Europe

A new Polish hinterland terminal has just opened near Katowice, bringing the southern Polish economic region of Silesia closer to the Port of Hamburg and linking up with the northern European seaports…

The port of Poti in Georgia is to receive investment of $500m from Ras Al Khaimah of the United Arab Emirates over the next four to five years.

The port of Cork has identified an area adjacent to the existing ferry terminal at Ringaskiddy for development as a container terminal. Dry bulk operations will also move here.

Russia is to spend $3.29bn this year on developing its ports network, compared with $3.35bn in 2009.

Terminal 2 at Malta Freeport is to be expanded. The North Quay will be extended from 480 metres to 668 metres and the West Quay from 118 metres to 312 metres. The…

A tender has been issued for the transfer of Riga Port from the city centre to the nearby Russian island of Krievu sala.

The UK’s Department of Transport has published provisional statistics on freight traffic at its major ports which shows, at best, ports suffering from a slight fall with exports helping figures somewhat.