Cargo
All aspects of cargo handling by ports. Includes imports, exports, storage and traffic numbers.
Marseille port cargo traffic remains stable in 2016
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Marseille port generated a cargo traffic of 80.9 million tonnes in 2016, almost unchanged on the...
Portugal expects 60% rise in Setubal port cargo traffic
Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Portuguese Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vitorino said that the Portuguese government expects a...
Motril port cargo traffic rises 10% Y/Y in 2016
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – With a total cargo traffic of 2.1 million tonnes and a growth of 10% on the year in 2016, Motril port...
Kartesia takes control of Castellon port solid bulk cargo terminal operator
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Luxembourg-based investment fund Kartesia and Spain’s Gimeno Group have taken control of a...
Damietta reports traffic growth in 2016
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Damietta Port Authority has reported an increase in the movement of ships and cargo in 2016 compared...
Beirut port revenues down in 2016
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – The Port of Beirut (PoB) and Port of Tripoli (PoT) reported revenues of $254 million (€237.7...
Cadiz port cargo traffic rises 8.52% Y/Y in 2016
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Cargo traffic in Cadiz port grew by 8.52% on the year in 2016, reaching 3.979 million tonnes, the best...
Damietta port reports increased cargo traffic in Q3 2016
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – Damietta Port Authority has reported an increase of 2.6% in vessel numbers throughout the third quarter...
Aviles port cargo traffic declines by 3.91% Y/Y in 2016
Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Aviles port handled a total of 4.97 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, down 3.91% on the year, mainly due...
Seville port reports fifth highest annual cargo traffic in its history
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has reported data about its annual traffic for...
Port Said Container & Cargo Handling Company reports 2015/2016 fiscal year results
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – The general assembly of Port Said Container & Cargo Handling Company announced its 2015/2016...
Turkey leading trade partner for Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – Turkey ranks first for the highest volume of goods handled in Durrës port. In 2016, 26% of goods...
Durrës port handles 3.5 million tonnes in cargo
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 13, 2017 – In 2016 Durrës port handled nearly 3.5 million tons of cargo, of which more than 1.2 million tons...
Marin port breaks cargo traffic record in 2016
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2017 – Marin port booked a new record in 2016 by handling 2.34 million tonnes of cargo, up 9.38% on the year,...
Baku International Sea Trade Port increases cargo trade in 2016
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 9, 2016 – In 2016 Baku International Sea Trade Port unloaded 4.5 million tons of cargo, up by 47% compared to...
Tarragona port to complete large project cargo export operation this week
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2017 – Tarragona port will handle this week the sixth and final export operation of large industry parts, as part...
Castellon port cargo traffic rises 7.9% Y/Y in Dec 2016
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2017 – Castellon port handled 1,685,323 tonnes of cargo in December, which represents an increase of 7.9% on the...