Europe

International Container Services Inc. (ICTSI) has commented on a recent marine incident involving a passenger vessel that collided with one of its quayside cranes at its terminal in Gdynia, Poland.

Reforms to legislation governing ports in France have resulted in incumbent port authorities ceding all operational control of terminals to private sector stevedores.

British government agency UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has published its most extensive assessment of market potential in the Asian ports sector to date.

A recent report issued by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has revealed that millions of pounds of EU public port finance may have been squandered in ineffective port projects.

Felixstowe Port Users Association has donated the proceeds from its annual charity ball to the St Elizabeth Hospice, in memory of its former vice chairman, John Munnings.

The UKs Big Society ethos cant be small-minded when it comes to port ownership models. Stevie Knight reports

It appears that last minute problems may be threatening completion of one of Germany’s biggest marine engineering projects – construction of the new JadeWeser Port (JWP) deepwater terminal in Wilhelmshaven.

More needs to be done to stop red tape choking UK port development, explains Stevie Knight