Europe

The Bulgaria port of Burgas is to make 20% of its workers redundant as a result of the economic crisis. This will mean that 275 employees out of a total of 1,300…

Ports in Portugal have grown faster than those in Spain in spite of the recent economic crisis, according to Portuguese officials.

The Spanish port of Valencia is now the fifth largest in Europe in terms of containers.

The Transport Ministers of Italy and Spain have signed an agreement to develop sea motorway services between the two countries.

Russias National Container Company is considering delaying operations at its new container terminal at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga because of the current state of the market.

The Port of Kiel handled 2.36m tonnes of cargo in the first half of this year, 5% less than in the same period of 2008. Above-average decline was recorded in the breakbulk…