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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 Danube River grain and cargo port in Bulgaria’s Silistra

Silistra, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Encouraged by the high demand for grain and other cargo transportation along the Danube River...

TransContainer tries to fill in the container gap in Russia

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – TransContainer, intermodal container operator that manages the largest fleet of containers and flatcars...

Algeria’s Oran port completes container terminal extension

Oran, Algeria (Ports Europe) January 31, 2023 – Oran port has completed the extension of its container terminal, according to Chairman and CEO of...

APM Terminals negotiates Poti Port expansion with government

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – APM Terminal Poti is in final negotiations with the government for an agreed expansion of the Black Sea...

Salerno Container Terminals obtains fifth Liebherr crane

Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – Salerno Container Terminals (SCT) has acquired a fifth Liebherr mobile harbour crane, an LHM 600 HR....

Yilport adds port equipment in Taranto

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – Yilport is to add further port equipment to its faciity in the Port of Taranto. Seven Terminal Tractors...

DP World sets up Palletways hub in Barcelona ZAL

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2023 – DP World has set up a new Palletways hub for palletized cargo in Barcelona ZAL. This will increase its...

Socep plans new grain terminal for Constanta port

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – Port operator Socep is planning to build a new grain terminal in the Port of Constanța. The...

Turkey’s Gulf of Saros waiting for FSRU vessel

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 18, 2023 – Turkey’s Gulf of Saros is waiting for the arrival of a Floating Storage Regasification Unit...

Depósitos Portuarios increases liquid bulk capacity in Bilbao Port

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 6, 2023 – Depósitos Portuarios, S.A. (Deposa) has completed the construction of six new bulk liquid storage tanks...

Sixth grain terminal to be built in Russia’s port of Azov

Azov, Russia (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – The project to construct a sixth grain terminal on berth No. 27 in the Russian seaport of Azov has been...

Second feeder container line across Caspian from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 31, 2022 – Turkmenistan’s Merchant Marine Fleet will provide its Balkan vessel for the second feeder container...

Clarion Partners Europe to develop logistics part in Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 23, 2022 – Clarion Partners Europe is going to develop a new logistics enclave in Valls, Tarragona, having...

Port of Alicante increases capacity with two new cranes

Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) December 22, 2022 – The Port of Alicante will increase its capacity with installation of two new cranes just delivered to...

Salerno Container Terminal to open new border inspection post

Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Salerno Container Terminal to open new border inspection post today. It has been designed to meet the...

Chinese wheel loader for the Temryuk-Mechel terminal

Temryuk, Russia (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – Port Mechel-Temryuk has started using a new high-performance Chinese-made wheel loader SANY SMHW-48. This...

Snam increases Panigaglia terminal LNG regasification in Jan-Sep 2022

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 24, 2022 – Italian energy firm Snam reported that its Panigaglia terminal in La Spezia regasified 1.47 bcm of...

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