Europe

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

EU funding will now be available to strengthen Stockholm Norvik Port’s infrastructure following the decision to include the port in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

29th February 2024

EU transport decision brings funds to Stockholm

29th February 2024

EUROPE

EUROPE

The EU has launched a new European Ports Alliance to combat drug trafficking but has excluded a major port. Piraeus was not…

27th February 2024

Piraeus Excluded

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Buying a controlling interest in the Port of Piraeus was one of China’s first international moves to build its influence in the port industry, while Thessaloniki now has its own controlling Tsar. AJ…

27th February 2024

Post privatisation pluses & minuses

27th February 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Trials of a hydrogen powered reach stacker and terminal tractor are underway in the Port of Valencia, marking a double first for the operation of this type of equipment. Mike Mundy reports

27th February 2024

Hydrogen equipment trials

27th February 2024

EUROPE

EUROPE

Cosmos Van Oord, a joint venture of Cosmos Shipping and Van Oord, has been awarded a dredging project to support…

27th February 2024

Deeper Burgas

27th February 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Threat detection and screening technology specialists, Smiths Detection, is to participate in an EU Horizon programme…

27th February 2024

Smiths Joins METEOR

27th February 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Investment is proceeding apace in state-of-the-art Terminal Operating Systems, with a number of different suppliers announcing a range of interesting developments and new agreements.

27th February 2024

New generation TOS investment by Verbrugge international and…

27th February 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

According to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, 60 per cent of daily container collections from deep-sea…

27th February 2024

CPu Take Up

27th February 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The Spanish Port Authority of Avilés has selected Prodevelop to develop and maintain a new…

27th February 2024

PCS for Prodevelop

27th February 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has confirmed it has awarded a contract to Kongsberg Norcontrol Ltd (KNC) to replace its Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) equipment.

27th February 2024

PLA upgrades vessel traffic service systems

27th February 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ Unmanned Aerial System Traffic Management (UTM) DronePortal is being updated by Unifly and SkeyDrone. The latest improvements include…

27th February 2024

PoAB Drone Update

27th February 2024

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) is tendering to double track and construct a third railway line connecting the Poniente and Levante terminal facilities in the Port of Valencia.

27th February 2024

Port of Valencia Tenders Third Rail Line

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Gantrex Group, a company supported by Argos Wityu, has acquired Liftcom, as it continues to grow…

27th February 2024

Gantrex buys Liftcom

27th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A 200-year photo history of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), timed for the RNLI’s 200th anniversary…

27th February 2024

RNLI Marks 200

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The European Parliament has officially adopted the Berendsen report, an own-initiative report on “building a comprehensive European Port Strategy…

27th February 2024

ESPO Approval

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Durres Container Terminal, at the Port of Durres, Albania, is capturing major new cargo volume which is being facilitated by ongoing terminal system enhancements.

27th February 2024

Durres powers ahead

27th February 2024

EUROPE

EUROPE

When opening the recent Serbia-Greece business forum, Aleksandar Vucic, President of Serbia…

27th February 2024

Serbia Targets Greece

27th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DP World subsidiary, Community Network Services has linked its customs management system with the UK’s air cargo system to seamlessly connect trade across land, air and sea.

14th February 2024

Linking UK’s air, land and sea cargo trade

14th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of London Authority has signed a deal with Kongsberg Norcontrol to replace its vessel traffic services (VTS) equipment.

12th February 2024

PLA inks VTS deal with Kongsberg

12th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime Cargo Processing has launched a new subscription model for its cargo movement data platform.

9th February 2024

New cargo tool subscription model launches

9th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Ports have welcomed news that the European Parliament has questioned the Commission’s plan to reduce the 90 day temporary storage period for cargo.

7th February 2024

Ports welcome Brussels u-turn on storage time

7th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Rotterdam has named its new director of containers within its commercial department.

31st January 2024

Rotterdam names new container boss

31st January 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World has upped its financial incentive for customers who switch freight movements from road to rail.

29th January 2024

DP World ups rail incentive

29th January 2024