Europe

Vital equipment used to protect workers against coronavirus (COVID-19) is running out, a ports trade association has warned.

A new UK bill that could see individual ports temporarily close due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) should only be used in extreme circumstances, a port body has said.

The first UK port has joined a data-sharing ports partnership that aims to improve efficiency and reduce the costs of trade, as well as carbon emissions.

The British ports industry is requesting further support for port health authorities to enable them to be fully prepared for any emergency controls that need to be implemented as a result of…

Decarbonisation measures being implemented by the European maritime sector have been shown to EU and national policymakers who visited a Belgian port as part of European Shipping Week activities.

DP World London Gateway has announced a new feeder service to help it provide smarter and more sustainable trade solutions for cargo owners.

A global terminal operator has re-initiated the process of obtaining the necessary permits to build a port in Georgia.

DP World has agreed to acquire a majority 51% stake in a Ukraine container terminal.

UK port organisations have welcomed the launch of a 10-week consultation by the government which aims to establish up to 10 new freeports across the UK.

Coronavirus concerns are continuing with a new call for more funding and support to be given to UK local authority officials to help seaports and airports in protecting borders.

Plans for a deep-water port have been presented in Georgia as its developers work to secure funding for the project.

A port authority and a university have teamed up to launch a unique programme for future port executives.

France’s Port of Bayonne aims to take a step forward in intermodality by implementing a cross-border door-to-door intermodal service.

The completion of initial work in a river fairway widening project has made it easier for mega-ships to call at a German port.

A UK port has confirmed it expects to make less than 20 redundancies following its announcement that it is undertaking a process to “secure efficiencies”.

A fatality has occurred at a UK port following an “accident” on Tuesday 21 January.

DP World has taken a minority stake in a European container terminal operator to create a strategic partnership that is anticipated to expand the companies terminal networks, increase efficiency and grow their…

The Georgian government is reportedly seeking a new investor for a port project in the county after the contract of the consortium originally contracted to the project was terminated.

A UK port is set to make an undisclosed number of redundancies as it undertakes a process to “secure efficiencies”.

A UK terminal faces a blow this week as it prepares for redundancies with the loss of a major company’s container ship calls, which it can no longer accommodate.

For years Sicily has been seen as a problematic location for container port operations but now the tide is turning.

When Malta held the presidency of the European Union Council two years ago, the maritime sector was a declared priority. Felicity Landon gauges the position now.

A big UK port operator has confirmed it is in the “process of a major restructure” involving compulsory and voluntary redundancies.