Europe

Rotterdam's container movements jumped by more than 12% to 9.3m TEUs whilst Antwerp registered 6.5m TEUs up nearly 7% on the previous year.The UK's Sea & Water forum has published its 2005…

Europe Container Terminals (ECT) has acquired a majority stake of 51.56% in DeCeTe Duisburger Container Terminal (DeCeTe).

Rotterdam is to gain a new container terminal for inland navigation vessels and feeders.

The new Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) terminal being developed adjacent to the port's largest container terminal facility, operated by Maritima Valenciana, is expected to commence operations in June/July 2006 and the unofficial…

Gdansk will see a € 180m programme of development, after law firm Norton Rose closed its second port deal in a year with arranger DVB Bank AG. The new deepwater container terminals…

Quay dues in Rotterdam are set to rise by 2% next year, while most port and inland shipping tariffs are to go up by 2.6%. The latter amount is to compensate for…

The thousands of hauliers passing through Felixstowe every day are soon going to require identity cards, the first of their kind in the UK, as the port increases security at its terminals.

The bill would also call for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a comprehensive strategic plan to enhance international supply chain security for all modes of transportation by which containers…

Rotterdam is investing an average of €150m per annum in the period 2002-2012.The port of Rotterdam is to reduce its workforce by between 10 and 15% over the next four years as…

Rotterdam is investing an average of €150m per annum in the period 2002-2012.The president of the Portuguese port of Sines has forecast a 50% rise in traffic by 2015. Part of this…

The work of the London Port Authority in safeguarding continued high environmental standards has been recognised with the awarding of an EcoPorts Port Environmental Review System (PERS) Certificate.

Valencia expects to achieve nearly a 9% growth in volume over its 2004 total of 2.145m TEUs and is in the final throes of adding significant new capacity to help it absorb…

The new Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) terminal being developed adjacent to the port's largest container terminal facility, operated by Maritima Valenciana, is expected to commence operations in June/July 2006 and the unofficial…

Acciona and ACS have been awarded a ?124.3m contract to build the third-phase expansion of the port of Algeciras. This will be concentrated in the outer harbour area of the Isla Verde…

The Irish marine minister has warned the countrys leading ports of a tough new government strategy which will ensure focus on appropriate developmental requirements to benefit the national economy and maximise efficiency.

Involved in the syndicate are Banco Sabadell, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank, HSBC Bank, Santander and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, although a total of 22 financial institutions participated in…

Contship Italia chief, Cecilia Battistello, has told the Italian government that urgent steps must be taken to improve the countrys port infrastructure.

Involved in the syndicate are Banco Sabadell, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank, HSBC Bank, Santander and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, although a total of 22 financial institutions participated in…

The DCT deepwater container terminal planned for Gdansk Poland has secured funding from private investors led by Macquarie Banks Global Infrastructure Fund with DVB Bank involvement.