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All aspects of port activity linked to the handling of automotive, mainly cars. Includes imports, exports and the storage of mainly new cars. The Mediterranean’s leading ports for handling cars are Barcelona, València, Koper, Vigo, Santander and Piraeus.

Hyundai to hold counterfeit car parts seminar in Rijeka port

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 3, 2019 – Hyundai has organised a seminar to address the problem of counterfeit car parts in Rijeka port, Kyung Min...

Luka Koper wins Daimler’s car transit tender for third time in a row

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 16, 2019 – The Port of Koper has proved successful also in the third international invitation to tender launched by the...

Ford exports from Valencia port after fire accident on Grimaldi Grande Europa ship

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2019 – The fire of the car carrier Grimaldi Grande Europa has affected the embarking of cars of the U.S. automobile...

Porsche starts delivering vehicles to China by rail – the new Silk Road

Stuttgart, Germany (Ports Europe) May 5, 2019 – Porsche AG, a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and...

A Chinese delegation of vehicle manufacturers visits Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2019 – A delegation of automotive companies from China and Hong Kong visited Barcelona port last week to study the...

PSA Peugeot Kenitra factory set for mid-year launch

Tanger Med, (PortSEurope) May 12, 2019 – French automaker PSA Peugeot aims to start production at its Kenitra factory in mid-2019, with CEO Carlos...

Vigo port to invest €50 million in expansion of Bouzas terminal

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – Vigo port plans to invest €50 million ($56.1 million) in the expansion of the Bouzas terminal to improve service to...

Onorato and ARS Altmann to relaunch auto logistics hub at Piombino port

Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 – The Onorato Group is to build a 300,000 m² terminal for storing cars on the north dock of Piombino port....

Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Launches Car Lock Plant in Tangier

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – Japanese car supplier Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation has launched the construction of a plant to produce...

Chernomorsk port receives vehicles from Alexandria

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – The multimodal terminal at Chernomorsk port has received the Suzuka Express ship, travelling from...

​Varroc Lighting Systems Celebrates Opening Of Greenfield Manufacturing Facility In Morocco

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 10, 2019 – Varroc Lighting Systems has opened its new 17,000-m² facility in Tangier, Morocco, which produce...

Málaga port to handle 90,000 new vehicles in 2019

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – The traffic of new vehicles in the port of Málaga has set a new record with a movement of 3,737 units in just...

Volos port to invest €600,000 in car terminal

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – The port of Volos intends to invest €600,000 ($679,989) to build a car terminal on the third pier, a move...

Ports included in updated Spain-Morocco bilateral agreement

Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – During an official visit of King Don Felipe VI and Queen Dona Letizia of Spain to Morocco, a number of...

Free Trade Zone and Director of Groupe PSA plant in Vigo meet to discuss progress

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2019 – With the aim of contributing to consolidate the activity and employment of the French automotive Groupe...

EBRD to provide €7.5 million to Tuyauto Gestamp Morocco

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – The local automotive industry in Morocco has been boosted by the announcement from the European Bank...

Turkey’s ports handles 1,778,525 vehicles in 2018

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 4, 2019 – Turkey’s ports handled 1,778,525 vehicles in 2018, the country’s transport ministry...

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