Spanish oil and gas company Cepsa and the Dutch Port of Rotterdam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the first green hydrogen corridor between southern and northern Europe, ensuring a green hydrogen supply chain between two of Europe’s main ports, Rotterdam and Algeciras.
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Since ancient times, the Mediterranean has been a very important area for transportation and trade, as it links three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa. Container News has demonstrated a list of the five busiest container ports of the Mediterranean, a semi-enclosed sea bordered by over 20 countries.
Tip: Don’t expect to see a historic, traditional container port at the top of the ranking!
Below you can find the five top port players of the Mediterranean, based on 2021 container volumes:
https://container-news.com/top-5-the-busiest-container-ports-in-the-mediterranean/
Maersk has announced the launch of a new weekly rail service for reefer cargo, connecting the Port of Algeciras in Cadiz with Marin Port in Galicia.
With a transit time of 1 day and 12 hours, the new rail service departs from the Port of Algeciras in Cadiz and arrives at the Port of Marin every Friday at midday.
“This new train service facilitates cargo delivery to Galicia ahead of schedule, allowing for weekend deliveries and distribution to final retailers,” said Diego Perdones Montero, Maersk...
https://container-news.com/maersk-starts-reefer-train-service-in-spain/
Unions and social stakeholders threaten to strike in Algeciras and APM Terminals Algeciras management team is working to reach an agreement with them, according to AP Moller Maersk’s announcement.
If the two parties do not come into agreement, the strike would take place from 19 November, two hours per shift (six hours in total). The strike would be limited to APM Terminals Algeciras personnel and not to stevedores, which will continue to work normally, according to a Maersk statement.
The Danish...
https://container-news.com/potential-strike-at-apm-terminals-algeciras/
The Port of Valencia leads the container traffic in Spain both in imports and exports by exceeding 1.4 million TEU of the total 3,587,921 containers transported in the country between January and July.
The number of import/export containers passing through Valenciaport between January and July has increased by 19% compared to the previous year and represents 40% of the total number of import/export containers that entered or left the Spanish ports up to July, according to the latest data...
A big number of European ports constitute major gateways for international transportation. Apart from the giant container port trio Rotterdam – Antwerp – Hamburg, there are several European hubs which are also developing, achieving to be considered as key hubs for European and global supply chain.
The following list includes the busiest box ports in Europe, according to 2020 data:
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https://container-news.com/top-10-the-busiest-container-ports-in-europe/
Spanish operator FRS Iberia recently acquired a high-speed catamaran ferry formerly operated by Sado Steam Ship of Niigata, Japan. Built in 2015 by Australian shipyard In ..
Elcome Expands Presence in Europe
Algeciras Office Will Accelerate Company’s Growth in the European Union
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – June 17, 2021 – (Marine NewsWire) Elcome International, one of the world’s largest providers of maritime systems integration, technical support and shipboard service, announced the opening of another office in Europe.
Based in the Spanish port city of Algeciras, the facility will...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/17/elcome-expands-presence-in-europe/
Spanish news outlet Europa Sur reports that one person has died after he slipped and fell while disembarking from a vessel moored in the Port of Algeciras on Tuesday, May ..
Changes to the way that cargo is moved from factories to retail outlets has seen a shift in strategy by Maersk with the development of hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that will allow customers greater flexibility in the movement of their goods, said the Danish line.
A Maersk spokesman told Container News the pandemic has seen a significant shift of cargo from China to other ports of origin such as in Vietnam and India, and with this change there is a need to have regional hubs where cargo can be...
https://container-news.com/pandemic-drives-maersks-n-europe-me-and-subcontinent-revamp/