Capacity
A category including news related to increasing output and production of ports. Additional port equipment adding capacity; port expansion adding cargo capacity, shipping lines adding larger vessels and increased land traffic capacity by rail and road.
Slovenia to discuss Hungarian investment in expansion of Divaca-Koper railway line
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 21, 2021 – The governments of Slovenia and Hungary are set to discuss the latter investing in Slovenian state-run...
Project Council reports on the construction of the second track of the railway connection between Divača and Koper
Members of the Project Council for the supervision of the construction of the second track of the railway connection between Divača and Koper presented the...
Luka Koper sign contract for container terminal cranes
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2021 – Port operator Luka Koper has signed a contract for the supply of two shore-to-ship cranes which will be...
Piraeus Port Authority to add electric crane bridges to container terminal
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 14, 2021 – Piraeus Port Authority has announced the signing of a new contract for the supply of five (E-RTG) cranes...
Ak Automotive to expand Koper facility
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 14, 2021 – Ak Automotive is to expand production and has recently purchased a production facility in Koper, in which...
Port of Koper extends concession area
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 14, 2021 – Following a decree amendment by the government, the concession area of the Port of Koper has been...
Marina di Carrara opens improved port rail connections
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 13, 2021 – The port of Marina di Carrara has inaugurated a new rail layout at the Fiorillo quay allowing cargo...
DACHSER Morocco opens new warehouse in Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – DACHSER Morocco has announced that it has opened a new warehouse facility in Tanger Med port. Situated...
Safiport Derince International Port plans further investment
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – Safiport Derince International Port is set for further investment which could create a further 2,000 jobs....
Turkey’s IC Karasu Port plans expansion
Karasu, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The Black Sea port of Karasu is planning an expansion to increase its cargo handling capacity. Managed by...
New Bursa-Osmaneli high speed rail will benefit Marmura ports
Bursa, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The Bandırma-Bursa-Yenişehir-Osmaneli High Standard Railway Line from Bursa to Osmaneli is planned for...
Contract signed for the main construction works on the second track of the Divača – Koper railway line
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 31, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec has attended the signing of a contract for the main...
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier commences second phase of development
Following a total investment of 800 million USD, operations at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier commenced in 2019. It now celebrates its next major development...
Red Eléctrica will invest €36 million in a new substation in Barcelona
In the coming weeks, Red Eléctrica will begin the preliminary works for the construction of a new 220 kV substation in Barcelona, specifically the Ronda...
Port of Livorno trials 11.5-metre draft ships
With the arrival in Livorno of the Alexandra container ship, experiments began this morning to allow ships with a draft greater than the estimated 11.5 meters...
Elstat: Greek ship repairing industry – 2020
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces data of the survey on the activities of the Greek Ship Repairing Industry in 2020 – March 25, 2021...
Mersin International Port starts expansion works for EMH II
Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP), Turkey’s largest trade gateway to the world, held a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the beginning of...