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Automotive

All aspects of port activity linked to the handling of automotive, mainly cars. Includes imports, exports and the storage of mainly new cars. The Mediterranean’s leading ports for handling cars are Barcelona, València, Koper, Vigo, Santander and Piraeus.

Port of Santander inaugurates Raos Pier 9

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Raos Pier 9 has been inaugurated at the Port of Santander, increasing the number of berths and...

Port of Toulon sees increase in 2023 turnover

Toulon, France (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – The commercial Port of Toulon has reported a +6% increase in turnover for 2023. This was despite a...

Sanctions? Georgia as Russia’s “Auto Heaven”

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2024 – Hundreds of cars are supplied to Russia from Georgia every day, directly or through intermediary...

Port of Barcelona imports more electric Chinese cars

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona imported 790,000 vehicle units in 2023, an increase of +33.7% on the previous...

Port of Leixões starts shipping Peugeot vehicles

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Last week, the Port of Leixões carried out the first shipment of Peugeot vehicles from Stellantis...

Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings to develop APM Terminals deal

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Ltd has extended its business arrangement with APM Terminals to...

Repsol, Ravago inaugurate new plant in Tanger Automotive City

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – Spanish energy company Repsol and Belgian plastics giant Ravago have inaugurated a new compounding...

Port of Thessaloniki to handle electric buses from China

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Next month, the Port of Thessaloniki is set to receive 110 new, electric buses. The vehicles were...

Renault and Port of Santander plan improved vehicle traffic

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – The president of the Port Authority of Santander, César Díaz, and the director of the port, Santiago...

Germany’s KOSTAL opens plant in Tanger Med

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – Germany’s KOSTAL, a vehicle part manufacturer, has opened a plant in the Tanger Med...

Port of Koper reports record for car handling

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Luka Koper achieved an extraordinary feat just before the end of the year by breaking the vehicle...

Port of Santander starts importing Suzuki vehicles

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The Port of Santander has started importing Suzuki vehicles with the first delivery of cars from...

Port of Koper reports record car and Ro-Ro traffic

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – The Port of Koper has reported that November was a record month for the terminal which handles car and...

Port of Ravenna becomes leading BMW exporter

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – The Port of Ravenna is becoming leading BMW exporter, handling over 20,000 cars since April. Last March,...

ANFAC report on Spanish maritime port logistics for cars in 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – The 2022 edition of the sector report on maritime-port logistics reports an increase in vehicle...

Basque Port of Pasaia increased its car traffic handling in 2022

Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – The Basque Port of Pasaia increased its car traffic handling to over 239,00 autos, up +14.6% on the...

VinFast & Luka Koper sign agreement for electric vehicle handling

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – VinFast and Luka Koper have signed an agreement to establish Ro-Ro terminal services for VinFast...

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