Europe

The Port of Barcelona ended 2016 with new record figures in traffic. The volume of containerised foreign trade cargo, total vehicles and passenger movements reached 1.2m teu, 916,834 units and 3.9m passengers,…

The response from UK ports was muted to Theresa May’s long-awaited Brexit speech, which took place yesterday at Lancaster House, Westminster, in front of an audience of EU ambassadors.

Spain’s Economic Development Minister, Íñigo de la Serna, has announced that ports operated by Puertos del Estado will receive both direct investment and in-port access upgrades of €1.418bn in 2017.

A study on the impact of mega-ships on Gothenburg by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says that an integrated ports policy is needed in Sweden in order to ensure…

The trend of reduced service frequency may be coming to an end for North European ports according to a new Drewry report.

The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has announced that it plans to invest more than €233m across three ports – Sagunto, Valencia and Gandia – over the next three years.

Sandahlsbolagen Sweden AB has signed a five-year agreement with Gothenburg Port Authority to operate the new intermodal terminal at the port due to commence operations in December 2017.

The latest attempts by the European Union to regulate British ports are a perfect illustration of why the UK voted for Brexit, says the UK Independence Party’s Transport spokesman.

Russia still incites optimism despite the recent falls in volumes as Stevie Knight reports

Portugal’s government plans to invest €2.5bn in its ports to grow the country’s container market by 200% within the next ten years, according to minister, Ana Paula Vitorino.

Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce has commenced operations with the handling of its first container vessel, MSC Sasha, on November 27.

The UK Government must raise the priority of trade and ports in a post-Brexit world, particularly in the allocation of infrastructure funding, said James Cooper, chairman of the UK Major Ports Group,…

The British Ports Association has said that a post-Brexit “Free Port system” could be more beneficial for some ports and may even help to improve flow of goods and passengers through UK…

The £400m container terminal investment by Peel Ports, Liverpool2 has officially been opened at the Port of Liverpool.

Plans are in place to move the freight terminal currently located in the central city of Gothenburg to the Port of Gothenburg to allow for a higher proportion of transport by rail…

DP World Southampton has received nine new Kalmar machines to strengthen its straddle carrier fleet.