Europe

Dermot O' Mahoney, chairman, Port of Cork Company, referring to the port' s 2002 strategic development plan, says an investment of € 350m is required if the port is to stay in…

Felixstowe has taken delivery of another STS quay crane from ZPMC, part of an order for ten RTGs and three quay cranes. The new crane will be amongst the largest in the…

The long drawn-out privatisation process at Malta Freeport has finally been concluded with CMA CGM taking a 30-year concession from the government for $421m. P& O Ports will manage the Freeport which…

Perhaps not surprisingly, Hamburg's own performance in container and general cargo terms stands out - showing the highest growth in general cargo tonnage and container throughput, 17.2% at 37,452,00 tonnes and 15.9%…

In an interesting move that may be followed by others to obtain similar funding, the European Commission has provided ?1.79m of aid for the extra labour required to handle containers as a…

Rotterdam Port Authority ceo Willem Scholten has resigned following financial blunders that could cost Rotterdam € 100m. Between 2002 and the present, the Port of Rotterdam granted guarantees on bank loans of…

Creating an all-river route from the Atlantic to the Black Sea remains problematic. The European Union is financing upgrades along the Main-Danube canal, but barge transit times remain too long. In addition,…