Cargo
All aspects of cargo handling by ports. Includes imports, exports, storage and traffic numbers.
Santander port beats car traffic record in 2017
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Santander port again demonstrated in 2017 its specialisation in car traffic with a new historical record...
Vigo port cargo traffic rises 2.5% in 2017
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Vigo port’s cargo traffic in 2017 amounted to 3.96 million tonnes, 2.54% more than in 2016, the president...
Marseille port reports increased 2017 traffic
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – With a growth of 8% (excluding liquid bulk), the port of Marseille Fos has confirmed its winning...
Damietta Port sees increased traffic in December 2017
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – A report issued by the Damietta Port Authority (DPA) showed an increase of 23.4% in the number of ships...
Port of Trieste announces record 2017 traffic statistics
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 28, 2018 – Commenting on Trieste port’s 2017 performance, President Zeno D’Agostino of Autorita’ di...
Bayonne port handles one of its largest ships ever
Bayonne, France (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – “African Magnolia”, one of the largest vessels that has visited the port of Bayonne, unloaded...
Lisbon port sees improves 2017 cargo figures
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – The Port of Lisbon handled over 12.1 million tons of cargo in 2017, up 19% on 2016. Containers...
Algeciras port expects 5 million TEUs of container traffic in 2018
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – Algeciras port closed 2017 with a cargo traffic of 101.4 million tonnes and 4.4 million TEUs in the...
Avilés port cargo traffic declines in 2017
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2018 – Avilés port cargo traffic declined by 3.29% in 2017 to 4.971 million tonnes, despite the higher amount of...
Huelva port books record-high cargo traffic in 2017
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) president, José Luis Ramos, has showed his...
MSC top managers to meet in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – The headquarters of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Spain, located in Valencia, will host on February...
Ukrainian ports of the Danube region are driving the dynamics of cargo turnover
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 Since the beginning of 2018, the ports of the Danube Region have significantly increased the volume of...
Castellón port books record-high cargo traffic in 2017
Castellón (Spain) January 18, 2018 – Castellón port closed 2017 with a record-high traffic of 17.9 million tonnes, up 4.9%, or 833,951 tonnes more than in...
Cruise business could be key to Marina di Carrara
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – At a recent Porto Lab event in Carrara, the possible role of the cruise industry in the future of...
Cádiz port cargo traffic rises in 2017
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – Cádiz port handled 4.1 million tonnes of cargo in 2017, up 12.25%. The largest growth was in the movement...
Valencia port to continue rapprochement effort with China
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has set the continuation of its efforts to...
La Rochelle sees reduces cargo numbers in 2017
La Rochelle, France (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – Port traffic in 2017 was marked by another significant decrease, largely due to the 2016 cereal...