ICTSI’s Adriatic Gate Hits Record Monthly Throughput

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), the operation of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, recently achieved two significant milestones: a record monthly throughput and the highest single vessel exchange.

AGCT’s latest record monthly throughput surpassed the previous high set in July 2024 by 11%, emphasizing the terminal’s expanding capacity and its vital role as Croatia’s largest seaport and a key regional supply chain facilitator for the Balkans and Central Europe.

“We are pleased with the teamwork and efforts of our staff to achieve this new milestone. I am sure we will have a few more ahead. The result is even more pleasing given that we had been down to single berth operation with the 100-meter deepening project,” said Emmanuel Papagiannakis, AGCT chief executive officer.

He added: “We now see a return to two berth operations as the project is completed in October, improving the terminal’s service levels.”

AGCT also set a new single vessel exchange record with 7,120 TEUs during the servicing of the Maersk Huacho. The vessel operates within the 2M Alliance, a joint vessel-sharing service by Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company, which connects China and other Far East ports to the Adriatic region. In the same month, AGCT recorded an all-time high with the Ocean Alliance—comprising CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, and OOCL—handling 3,193 TEUs.

Rail throughput continued to recover following the Red Sea crisis earlier this year, with rail share reaching over 41% of total throughput.