Europe

Cosco Pacific is investing in Turkish ports after forming a joint venture with China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) and CIC Capital for the acquisition of equity interests in Fina Liman and Kumport.

The European Union has granted a €21m grant to the Sea Traffic Management (STM) Validation Project, a Motorways of the Sea project defined within the MONALISA 2.0 project.

The UK government appears to be wavering in its fight against the EU Port Services Regulation. Speaking at London International Shipping Week, Robert Goodwill MP, UK Minister for Shipping & Ports, told…

Nick Palmer, Associated British Ports’ former port director for Grimsby and Immingham, has died at the age of 56.

Yilport is investing in two new, state-of-the-art ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes with a difference –camouflaged paint will be added to ensure they blend in at the Port of Oslo.

New Valencia port authority president Aurelio Martínez has announced that there will be “changes” to the way the port is run during his period in office.

AJ Keyes looks at the impact of refugees on Mediterranean ports and the strategies being adopted

As the global shipping industry faces a number of financial challenges, shipping lines are facing a “dilemma” with their container terminal ownership strategies, says Drewry in its newly released annual report.

Operations continue as normal at the UK’s Port of Dover, despite the ongoing disruption in Calais and the Channel Tunnel.

Spains Minister for Economic Development, Ana Pastor, has accepted a loan amounting to €50m from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Sif Group, Verbrugge International and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement in principle for the construction of a new production and storage handling terminal at Maasvlakte 2.

While container handling equipment is now mostly automated, digitalisation does not automatically lead to better services, says Kalmar.

Russias financial quagmire is having an impact on Scandinavian ports, as Alex Hughes reports

A recent meeting between union representatives, the government and the national ports authority to discuss the adaptation of Spains existing stevedoring practices to the requirements of the European Commission has led to…

Peel Ports in the UK has unveiled its ambitious carbon emissions initiative and is calling on the industry to rethink supply chain and service routes to help reduce freight mileage by 200…

The dark shadow of political strife has fallen on the Black Sea. Stevie Knight reports

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the transport and logistics sector are set to pass the high levels seen in 2014, according to the latest KPMG ‘Transport Tracker’.

Peel Ports’ commercial director is calling for a re-think in the trend towards ‘mega ports’, which he contends is causing congestion, adding cost and impacting on air quality in local environments.