Europe

Ships down, cargoes up

Participants in European ports initiativePort-Net have called for a more practical second programme as the first drawsto a close.

Better known for its container activities,DP World has partnered with Conti Lines and Rickmers-Linie in the Port of Antwerp in a breakbulk initiative. DPWorld Breakbulk NV will operate a common user general…

Peel Ports, one of Europeslargest port operators, has appointed Stephen Baxter, the chief operatingofficer for BAA, as its new chief executive.

Specialist transport insurer TT Club hascalled for mandatory International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Codetraining for shore-side handlers.

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) hassigned debt facilities to the tune of $73m withSberbank, the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation, to finance thedevelopment of new cargo handling facilities.

In 2008, total investment in Spanish ports will reach ¢ 19.8bn ($28.1bn), which is ¢ 3bn ($4.3bn) more than in 2007. For its part, the government will invest ¢ 2bn ($2.8bn), an…

Barcelona Port Authority has approved construction of a bio-diesel plant on its Inflammable Quay. In the meantime, it has received five bids to undertake repair work on Prat Quay, most of which…

Valencia Port Authority has issued a tender for a 248 metre extension of Levante Quay, which has a reference price of ¢ 12.4bn ($17.6bn). Alongside draught of 16 metres will be available…

Russias Oleg Deripaska company is to build a new port at Imeretin Bay near Sochi capable of handling 5m tonnes a year. The port, which will cost $3bn to build, will accommodate…

During recent years, Maersk has looked to offset congestion at Algeciras by making use of nearby ports, two of which have received unexpected, but highly welcome boosts in traffic.Early in the new…

The Spanish port of Gijón will attract ¢ 615m ($866.9m) in private sector investment in 2007-2010.

Tarragona is to offer a concession for a multipurpose terminal, consisting of a 670 metre quay and 250,000 square metres of backup land by the end of this year.

The port of Ferrol has issued a tender covering the remodelling of its outer quays, which involves paving the operating area and building internal roads at a total cost of ¢ 1.5m…

Spains Environment Ministry has approved the environmental impact assessment governing the port of Valencias expansion project.