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.
New railway connection agreement between Greece and Bulgaria
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – A memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria and Greece for a new railway connection will be signed...
Qatar opens Hamad port in a bid to cope with trade blockade
Doha, Qatar (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Qatar has opened the port of Hamad, one of the largest harbours in the Persian Gulf, which cost about $7.4...
Sato Asturias pontoon arrives at Las Palmas port to perform overhaul works
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – The Sato Asturias pontoon arrived in the port of Las Palmas to manufacture the floating concrete...
Castellón port to start drafting southern rail access project
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Castellón port plans to begin the drafting of the construction project of the southern access by...
Valencia port expects private investment in new cruise terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to announce the next approval of the...
Spain’s Sermaco Logistic launches repair workshops in Tarragona, Castellón, Sagunto
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Spanish company Sermaco Logistic Integral S.L., a company specialised in integral services to the...
Italy’s Transport Regulatory Authority visits Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – The recent visit to Trieste port of Autorità per la regolamentazione dei Trasporti (the Transport...
Genoa port suspends usage of part of Andrea Doria dock
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 2, 2017 – Genoa port has suspended the use of part of the Andrea Doria dock, used for ferry and cruise ships. The...
Setúbal port increases towing capacity
Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 2, 2017 – Danish safety and support services firm Svitzer A/S will significantly increase its towing capacity...
Tenerife port to handle 300,000 cruise passengers this season
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – The cruise season begins in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in September, when it is expected to...
Casablanca port set for improved link with Zenata logistics zone
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – A new agreement is set to allow development of the road connection between the port of Casablanca...
Trasmediterranea to start operating Barcelona-Menorca ferry line on Sep 19
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Spanish company Trasmediterranea plans to launch a line connecting Barcelona to Menorca island twice a...
Dredging ships of CHEC take working position Port Yuzhniy
Port Yuzhniy, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – The dredging fleet of Chinese company China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) took up working...
Chernomorsk port completes project for repair of berth No. 26
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Chernomorsk port has completed a project for the repair of berth No. 26 of its ferry terminal. Over...
Maersk returns to Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – The freighter Maersk Gibraltar arrived on August 29 at the port of Las Palmas with more than 10,000...
Mahon city council asks Tenerife port to change outlook of cruise area
Mahon, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – The Mahon City Council has asked the Balearic Islands Port Authority to withdraw all or part of the...
Agadir port to receive investment of MAD 700 million
Agadir, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – A total investment of MAD 700 million (€62.68 million) is to finance several projects at the port...
Castellón port to boost rail traffic after launch of intermodal station
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2017 – The launch of the intermodal station represents a cornerstone for the development of Castellón port. The...
Messina’s Tremestieri port close to becoming reality
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The new port of Tremestieri is about to become reality, as the agreement between the Messina local...
Marco Polo dock arrives in Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The floating dock or “caissonnier” Marco Polo arrived in Marseille harbor August 26...