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.
Algeria launches dry port to back Algiers harbour
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – Algeria’s government has launched a dry port in the area of the Rouïba industrial zone, which will...
Moroccan entrepreneurs praise closure of customs at Melilla port
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – Moroccan entrepreneurs has praised the decision of the authorities of the country to close the customs...
Siemens Gamesa investment in Izmir wind farm to benefit Çandar port
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – Siemens Gamesa, a member of the consortium that secured Turkey’s 1,000 megawatts (MW) wind power...
Ferrotramviaria looking to return to Brindisi port
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – Tonino Ricco, general manager of Ferrotramviaria SpA, has met with Ugo Patroni Griffi, president...
Cartagena port studying possible diversion of freight rail line
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Cartagena port is completing the study to determine the possibilities of diverting the railway line that...
Leixões port’s dredging project depends on archeology
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 9, 2018 – Leixões port ensures that everything is in place for launching public tenders for the upgrade of port...
Costa Crociere presents upgrade proposals for cruise buildings in Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Functional improvements and a new restyling of the maritime station are part of the plans submitted by Costa...
Yilport receives positive response for Taranto port concession application
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) August 5, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ionio (AdSP – Ionian Sea Port Authority) has delivered a...
AdSP acquires land for new multipurpose platform
Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Limakport Iskenderun installs new container tracking system
İskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 5, 2018 – Iskenderun Limakport has introduced a new container and port tracking system application.. With the...
ACP criticises government stance on Leixões port expansion
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 5, 2018 – Yesterday, the Commercial Association of Porto (Associação Comercial do Porto – ACP) issued a...
Ankaran local government hinders Koper port’s development plan
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – Slovenian port operator Luka Koper d.d. is a hostage of the conflict of the municipality of Ankaran and the...
Italy’s Tirrenia constructing 4,200 linear metre ro-ro ship in Germany
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia is constructing a new 4,200 linear metre ro-ro ship in the German shipyard...
AdSP Ancona acquires Scalo Marotti area
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico (AdSP – Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority) has...
Italian port delays dredging of San Benedetto port
San Benedetto, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico (AdSP – Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority)...
Italy’s Ente Bacini records decline in repair time at Genoa port’s dry docks
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Italian company Ente Bacini Srl, which operates ship building/repair activities in the six dry docks of Genoa...
Italy’s Dario Perioli SpA receives cranes for new Marina di Carrara port terminal
Marina di Carrara, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Italian company Dario Perioli SpA has received the equipment of the new terminal at Marina di...
Ancona city government completes Fano port dredging project
Fano, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Ancona city government has said that the project for the dredging of Fano port basin can be considered completed,...
AdSP approves funding for Pescara port dredging
Pescara, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico (AdSP – Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority)...
Rhenus Logistics completes expansion of facility at Seville port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Germany-based Rhenus Logistics has completed the expansion of its facility at Seville port, “a project...