Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
CMA CGM launches updated version of mobile app
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – French shipping group CMA CGM has released a new version of its mobile application that allows customers to...
Port of Beirut releases March 2017 TEU traffic details
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – In March 2017: the number of vessels visiting the port increased to 190 from 182 in the previous month. TEUs...
Piraeus port aims to become biggest container shipper in the Mediterranean
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Anastasios Vamvakidis, the commercial manager of the Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT), has said that...
Rades dock resumes operations
Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – After approximately one year out of service, dock No. 6, dedicated to containers, has resumed services with...
Event – The 6th Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2017 – Batumi, May 17-19
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – The 6th Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2017 will take place in Batumi, Georgia May 17 -19. This event...
Setubal port cargo traffic rises 9% y/y in Q1 2017
Setubal, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 28, 2017 – Setubal port hit the record of containerised cargo in the first quarter of 2017, with a 9% increase compared...
Spain’s Suardíaz promotes Vigo-Nantes motorway of the sea at BreakBulk Europe
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Suardíaz was represented by a large team of professionals at BreakBulk Europe fair to...
Barcelona port hosts christening of MSC Cadiz ship
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – The Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) has hosted the christening of the container ship “MSC...
TFG Transfracht links up with Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – TFG Transfracht, a provider of containerized seaport hinterland services, is to integrate the Adriatic...
Asia-Mediterranean container shipping declines in Jan-Feb 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – According to a recent report by UK consultancy Drewry, container shipping on the Asia-Mediterranean sea...
Alphaliner expects East-West container demand to rise by 5% in April
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – With the launch of new alliances, especially in East-West traffic, as of April 1, the demand for ships and...
Leixoes container terminal operates 25 vessels in April 3-9
Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – In the period between April 3 and 9, Leixoes container terminal received and operated 25 vessels, in a...
Cosco reports March 2017 container terminal statistics
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) April 18, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced March 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea container...
Termarin consolidates its leadership in temperature-controlled containers
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Today, Marin port is the first call on the European continent of the transoceanic lines that come from South...
Trieste Marine Terminal reports increased traffic in Q1 2017
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – In the first three months of 2017, cargo volumes moved via Trieste Marine Terminal increased by 12.56% to...
Algeciras container terminal attracts international services
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – The container terminal at the port of Algeciras, TTI Algeciras, has incorporated in the last few weeks the...
Greece requests improved bids for Thessaloniki privatisation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) April 7, 2017 – The Greek privatization agency (HRADF/TAIPED) has asked for improved offers from three consortia that...