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.
FESCO adds ship to Indian service
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – FESCO will add a second ship, FESCO Olga, to the FESCO Indian Line West (FIL-W), which operates...
Turkey’s Filyos port develops energy role
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The Black Sea port of Filyos in the Northern province of Zonguldak is developing a role in the...
Improved railway infrastructure for Novorossiysk port, Russia
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) January 19, 2024 – Pressed by Western sanctions to redirect its trade towards the southeast of the country, Russia is...
Germany’s KOSTAL opens plant in Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – Germany’s KOSTAL, a vehicle part manufacturer, has opened a plant in the Tanger Med...
Cranes from China for Vladivostok port
Vladivostok, Russia (PortSEurope) January 16, 2024 – Deprived of access to Western equipment and technology due to sanctions, Russian ports are turning...
Taman port ammonia terminal delayed again
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The launch of Russia’s first and only ammonia and mineral fertilisers transshipment complex in the Black Sea...
Ruscon completes renovation of container and logistics terminal in Moscow
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 29, 2023 – Ruscon, a multi-modal transportation operator, has completed the initial phase of renovations of its...
Lebanon’s Port of Tripoli receives new crane equipment
Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) December 28, 2023 – A vessel arrived at Tripoli carrying crane equipment for the port. It is the third ship-to-shore...
APM Tangier MedPort says phase 2 expansion is operational
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – APM Terminals Tangier MedPort has announced that an expansion of more than a million TEU (Phase 2)...
Port of Brest adds electric crane
Brest, France (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – A new mobile port crane arrives in Brest aboard the ship MV LISA from the shipping company SAL today....
Noatum Terminal Tarragona extends concession
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – The Port Authority of Tarragona has approved the extension of the term of the concession for Noatum...
New Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard inaugurated in Ancona
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – Yesterday, the new Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard was inaugurated in the Adriatic port of Ancona. The...
Port of Rijeka plans new passenger terminal
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – The Port of Rijeka is planning a plan for a new cruise passenger terminal. Director of the Port...
New 12 mln tonnes transshipment complex in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – Russia’s largest port, Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, will have one more transshipment complex...
PSA Sines increases crane capacity
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – PSA Sines will increase its capacity with two mega-gantry Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes in February 2024....
Primever restarts fruit and vegetable terminal at Port of Sète, France
Sète, France (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – Primever, a leading fruit and vegetable tarnspot company, has restarted operations at the Port of Sète...
Turkey’s Poliport plans storage upgrade to liquid storage facility
Kocaeli, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – Poliport is planning to increase its liquid cargo storage capacity with its $5.5 million renewal and...
EU supports new LNG plant for Bar port, Montenegro
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) October 9, 2023 – The European Union (EU) will support building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Adriatic...
Port of Bilbao inaugurates six new eco-efficient hybrid RTG cranes
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – The port of Bilbao has inaugurated six new eco-efficient hybrid RTG cranes acquired by CSP Iberian...
AD Ports Group, KazMorTransFlot acquire two tankers for Caspian
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – AD Ports Group and KazMorTransFlot (KMTF) have announced the acquisition and start of operations of...