Europe

Norwegian ports are to implement strict controls on ballast water management this year to meet standards set down in an IMO Convention, which has yet to be adopted internationally.

The Portuguese construction and services group Mota-Engil is negotiating a partnership with Maersk to manage ports both within Portugal and abroad. Domestically, they are looking at possibilities in both Lisbon and Setubal,…

Kalmar has confirmed orders for27 straddle carriers from Germanterminal operators.

UK transport minister Stephen Ladyman has thrown his weight behind a lobbying campaign to raise the profile of Merseysides growing maritime sector.

Salerno Container Terminal has opened its doors to US Customs officials as the first commercial port in Italy to become operational under the US Container Security Initiative.

Kalmar has won a comprehensive maintenance deal from Cargo Service at the Port of Aarhus, Denmark for 19 new Kalmar straddle carriers, due for delivery in spring 2007.The all-inclusive contract, which includes…

British Waterways has announced that an £ 18.9m project to open up Londons East End rivers, giving direct access by water to the Olympic Park area,has finally been given the go-ahead.