Europe – Page 46
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NewsElectrical fault started lorry port fire
An investigation has found an electrical appliance caused an articulated lorry to catch fire while being operated at Portsmouth International Port.
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NewsCroatian terminal targets 20,000 teu capacity
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) subsidiary Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) has announced a major expansion plan at the Port of Rijeka to enable it to be the first terminal in the northern Adriatic able to berth vessels of up to 20,000 teu capacity.
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NewsDP World to operate new Russian ports
DP World has signed an agreement to operate ports that Russia plans to build along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the Arctic to shorten shipping times between the east and west.
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NewsBPA urges 'grown-up' scrubbers conversation
The chairman of the British Ports Association (BPA) has called for ports industry concerns about contamination from open loop scrubbers to be addressed.
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NewsABP sheds staff with reorganisation
Several Associated British Ports (ABP) employees will be leaving the organisation following its decision to reorganise its divisions.
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NewsUps, downs and Brexit
Ports in Northern Europe are looking for new opportunities, reports Felicity Landon
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NewsBreakbulk Europe Opens Today
21 MAY 2019, BREMEN, Germany—Breakbulk Europe, the world’s largest event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry, opens its doors at Messe Bremen to an expected crowd of 11,000 from 120 countries today. The Welcome Reception will be held from 17:00 – 20:00, followed by two days of exhibition, conference ...
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NewsTIL bids for new Valencia terminal
Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) has proposed to invest €1,011m to build and operate the new terminal within the northern extension of the Port of Valencia.
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NewsSetúbal dockers sign new labour agreement
Stevedores at the Portuguese Port of Setúbal have unanimously approved in principle a new collective bargaining agreement, which should bring labour stability to what had become a hotspot of unrest over the past six months.
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NewsSines threatened by six months of strikes
Worker unrest at the Portuguese Port of Sines continues to be a concern.
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NewsFirm fined after worker killed at Felixstowe
An UK-based company been fined £15,000 and ordered to pay costs of more than £13,000 following the death of a concrete worker at a dockside apron-upgrade project at the Port of Felixstowe.
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NewsSell a career in maritime, not ports
Ports and shipping need to collaborate better to ‘sell’ a career in maritime to an increasingly-disinterested employment pool.
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NewsBenefits outweigh downsides of Brexit
Overwhelming focus on the negative impacts of Brexit on UK and EU ports has eclipsed positive outcomes of the ongoing process of Britain’s departure from the European Union.
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NewsShipping minister: Ports still front and centre
UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani has responded to criticism of the government’s inability to focus on anything other than Brexit, to the detriment of the sector.
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NewsPeel reveals Hunterston development options
Hunterston Port and Resource Centre (PARC) could be redeveloped for use as an LNG terminal, combined cycle gas turbine power station or train-manufacturing plant, Peel Ports has revealed.
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NewsFrustration of a one-track planning environment
Brexit: UK ports can''t be sure about it, can''t get past it and can''t ignore it. But, as Felicity Landon reports, they are trying to look beyond it
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NewsGame of leapfrog in the Mediterranean
Competition is heating up for the number one slot in the region’s container handling sector. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsBPA chair: ports a force for good
Ports are part of the solution, not the problem, when it comes to a range of challenges facing the UK, the chairman of the British Ports Association (BPA) has said.
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NewsMinister: UK ports need higher standards
The UK ports industry needs to continue to set itself greater standards and be more imaginative if it is to truly reach its full potential across the upcoming decades, the UK’s Maritime Minister has said.
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NewsDP World unit abandons French concession
DP World-owned P&O Ports has reportedly withdrawn from its contract to run the container terminal in the Port de Sète in France.
