Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
China’s Cosco books record-high container traffic at Piraeus port in August
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – China’s Cosco said it handled 344,000 containers at Piraeus port in August, exceeding by 4.2% the...
Morocco’s Tanger Med port container traffic rises 11% y/y in H1 2017
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – Morocco’s Tanger Med port has said its container traffic in the first six months of 2017 rose by...
Ashdod Port Company sees improved H1 2017 performance.
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) September 7, 2017 – In the first half of 2017 Ashdod Port Company recorded total revenue of 616m Israeli shekels (US$173m),...
MSC to increase cargo traffic at Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2017 – Gianluigi Aponte, chairman of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which operates the second largest cargo...
UK Department for Transport UK Port Freight Statistics: 2016 – Short Sea Freight with the European Union
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – UK major port traffic with the European Union rose 2% to 206.8 million tonnes in 2016, due...
UK Department for Transport publishes Annual UK Port Freight Statistics 2016
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – The Department for Transport has published its Annual UK Port Freight statistics which shows...
HMM starts tests of IoT technology for reefer containers
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has started a test of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology in its...
Piraeus Container Terminal profit declines 39.4% y/y in H1 2017
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., owned by Cosco, booked a profit of €10.845 million ($9.13 million) in the...
Spanish court imposes fine for cartel activities at Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – Spanish National Court has found evidence of a cartel formed by container transport companies that...
Dockworkers strike has uneven impact on Barcelona, Valencia ports
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – The latest cargo traffic statistics provided by the port authorities of Valencia and Barcelona –...
Maersk returns to Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – The freighter Maersk Gibraltar arrived on August 29 at the port of Las Palmas with more than 10,000...
Agadir port to receive investment of MAD 700 million
Agadir, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – A total investment of MAD 700 million (€62.68 million) is to finance several projects at the port...
Eurogate’s container traffic in Italy declines 5% y/y in H1 2017
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2017 – Eurogate group has said it handled a total of 2.405 million tonnes of cargo at its container terminals in...
Hapag-Lloyd works on integrating UASC business in Egypt
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Hapag-Lloyd confirmed that the process of merging with UASC businesses in Egypt is currently underway. The...
MSC launches new service connecting Sines port to N Europe, S America
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is planning to launch a new service connecting Portugal’s...
PSA Voltri-Pra offers automated VERMAS data service
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – From today, agents who collaborate with the PSA Voltri-Pra terminal have the possibility to...
CMA CGM adds Pecem port to SAFRAN service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – With the SAFRAN service, the CMA CGM Group will call at the port of Pecem, allowing the company to...