Europe

Spain’s Confederación General del Trabajo trade union reports that Vicente Boluda, president of both Boluda Corporación Marítima, which operates the Boluda shipping company, and Valencian business association Asociación Valenciana de Empresarios, has…

APM Terminals Poti and Poti New Terminals Consortium have submitted conceptual designs for the first stage construction permit of the Poti Port expansion, which includes a new breakwater and extended quay wall.

To enable the ports and maritime industry to move beyond planning for Brexit and start taking action, the UK government could be clearer about EU exit scenarios and the likely consequences of…

The European Commission (EC) has concluded that reductions in compensation payments granted by the state-owned Port of Antwerp to two container terminal operators were on market terms and did not involve state…

Operations in the Port of Barcelona’s APM Terminals were cancelled and workers evacuated on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out when a crane collapsed due to a vessel strike.

The latest UK Budget probably won’t affect British ports too much largely because it remains unclear if the news of increased road investments will directly benefit the links to ports themselves.

APM Terminals has sold its stake in the Aliaga Izmir container terminal in Turkey to its partner Socar but will continue to operate the terminal.

Brexit could present Foyle Port, located in Northern Ireland in the UK, with robust opportunities, the facility’s chief executive has said.

Operations at the Port of Barcelona have remained unaffected by a cyber attack last week.

The Port of Antwerp has said operations have returned to normal following a strike by the Flemish Pilotage Service union which led to a backlog of vessels and container handling delays.

UK port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) has thrown its weight behind a new initiative focused on recruiting more women into the maritime sector.

A controversial project to deepen the River Elbe to improve large vessel access at the Port of Hamburg can now begin following completion and approval of the third supplementary planning procedure.

Efforts to limit cargo handling business losses to 5% at the Port of Genoa are being made following the collapse of the Morandi Bridge on 14 August.

The British Ports Association chief executive has closed UK Maritime Safety Week with a call to shut a regulatory loophole that permits non-professional mariners to pilot leisure craft under the influence of…

In Spain, the Gobierno Vasco (Basque Government) has approved maritime transport and ports legislation that will establish a management model for 15 ports that fall under its competence.

It’s all about the money, says the European Sea Ports Organisation. Felicity Landon reports

Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority and software startup T-Mining have developed a solution to transfer documents with blockchain technology and automate (through “‘Smart Contracts’”) the document-flow.

Spain’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport has delayed the deadline for an agreement on national port reforms by six months after key meetings with unions and Puertos del Estado to discuss…

The British Ports Association (BPA) has backed the idea of a customs partnership as the UK’s post-Brexit customs setup, saying that it “looks to be the [UK Government option on the table…