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.
First cargo handled by Sarzha terminal in Kuryk
Kuryk, Kazakstan (PortSEurope) October 27, 2023 – The multifunctional marine terminal (MMT) Sarzha in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port of Kuryk (Mangistau...
APM Terminals pushes electrified terminal equipment
Aqaba, Jordan (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – APM Terminals majority-owned Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) has received its first batch of electric reach...
Hutchison Ports BEST terminal receives six new hybrid cranes
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – Hutchison Ports BEST terminal has received six new hybrid cranes which will reduce CO2 emissions by...
Varna port’s new grain terminal’s first stage is operational
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 9, 2023 – The first stage of Logistic Centre Varna’s 100 million euro new grain terminal, part...
HAROPA PORT to develop a new multimodal platform
Paris, France (PortSEurope) September 28, 2023 – HAROPA PORT has announced that it is developing the port of Bruyères-sur-Oise to create a new...
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Kubrakov visits Brussels
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov has visited Brussels and held talks with...
Port of Constanta invest to boost grain capacity
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) September 21, 2023 – Constanta is now a key port for the export of Ukrainian grain. It receives grain via waterways...
Grimaldi receives second G5 multipurpose Ro-Ro vessel
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – The Great Lagos vessel was delivered at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Ulsan (South Korea) and...
Gate terminal starts construction of 4th LNG tank at the port of Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – Gate terminal, with shareholders Gasunie and Vopak, have taken the final investment decision to...
Project for a multimodal logistics center in Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – A multimodal logistics center (railway – river – roads) is to be created in Nizhny...
Port of Vigo taking steps to attract largest cruise ships
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – The Port of Vigo is taking steps to attract the largest cruise ships. Cruises are one of the fastest-growing...
Port of Genoa able to transport 4 m high road trailers by rail
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – The newly rebuild Facchini 1 tunnel, included in the route of the Terzo Valico dei Giovi – Genoa...
Port of Koper receives new equipment
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 10, 2023 – A few weeks ago, the Port of Koper received new equipment at the general cargo and the container...
Baku port keeps expanding, new fertiliser terminal by year-end
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 9, 2023 – The master plan for the second phase of expansion of Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, prepared...
Qindao Sentury Tire to build plant in Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 7, 2023 – Chinese tire manufacturer Qindao Sentury Tire is to build its first car tire factory in a Tanger Med...
Two abandoned oil berths to be reopened in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 5, 2023 – Two dilapidated and abandoned oil berths in Kazakhstan’s largest Caspian Sea port of Aktau will be...
Port of Sines to get closer to Spain with a new rail line
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The upgrade of the railway line between Evora and Elvas (next to the Spanish border) will increase rail...