P & O Ports withdraws from Sète container terminal project
Sète, France (PortSEurope) April 23, 2019 - P & O Ports, part of Dubai-owned DP World, is reported to be withdrawing from the container terminal…
Yilport Leixões increases TEU handling in Q1 2019
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 17, 2019 - In January this year, Yilport Leixões (TCL) handled 55,677 TEU, a year-on-year growth of 21.5%. Accoding to the…
COSCO’s European container terminals see improved performance in Q1 2019
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 17, 2019 - In the first three months of 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container…
Eurogate announces 2018 results; Mediterranean terminal performance
Bremen, Germany (PortSEurope) April 5, 2019 - The EUROGATE Group has announced results for the financial year 2018. The group generated a net profit for the…
La Spezia Container Terminal receives “Felix Industry” Award
The award was given to Contship’s Terminal in La Spezia for being one of the top-performing businesses in the region. La Spezia Container Terminal’s 2017…
Agreement reached between Contship Italia and TiL for the control of Medcenter Container Terminal S.p.A. in Gioia Tauro
Press Release - Agreement reached between Contship Italia and TiL for the control of Medcenter Container Terminal S.p.A. in Gioia Tauro - April 1, 2019…
APM to operate Italy’s first semi-automated container terminal
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) April 1, 2019 – The Vado Ligure container terminal of APM Terminals, named Vado Gateway, which will become operational at the end…
Uiltrasporti says Hapag Lloyd eliminates Cagliari port from its services
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) April 1, 2019 – Hapag Lloyd, the German transport company, has decided to eliminate the Sardinian port of Cagliari from its calls,…
New Turkish ambassador visits Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) March 31, 2019 - The new ambassador of Turkey in Spain, Cihad Erginay, has visited the container terminal of the Outer Port…
Genoa port’s Calata Bettolo container terminal to be launched by end-2019
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) March 29, 2019 – Genoa port expects the Calata Bettolo container terminal to enter into operation by the end of this year, the…
Calabria’s Gioia Tauro port misses a role in the new Silk Road
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) March 26, 2019 - President of the Calabria Region Mario Oliveiro has written to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, criticising the absence…
APM Terminals Algeciras breaks container ship handling speed record
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 26, 2019 – APM Terminals in the port of Algeciras has broken the cargo handling speed record on a container vessel, by…
COSCO meets with Valencia port management
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) March 26, 2019 - The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV - Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia), Aurelio Martínez and the…
Reggio Calabria entrepreneurs place bid to acquire stake in Gioia Tauro’s MCT
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) March 18, 2019 – A group of entrepreneurs from Reggio Calabria presented a formal offer to buy shares of Medcenter Container Terminal…
Contship in talks to sell 50% in Gioia Tauro port’s container terminal operator
Press Release - Contship Italia S.p.A. has entered into negotiations for sale of MCT - March 15, 2019 Contship Italia S.p.A. has entered into negotiations…
APM Terminals Algeciras beats container operations record
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) February 26, 2019 – APM Terminals' container terminal in Algeciras port broke a new record in 2018 by registering a total of 217,000…
Turkey’s Yilport aims to bring Leixões port’s capacity close to Sines
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 25, 2019 – Leixões container terminals will be able to grow 153% over the next two years, given that the Turkish…
MCT promises €120 million investment in Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) February 19, 2019 – Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) has suspended the redundancy schemes and announced investments of €120 million ($135.9 million)…
Piraeus Port Authority reports 19.2% revenue increase in 2018
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) February 15, 2019 - Piraeus Port Authority SA, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported revenue of €132.9 million ($149.85…
ICTSI inaugurates expansion of Batumi International Container Terminal
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) February 14, 2019 - International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), a global port terminal operator, has inaugurated the newly expanded Batumi International…