Europe

CMACGM is to invest ¢ 130m ($188.6m) in expanding the Malta Freeportcontainer terminal, which the group first acquired in 2004. This willboost throughput from 1.9m teu to 3m teu.

TheBulgarian port of Varna is to build a new container terminal through ajoint venture including municipal authorities in Varna. Private sectorinvolvement in the ¢ 90m ($130.6m) will be restricted to 30%. Work…

The EuropeanInvestment Bank has granted a ¢ 900m ($1.3bn) loan to the Port ofRotterdam to finance infrastructure expansion. The financing contractfor the first ¢ 100m ($145m) has already been signed.

Netherlands-basedsoftware provider TBA has successfully concluded the first phase of testing ofEuromax terminals automated cargo handling equipment fleet. After the trial,TBAs automated fleet management system TEAMS was able to remotely control themovement…

Polands Baltic Container Terminal hasupgraded its terminal operating system to improve efficiency. The new TideworksSystem replaces BCTs old system, which was installed in the late 1990s.