Europe

Across the Port of Rotterdam there are nearly 50 major development projects either under way or close to starting, including two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, four electricity plants and eight new…

UK maritime interests have just a few more weeks to make their views known on the European Union Maritime Green Paper, published last year by the European Commission.

Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdams new port and industrial zone, is to be built right on the North Sea.Development is expected to take place over the next 20 to 30 years. The development will…

Albania has issued a tender in respect of construction of a new port at Durres, 33km west of Tirana.The work, which is worth ¢ 40m, is being funded by a loan from…

Ravenna Port Committee has approved a ¢ 339m investment package after traffic in 2006 rose by 10% to 26m tonnes.

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,…

Terminales Marítimas de Bilbao  (TMB) plans to add a further 25,000 square metres to its existing concession. This announcement comes just 18 months after terminal management had to ask the port authority…

A sea change in ownership and huge amounts of investment mean that the future has never looked brighter for the UK ports industry, Forth Ports chief executive Charles Hammond has told maritime…

Throughput at the port of Rotterdam over the first nine months of the year has made a mild recovery, increasing by 1.5% in comparison with the same period last year.The 281m tonnes…