Europe

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

WORLD

WORLD

Work has started at Millbay Docks in the Port of Plymouth, UK, as part of the government’s freeport seed capital programme.

24th January 2024

Work begins at UK south coast freeport

24th January 2024

WORLD

WORLD

Europe’s ports have reacted favourably to European Parliament plans to build a comprehensive bloc-wide port strategy.

18th January 2024

EU recognises ports’ key strategic role

18th January 2024

WORLD

WORLD

Peel Ports Group has become the first port operator to join the British Retail Consortium (BRC) to help strengthen its relationships with retailers.

12th January 2024

Peel Ports joins retail consortium

12th January 2024

WORLD

WORLD

Denmark’s Port of Hirtshals is one step closer to the realisation of its largest expansion in its 100-year history with an EU tender of around DKK 1 billion.

9th January 2024

Hirtshals prepares for landmark expansion

9th January 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Noatum Terminals has acquired sole ownership of APM Terminals Castellón in Spain for €10 million, strengthening its position in the country.

4th January 2024

Noatum acquires APMT Castellón

4th January 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

JDR Cables has signed a long-term contract extension with PD Ports, securing 280 jobs at the Port of Hartlepool in England’s north-east.

3rd January 2024

JDR Cables signs 15-year deal with Hartlepool

3rd January 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Phase 2 of an expansion of more than a million teu has been delivered on schedule at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, Morocco. 

18th December 2023

Expansion keeps MedPort Tangier out in front

18th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft, a subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, has finalised its takeover bid with Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellshaft (HHLA) shareholders.

14th December 2023

MSC finalises bid for HHLA takeover

14th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

In the period January to end October 2023, Albania’s Durres container terminal handled 154,000 teu, a 35% over the same period in 2022. This figure exceeds the annual total for 2022 and…

13th December 2023

Durres powers ahead

13th December 2023

WORLD

WORLD

Port leaders have welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of a bloc-wide port strategy, saying it recognises the vital role ports play economically and socially.

11th December 2023

Industry welcome Brussels port strategy

11th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The European Commission has approved works to deepen the fairway at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden.

8th December 2023

EU gives Gothenburg works the go-ahead

8th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Port of Rotterdam has commissioned its long-awaited Container Exchange Route (CER) which seeks to ensure increasing container volumes are processed safely, efficiently and sustainably.

28th November 2023

Rotterdam – a model for joined-up container efficiency

28th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The consortium behind the Forth Green Freeport has submitted its outline business case (OBC) to the Scottish and UK governments.

27th November 2023

Scottish Freeport submits initial business case

27th November 2023

EUROPE

EUROPE

It might have provoked a negative reaction from certain members of the Hamburg establishment – Hapag Lloyd, Eurokai Group and Kuehne & Nagel for example – but MSC’s audacious bid to buy…

24th November 2023

MSC – HHLA transaction on course to close 2nd quarter 2024

24th November 2023