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.
Ancona port to free up “Incompiuta” space fro development
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – Rodolfo Giampieri, president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico (AdSP – Central...
Gas Natural Fenosa unloads in Reganosa first ship of 37 that will arrive annually with LNG of Yamal
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – The vessel Fedor Litke has arrived at Ferrol port, Galicia, Spain, carrying 172,600 m³ of liquefied...
MSC inaugurates new Spanish headquarters in Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – On June 5, the shipping company MSC inaugurated the company’s new Spanish headquarters in Valencia....
Grimaldi doubles capacity on Livorno-Cagliari line
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – Naples-based Grimaldi has announced the doubling of the freight line between Livorno and Cagliari. The Eurocargo...
La Spezia port approves feasibility study for cruise project
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – La Spezia port has given the green light to the feasibility study of a project financing proposal by Royal...
Venice port improves capacity to handle larger ships
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – Venice port is extending its nautical accessibility, and thanks to a new order issued by the port, enhances its...
Livorno port reduces towing fees
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – Livorno port has decided to reduce the towing fees for the next two years, in order to increase its...
Palermo port supported by claims to revive shipbuilding
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – The local and national Fiom CGIL (Federazione italiana operai metallurgici/Italian federation of...
Tarragona port starts expansion in central Spain
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2018 – After the signing of the acquisition of a plot of 150,000 square metres on June 12, the president of the port...
New container transfer system from the port of Algiers to dry ports
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – A new system for the transfer of containers from the port of Algiers to dry ports has been put in place by...
AdSP Genoa confirms investments for Vado’s multipurpose platform
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – The management committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western...
La Spezia port set for waterfront development
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – The President of the Liguria Region Giovanni Toti, The Mayor of La Spezia, Pierluigi Peracchini, the...
Mostaganem port acquires equipment to facilitate traffic flows
Mostaganem, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Mostaganem port has acquired new equipment to facilitate the handling of passengers and vehicles at the...
Portugal to complete Costa Segura port navigation system by end-2018
São José, Azores, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – The Costa Segura system, which will facilitate navigation control by ports, will be completed by...
Hannibal doubles connections to Switzerland with new daily rail service from Melzo to Niederglatt
Milan, Italy, June 18, 2018 – Hannibal, the Contship Italia Group’s multimodal transport operator, is launching a second rail link to Switzerland...
Gijón port tenders refurbishment of Candás lighthouse
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Gijón port has tendered at €55,001 ($63,887) the refurbishment of the Candás lighthouse, to protect its...
Noatum to install three new container cranes at Málaga port this week
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Noatum Terminals, which manages the facilities of Pier 9 of Málaga port, has decided to attract leading...
Ports of Las Palmas plans Santa Catalina Pier development
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (Port Authority of Las Palmas), under the presidency...
Tarragona port acquires land to build the largest intermodal terminal in Spain
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Port de Tarragona has acquired 150,000 m² in Ciudad del Transporte-Puerta Centro to develop an...
Porto da Figueira da Foz to invest in larger ship handing and increased rail connections
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 17, 2018 – Gonçalo Vieira, president of Comunidade Portuária da Figueira da Foz (Port Community of...