Europe

Welcoming the launch of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy, British Ports Association (BPA) chief executive Richard Ballantyne has pressed for a greater focus on port connectivity and fast tracking of planning to…

The British Ports Association says that its focus will be on port zoning and improving communications in 2017, just some of its key priorities for the coming year.

Despite objection from the UK port industry, the European Parliament has approved a new regulation on EU ports, with an aim to make them more efficient and attractive to investors, and make…

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has been chosen as the preferred bidder to buy a terminal in the Spanish Port of Algeciras.

APM Terminals has announced orders for 12 remote-controlled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 32 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) to equip its new 5m teu MedPort Tangier facility, currently under construction at the…

APM Terminals has concluded an agreement with China COSCO Shipping Ports for the sale of a minority share in a new joint venture created for the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network’s operations…

According to Informall’s Black Sea Container Market Review for the first half of 2016, Black Sea container terminals in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Georgia handled 1.2m teu in the first half of…

Antwerp Port Authority signed a collaborative agreement with Shahid Rajaee Port Authority, which controls the Port of Bandar Abbas in Iran, to develop trade between the two regions.

The UK’s exit from the European Union could cause ‘considerable congestion’ at ports across Europe and lead to a reduced volume of trade, according to a report by economic analysts.

Associated British Ports, or ABP, has launched a consultation on the Port of Newport Master Plan, a document that sets out ABP’s future vision for growth and development at the Port of…

Central Systems & Automation (CSA) will implement Autostore Terminal Operating System (TOS) for Eimskip.

Black Sea ports are being chilled by uncertainties. Stevie Knight and Petar Pajevic report

Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken the next step in its SmartPort concept by switching the focus to thinking about a future-oriented, international network between ports.

Ports in Belgium insist ‘operations are still going on’ following the devastating terrorist attacks in Brussels which have so far claimed the lives of 34 people and injured hundreds more. ISIS has…

A key development project at Marseille Fos port will be reshaped to allay the environmental worries of residents and authorities in the area.