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.
New customs office for the new bulk cargo terminal in Russia’s Taman port
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – On the Taman Peninsula, the Taman bulk cargo terminal is being built. It will be the largest on the...
Livorno port start pier reconstruction works
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – The port of Livorno has commenced the restructuring work on 35 meters of Pier 13 between the Torre del...
Malta Freeport’s €20 million investment in two megamax quay cranes
Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) February 9, 2021 – Malta Freeports has announced the arrival of components of the two megamax quay cranes, ordered Liebherr...
Grimaldi doubles its connections between Ancona and Greece
Naples, 5 February 2021 The latest great news from the Grimaldi Group involves the transport services for passengers and freight between Italy and Greece. In...
Novorossiysk port’s KSK Grain Terminal raises funds for investment
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) February 4, 2021 – KSK Grain Terminal, part of DeloPorts, and Alfa-Bank have signed an agreement for KSK 1.1 billion...
Santander port improves railway infrastructure
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) February 3, 2021 – The port of Santander has started renovation work on the railway tracks, located on quay 8 of Raos East...
Cosco incorporates new tractors in its Valencia terminal
València, Spain (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – Cosco Shipping Ports Spain (CSP Spain) has announced the addition of 15 new tractor units to its...
Grimaldi Group expands the Livorno-Olbia Ro-pax connection
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Following the recent launch of the Palermo-Cagliari Ro-pax line, the Grimaldi Group is expanding the...
Cairo seeks to develop Libya railway connection
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 28, 2021 – The Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir has said that the government is planning to extend its...
Bergé and Vertraco Shipping increase Europe-Caribbean service
Bergé and Vertraco Shipping (agents in the Netherlands) intensify theirregular conventional service between Europe and the Caribbean to boost trade –...
CMA CGM reported to be interested in multi-purpose terminal in Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 24, 2021 – The Al-Mal newspaper reported last week that the French shipping group CMA CGM is negotiating the...
Capacity of Russian seaports set to increase by 50 million tons in 2021
The production capacity of Russian seaports in 2021 is planned to be increased by 50 million tons due to the commissioning of facilities under construction and...
New Tanger Alliance terminal (TC3) at Tanger Med Port Complex now operational
Tanger Alliance, a subsidiary of Marsa Maroc, Contship Italia, Eurogate International and Hapag-Lloyd, received its first container vessel on January 1st, 2021...
Cereal Docks Group inaugurates new Venice port facility
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) January 8, 2021 – The Cereal Docks Group from Vicenza, has announced the start-up of its new €1.5 million plant for...
Grimaldi Group takes delivery of the Eco Barcelona vessel
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) January 6, 2021 – Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Eco Barcelona with two more ultra-modern vessels, the Grande Texas...
Hapag-Lloyd orders six ultra large container vessels of 23,500+ TEU
Order placed at Korean ship yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Vessels will be powered by LNG Dual Fuel Delivery starts in April 2023 1 billion...
Genoa port’s PSA Pra’ sees rail capacity increase
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2020 – The new configuration of the PSA Pra’ port, which with the entry into operation of two new tracks...