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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.

GEFCO supplies wagons to PSA Kenitra plant in Morocco

Tanger, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – GEFCO, a global operator in supply chain solutions and the European leader in automotive logistics,...

Tarragona port handles over 4,000 vehicles in less than 48 hours

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The Port of Tarragona has managed more than 4,000 vehicles in less than 48 hours. At the port, the...

Sagunto port see 14.07% increase in auto traffic at end November

News – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia – January 9, 2018 The traffic evolution of the port of Sagunto continues to be positive at the end of November, if...

Nissan increases workforce at Barcelona port’s distribution centre

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 3, 2019 – The Nissan vehicle distribution centre in the port of Barcelona has increased its workforce by almost 50%...

Suardíaz drives Vigo port’s traffic growth in 2018

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 31, 2018 – The Suardíaz group, headquartered in Madrid, ends the year as the growth generator of traffic at the port of...

Bergé, Gefco establish Spain’s largest car logistics operator

Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) December 28, 2018 – Spanish companies Bergé and Gefco announced the signing of the agreement to create the leading provider...

Volkswagen to keep exports via Vigo despite end of Setúbal port strike

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – German carmaker Volkswagen AG has said it plans to continue the export of cars produced at its Palmela factory...

Minister of Economy considers situation in the port of Setúbal “serious”

Setúbal, Portugal  (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Deputy Minister of the Economy, Pedro Siza Vieira, has described the situation...

BMW looks at exports from Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2018 – German carmaker BMW AG is considering the launch of a regular line at Vigo port, as it faces difficulties in...

Sagunto port maintains car traffic upward trend in October

Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Sagunto port’s car traffic positive trend has remained in the month of October, according...

Grimaldi ships transporting cars to dock at Vado Ligure port until March 31

Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Grimaldi ships transporting cars will dock once a week at the reefer terminal operated by APM Terminals...

Leixões port handles Volkswagen vehicles

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Leixões port has started receiving vehicles from Volkswagen AG’s Autoeuropa car plant in...

Portugal’s AutoEuropa to remove 2,000 cars from Setúbal port

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Portuguese automotive assembly plant operator AutoEuropa Automóveis, Lda., part of Volkswagen AG,...

Volkswagen cars produced in Portugal exported via Vigo port, Spain

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – German car Volkswagen AG manufacturer has started exporting vehicles made at its Palmela plant, near...

Volkswagen key to Portugal’s car industry

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Research by Germany Trade & Invest shows that German vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen AG is a key...

VW diverts vehicle traffic to Spanish ports from Setúbal

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – The strike at Setúbal port has forced Volkswagen AG to divert vehicles produced in its Palmela factory in...

Spain’s Autoterminal to rely on car export recovery at Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – Autoterminal, a subsidiary of Noatum Maritime, will rely on the export of vehicles from the port of...

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