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.
MSC set to stop its Bordeaux stopover
Bordeaux, France (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA will cease the Bordeaux port stopover on its feeder service from...
Gefco and Bergé join forces in Spain
Madrid, Sain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Gefco is setting up a joint venture with Spanish logistics provider Bergé to strengthen finished vehicle...
Hamilton y Cía., Tecnavin present project for logistics complex in Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Spanish companies Hamilton y Cía. and Tecnavin SL have said their project for the construction of a...
Euroports investing €2.3 million to increase storage capacity at Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Spanish company Euroports Iberica TPS is investing €2.3 million ($2.7 million) to lift its pulp storage...
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder ASW closes offices in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Hong Kong-based freight forwarder Air Sea Worldwide (ASW) has decided to close its offices in Barcelona and...
Maersk platform at Vado Ligure port gets approval
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – The construction of the multifunctional Maersk platform of Vado Ligure has been approved be the regional...
€85 million needed for the Palermo basin – AdSP president
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian...
AdSP Naples proceeds with port developments
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – The management committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP...
Spain’s Baleària adds “Eco Aire” ship to Formentera-Ibiza line
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas SA has added the “Eco Aire” ship to the service...
New development perspectives for the port of Patras
Patras, Greece (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – New development prospects are possible for Patras port via its commercial connection with the ports of...
Port of Setúbal and Tax Authority invest in container scanner
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Administração dos Portos de Setúbal e Sesimbra SA (APSS – Port Authority of Setubal and...
Sines port could be European gateway for U.S. LNG
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Natural gas is gaining more and more weight in the global energy picture, the US is a leading producer,...
Port of Adria JSC receives ISPS certificate
Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – In May 2018, Port of Adria JSC obtained ISPS certificate. The International Ship and Port Facility...
Thessaloniki Port Authority updates local chamber of commerce on port progress
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – President and Managing Director of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA/OLTH), Sotiris Theophanis, has...
GEFCO Spain opens logistics centre in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – GEFCO Spain is opening a new logistics centre in Valencia, with an area of 3,500 m² and capacity for 4,500...
Finnlines, Toro y Betolaza launch new terminal at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – The alliance between the shipping company Finnlines and Consignaciones Toro y Betolaza SA has reached a new...
Las Palmas port changes tankers berthing rules
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – Las Palmas port has set limitations of the length, draft and services to tankers in the dock of...
Spain’s Gonvarri investing €6.5 million in facilities at Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – Spanish company Gonvarri Tarragona, a unit of the Gonvarri Steel Services group, is investing €6.5 million...
Ancona is studying Northern Europe to develop as port 5.0
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Banca Intesa Sanpaolo has organised a conference to discuss how to turn Ancona into the port of tomorrow,...
2M Alliance increase Trieste port calls
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – The Phoenix/AE12 Adriatic–Far East Service operated by 2M Alliance (Maersk and MSC) will offer from...