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.
MSC expands door-to-door distribution network ‘Trieste Express’ with new service
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced that it has added a vessel to the Trieste...
Baleària starts the refit of the ‘Martín i Soler’ to operate on natural gas
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The Baleària shipping company has started the refit of the ‘Martín i Soler’ ferry, which...
Yilport: The South Pier of Huelva port expands capacity for container storage and logistics
The YILPORT Huelva terminal completes a container storage yard extension of 50,000 m² of total area, planned to take on new operations as from today –...
Barcelona and Civitavecchia ports BClink project draws to a close
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – The BClink project, designed to step up Motorways of the Sea connections between the ports of...
Ceneri Tunnel turns Genoa into a fast rail gateway to Europe
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2020 – The inauguration of the Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT), part of the new Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA),...
Contship Italia Group releases new business plan targets 2021-2024
Contship Italia Group, the Italian container terminal and intermodal branch of Eurokai, today unveils a raft of new initiatives aimed at enhancing its national...
Volos port to proceed with pier extension study
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – The Ministry of Shipping has approved a study for the completion of pier No. 3, a proposal submitted for...
Small Scale LNG, green light from the Ministry of Economic Development for OLT near Livorno
Small Scale LNG, green light from the Ministry of Economic Development for OLT – October 23, 2020 The Ministry of Economic Development, in agreement with...
Russia plans port SEZ in Astrakhan region
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 25, 2020 – Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has said that it plans to allocate RUB 2.8 billion for...
Grimaldi group takes delivery of the Eco Valencia and Grande Florida
Naples, 20 October 2020: Great news for the Grimaldi Group fleet. On 16 October, the Neapolitan company took delivery of the Eco Valencia, the first of 12...
Merport aims to become Mersin’s new logistics base
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 19, 2020 – Merport Logistics, operating close to Mersin International Port (MIP) and Mersin Free Zone, has increased...
Livorno port seeks to double cellulose storage capacity
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 15, 2020 – The port authority of Livorno is to issue a tender to build a cellulose storage facility which will...
Genoa port’s Calata Bettolo container terminal set to become operational today
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 12, 2020 – The new container terminal of Calata Bettolo in the port of Genoa is set to become operational today. It is...
Completion of repairs to the oil wharf in Rades port, Tunisia
Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) October 9, 2020 – Repair of the oil wharf located on the south bank of the port of Radès has just been completed for a sum...
Koper port adds RMG crane
In recent days, a new Rail-Mounted Gantry has been installed on the sidings of the Container terminal – October 1, 2020 This new piece of equipment will...
Grimaldi adds capacity to Livorno and Palermo ports connection
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – Grimaldi Group is to increasing freight and passenger connections between central...
Russia’s Ministry of Transport presents seaports development plan
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) September 15, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport presented a draft plan of the federal project “Development of...