Europe

Ships down, cargoes up

Participants in European ports initiativePort-Net have called for a more practical second programme as the first drawsto a close.

Better known for its container activities,DP World has partnered with Conti Lines and Rickmers-Linie in the Port of Antwerp in a breakbulk initiative. DPWorld Breakbulk NV will operate a common user general…

Peel Ports, one of Europeslargest port operators, has appointed Stephen Baxter, the chief operatingofficer for BAA, as its new chief executive.

Specialist transport insurer TT Club hascalled for mandatory International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Codetraining for shore-side handlers.

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) hassigned debt facilities to the tune of $73m withSberbank, the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation, to finance thedevelopment of new cargo handling facilities.

In 2008, total investment in Spanish ports will reach ¢ 19.8bn ($28.1bn), which is ¢ 3bn ($4.3bn) more than in 2007. For its part, the government will invest ¢ 2bn ($2.8bn), an…

Barcelona Port Authority has approved construction of a bio-diesel plant on its Inflammable Quay. In the meantime, it has received five bids to undertake repair work on Prat Quay, most of which…