Europe

Kalmar has boosted its Italian reach with the acquisition of CVS Ferrari Group.Under the deal, sealed at an undisclosed price, CVS Ferrari will operate as a separate entity and brand within Kalmar,…

Giuliano Gallanti has been re-elected as chairman of the European Sea Ports Organisation for another two years.He has prioritised the development of a meaningful European port policy, adding that the big challenge…

Medcenter, at the port of Gioia Tauro, handled 3m teu in 2006. Second-half traffic was up 16% over that generated in the first six months and up 4% compared with the corresponding…

Irelands new deep-water port at Bremore is to be developed in a joint venture between Drogheda Port Company and Castle Market Holdings, a consortium that includes an unnamed world classport operator.

The Italian provincial government of Liguria has approved an outline plan for the port of La Spezia, which is due to become law early in 2007.The plan envisages the creation of 140,000…

Campbell Mason has been selected as the managing director of DP Worlds two container terminals in the UK at Southampton and Tilbury.

Stavros Dimas, the European Unions Environmental Commissioner,has given the conditional go-ahead for the construction of the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, in the Spanish Canary Islands.