Europe

Rafael Aznar, president of Valenciaport, has announced that the port authority is on the verge of signing a new collective bargaining agreement with port unions. Union representatives have confirmed that the agreement…

Ukraine has adopted a new law on seaports which establishes the basis of governmental regulation for new procedures on building, expanding, and closing seaports in the country.

There’s something to be said about the political and practical impact of the application of funds such as the Trans-European Transport Network’ (TEN-T) initiative.

“While the downturn has had an effect, people have stopped holding their breath and wondering if the world will end,” says Martin Poulsen of APM Terminals, adding that volumes “are recovering nicely”.

Danish windfarm turbine manufacturer, Vestas, and Siemens, the German engineering group, are planning to lease part of Esbjerg port’s new East Port terminal and make it into the world’s largest offshore wind…

Essar Ports has announced the creation of a strategic alliance with the Port of Antwerp (PAI) to promote future development and the growth of port traffic between the two ports.

PATCH’s (Ports Adapting To Change) ‘Blue Energy’ workshop, hosted by the Port of Ramsgate, will take place later this month on 22 June 2012.

A new £1.3m port project is helping to pave the way in the advancement of Scotland’s renewables infrastructure and there will be more port investment to follow in the near future.