Europe

There has been scepticism about the ability of Mediterranean ports to pull market share away from Northern Europe, but that attitude is changing, writes Stevie Knight.

Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea (PNAIS) has expressed a first positive evaluation of Yilport Holding’s proposal to invest in and manage the container terminal of the Port of Taranto.

A power outage at Liverpool Port which caused delays and congestion for hauliers at Liverpool2 has seen a backlog of containers and gate times extended to 24 hours.

Inland border controls post-Brexit would present public, animal and environmental health risks, the Port Health Authority for London has warned.

The Port of Felixstowe has “continued to suffer from a significant number of rail misses” but this number reduced following the introduction of new yard procedures on 12 July and implementation of…

Container freight growth at the Port of Antwerp is raising concerns as the port nears its maximum container capacity.

The Port of Felixstowe has stated that vessel and rail loading performance remain below target but no new issues have emerged as it works on resolving slow loading and delays caused by…

Croatia is set to partner with China to carry out infrastructure projects including ports and railways.

Yilport Holding has confirmed it has submitted an offer to the Ionian Sea Port Authority to invest in and manage all cargo operations at the container, bulk and ro-ro terminals of Port…

The Conseil de Surveillance (Supervisory Board) of France’s Port of Le Havre has voted unanimously to agree a €500m investment programme, French port alliance HAROPA has said.

A vessel detained at Bulgaria’s Port of Burgas since November over an alleged unpaid mortgage has seen its owner face losses of US$20,000 per day with no end in sight to the…

It will be a number of weeks before the clean-up at the Port of Rotterdam is complete, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has indicated after more than 200 tonnes of heavy fuel…

The UK’s Peel Ports Group has put forward an alternative option to introducing a warehouse into the supply chain routing for trade after the UK’s departure from the EU.

DP World London Gateway and lifting equipment company Kalmar have marked the successful service introduction of an electrically-powered Kalmar FastCharge shuttle carrier as part of a joint pilot venture set to run…

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has launched a ‘Digital Dragons Den’ contest to connect innovators in the digital space with major investors and operators in the UK ports sector.

The Ukrainian government aims to invest UAH44bn (US$1.7bn) into the outdated infrastructure of its ports in a bid to revive the country’s maritime industry.

Eight new barges specifically built to carry spoil out of central London as the Thames Tideway Tunnel is excavated will eliminate thousands of lorry journeys from London’s roads, Bennett’s Barges managing director…