Europe

Construction has begun in the Port of Gijón of a bio-diesel plant, which is due to open in the first quarter of 2009. Production capacity will be the order of 500,000 tonnes…

Tougher fines imposed on road haulage vehicles carrying overweight cargo are crippling traffic at Russias Novorossisk seaport, where operators claim that the only way of resolving the situation would be to double…

Irelands proposed deepwater port at Bremore is inching closer to reality with government approval of the plan.

SAM Electronics is to supply an On-shore Power Supply facility for Antwerps Independent Maritime Terminal, allowing up to three containerships to connect to it for approximately three days within any one week…

Barcelona Port Authority has approved a budget of ¢ 76m ($107.1m) for the repair of El Prat quay, which partially collapsed on January 1.

Interested parties have until December 21to enter bids for a concession to build and operate a third container terminalat the Spanish port of Algeciras.

They have put together a special-purpose vehicle, Catalana de Infraestructuras Portuarias, in which the port authority will hold a 49% stake and the private sector partner 51%. Having acquired the Mepsa concession…

The Republic of Cyprus has contracted Transas for the supply of a vessel traffic management and information system (VTMIS) to improve maritime safety and pollution prevention, and to restrict illegal activities.

APM Terminals is currently reviewing plans to expand its activities in the port of Algeciras. 

APM Terminals is currently reviewing plans to expand its activities in the port of Algeciras. This would involve the partial take-up of new land on the expanded Isla Verde Quay. However, this…

The Boluda group has ordered two super-post-panamax gantry cranes from Paceco at a cost of € 10m ($13.5m). These will be deployed at its recently acquired La Luz container terminal on the…

Online Telematics Service Provider Cybit has launched Cybit Positioning Solutions (CPS) to provide specialist telematicsbased solutions to industries requiring precision location and positioning information.The technology can be used to manage busy operations…

Bejaïa Mediterranean Terminal, a joint-venture between Enterprise Portuaire de Bejaïa and Singapore’ s Portek International, will invest $20.2m in upgrading the container terminal it manages in the port of Bejaïa.

Specialist consultant Royal Haskoning has purchased UK transport consultant Denis Wilson Partnership in a bid to take its operations “ beyond the waters’ edge” .The marriage will bring Denis Wilson’ s expertise…

Ex-Associated British Ports’ executive David Herod has joined the London team of consultant Moffat & Nichol.

Andrew Penfold, director of Ocean Shipping Consultants, anticipates that total container traffic will hit 1bn teu by 2020, building on last year’ s total of 426m teu and 2015 estimates of 600m…