Containers
All port activities linked to containers, including traffic volumes, storage and transport to and from ports.
Maersk receives largest container ship worldwide
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – The record for the largest container ship in operation was again beaten, moving from Mitsui OSK...
MacAndrews carries out experimental call at Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 – After months of studies, MacAndrews carried out an experimental call at the Ferrol Container Terminal (FCT),...
Positive container traffic trend continues at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – Container traffic continues its upward trend in Las Palmas port for the eighth consecutive month. The port...
France’s CMA CGM updates offer from Tangier port
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – French company CMA CGM has announced the launch of its Med Canada service that will connect Montreal with...
Japan’s MOL to carry out three extraordinary calls at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), whose general agent in Spain is Transcoma Shipping, has...
Leixoes port container traffic’s rise is constant
Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – The days when Leixoes Container Terminal reaches 3,000 TEUs or is very close, are becoming more frequent....
Huelva port to develop container segment
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2017 – In its second participation in Intermodal South America, Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva)...
OPDR starts regular line connecting Setubal to Spain
Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 6, 2017 – Setubal port sees its connections to southern Spain, the UK and northern continental Europe improved by OPDR...
Thessaloniki port – concise traffic statistical data Jan-Feb 2017
Thessaloniki, Greece, April 5, 2017 Concise Statistical Data January-February 2017 Year Period 2017 2016 Difference Jan-Feb Jan-Feb Total % ThPA Piers (tonnes)...
Bilbao port to take part in Multimodal fair in Birmingham
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) will again take part in Multimodal, the largest...
Alicante port works to attract container traffic from Valencia
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2017 – The president of Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante), Juan Antonio Gisbert, explained...
Valencia port faces historical decline in container traffic in Feb 2017
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Valencia port is witnessing an historical decline with the low productivity of the stowage workers,...
OPDR starts operating container line linking Seville to UK
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Seville port gains weight in the container business with the addition of a new service that will link...
Algeria looks for foreign investment in CNAN operations
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 26, 2017 – CNAN Nord spa and CNAN Med spa are planning to establish joint ventures with foreign shipping companies...
MTL Feeder to launch regular sea service connecting Castellon, Barcelona to Alexandria
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2017 – Container feeder operator MTL Feeder (Maritime Tunisian Line) plans to launch a new regular sea service,...
Cosco to start Bilbao-Mexico service
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2017 – Cosco Shipping Lines, whose agent is Vasco Shipping Services, will start operating a new weekly service...
Israel’s Zim to introduce new network of transatlantic services in April
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – Israeli company Zim Integrated Shipping Services plans to introduce its new network of transatlantic...