Europe

The ports of Amsterdam, Civitavecchia, Copenhagen- Malmö, Hamburg, Livorno and Valencia are to take part in the EUs Nomeports programme, which is looking into ways of reducing noise pollution in four major…

MSC cancelled approximately 70 services in 2006 that were due to call at Marítima Valenciana located in the port of Valencia. This was blamed on poor productivity at the terminal and also…

Norwegian ports are to implement strict controls on ballast water management this year to meet standards set down in an IMO Convention, which has yet to be adopted internationally.

The Portuguese construction and services group Mota-Engil is negotiating a partnership with Maersk to manage ports both within Portugal and abroad. Domestically, they are looking at possibilities in both Lisbon and Setubal,…

Kalmar has confirmed orders for27 straddle carriers from Germanterminal operators.

UK transport minister Stephen Ladyman has thrown his weight behind a lobbying campaign to raise the profile of Merseysides growing maritime sector.

Salerno Container Terminal has opened its doors to US Customs officials as the first commercial port in Italy to become operational under the US Container Security Initiative.

Kalmar has won a comprehensive maintenance deal from Cargo Service at the Port of Aarhus, Denmark for 19 new Kalmar straddle carriers, due for delivery in spring 2007.The all-inclusive contract, which includes…

British Waterways has announced that an £ 18.9m project to open up Londons East End rivers, giving direct access by water to the Olympic Park area,has finally been given the go-ahead.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has come out on top in a $26m claim lodged by Commerzbank. A Rotterdam court dismissed the claim, which stemmed from the end of August 2004,when it…

Valencias new MSC Terminal has struggled with a lack of available equipment at peak times and has been forced to introduce emergency measures at the gate. The dearth of available equipment has…

Savi Networks real-time tracking service is to be installed at the Port of Rotterdam.The companys Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure automatically tracks the location and security status of cargo containers around the…