New Service/Product
New services and products. Includes new shipping lines and port calls. Also, new port services and port equipment.
Port of Livorno replaces La Spezia in Hapag Lloyd/OOCL service
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – The shipping companies Hapag Lloyd and Oocl have announced that from next May the scheduled service...
Salzburg Rail Transport Logistik to upgrade Koper port service
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 1, 2021 – Salzburg Rail Transport Logistik GmbH (SETG) will update its intermodal connections from Germany and...
MSC Terminal Valencia and CSP Iberian Terminal Valencia extend operational hours
Both terminals increase from April 13 the opening hours at 6:00 AM for the delivery of import and empty containers – March 29, 2021 The president of the...
JLT Mobile Computers offers free guide on how to boost productivity and throughput in ports and container terminals
Leading supplier of rugged computing devices and other solutions for demanding environments outlines five ways to turn the specific IT challenges faced by...
Rail Cargo launches new TransFER Verona–Hannover
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 26, 2021 – Rail Cargo, the freight traffic of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), will launch the new TransFER...
Port of Venice starts customs clearance at sea for bulk goods
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 24, 2021 – The first customs clearance at sea of bulk goods for single customer ships was carried out at the port of...
First vessel call at HHLA PLT, Trieste
On 20 March 2021, the Ro-Ro freighter Ulusoy 14 docked at the HHLA PLT Italy terminal in Trieste. This is the first commercial vessel call at the new...
Ekol decreases travel time between Spain and Turkey to 60 hours
Ekol renders a new service as part of its intermodal transportation through a Ro-Ro line between Izmir, Alsancak Port, and Spain’s Tarragona Port – which...
Barys container ship makes first voyage on Aktau-Baku route within Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
News Release – Port of Baku – March 10, 2021 The container ship Barys, owned by Kazakhstan’s National Shipping Company Kazmortransflot, made...
United Seaways launches UK-Morocco Ro-Ro service
Poole, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – United Seaways is to launch a new weekly Ro-Ro service between the UK port of Poole in Southern...
A new rail shuttle service between Trieste port and Interporto Pordenone under discussion
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – A new rail shuttle service between Trieste port and Interporto Pordenone is a step closer following talks...
Sibport will manage the terminal in which Bilbao Port Authority has invested €15.7 million
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Starting tomorrow, the new Aratrain rail service will commence linking Bilbao port’s container...
FESCO starts China-Germany intermodal container service
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Russia’s FESCO Transport Group (FESCO) has launched a regular intermodal container service from...
Empowering intermodal south-east network: new shuttle train Geleen-Vienna
Hupac has launched a new shuttle train linking RTC Geleen in the Netherlands with Wels CT and WienCont in Austria – March 5, 2021 “Another step that...
Baleària will expand the connections in Melilla
Baleària reinforces its commitment to Melilla by expanding connections and operating with one of the most modern and sustainable vessels in its fleet. As of...
Tarros to start Italy-Libya cargo service
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – The Italian shipping line is to start a cargo service to Libya. The new Italy Libya Express (ILE) service...
A.P. Moller-Maersk to pioneer a first-ever block train from Japan to UK via Trans-Siberian railway
The Maersk´s forty 40’-container consignment has arrived at Felixstowe, UK, on March 2nd, after its departure from Yokohama, Japan in January and having...
Grendi Trasporti Marittimi receives license to operate Olbia port, Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2021 – Grendi Trasporti Marittimi will receive a license to officially operate as a company in the...
MSC to operate Antwerp and Vienna freight rail service
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 25, 2021 – Starting in April this year, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to manage a twice-weekly freight...
The First Direct Blocktrain arrives from China to Georgia
On 20 February 2021, the first direct blocktrain will arrive at Tbilisi Station, arriving direct from Xi’an in China. The train, which was arranged by Maersk...