Europe

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish government seems to be rethinking its policy on forcing ports to pay in 50% of their profits to a new accessibility fund.

9th July 2014

Spanish government backtracks on accessibility fund

9th July 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

River operators are investing to meet the growing demand for freight by water, says the Port of London Authority.

5th July 2014

PLA invests for the future

5th July 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

There has been a mixed reaction to a proposal put forward by Spains National Ports Authority towards the creation of a new “Accessibility Fund”, which would entail port authorities having to surrender…

3rd July 2014

Spain port authorities protest ‘accessibility fund’ plan

3rd July 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Shipping lines seem to be softening in their hard-line approach to port productivity, accepting that it takes “two to tango”, according to Gulftainer’s Simon Sundboell.

25th June 2014

Shipping lines more receptive to terminal dialogue

25th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Playing “musical chairs” with port rotations and failing to notify cargo owners in a timely manner is leading to increasingly disgruntled shippers.

25th June 2014

Port ‘musical chairs’ hurts shippers

25th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Operators need to ditch the idea of a port construction project as a civil engineering job, and embrace it as a business project with an emphasis on people, according to Peel Ports…

25th June 2014

Peel Ports’ people power

25th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spanish national port authority president José Llorca has warned of a €150m hit if Spain is ordered by the EU court in Luxembourg to dismantle its existing stevedoring arrangements.

23rd June 2014

Spanish ports await €150m hit

23rd June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports chief executive Mark Whitworth gets ready for a new era for the Port of Liverpool

20th June 2014

Making customers count

20th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ambitious plans for a ‘rail motorway’, logistics park and port extension are set to add a whole new dimension to the Port of Calais.

18th June 2014

Rail motorway to bolster Calais

18th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

North European container volumes tell one story, other cargo streams tell many others. Felicity Landon reports

16th June 2014

Cargo speaks volumes

16th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Several ports in Spain are suffering from a catalogue of financial woes. At Gijón-El Musel, the cost overrun of €247m linked to the expansion of the port is alleged to be criminal…

5th June 2014

Financial problems continue to impact Spanish ports

5th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ireland’s Belfast harbour is committing more than £60m to capital expenditure projects following a record financial year during 2013.

5th June 2014

Record year boosts Belfast’s future

5th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The installation of a new mooring buoy in mid-June will see the completion of new deepwater quay arrangements at the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in Rijeka, Croatia.

29th May 2014

Rijekas AGCT nears completion

29th May 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Turkish operator, Yilport, is expanding in to the Baltic region, starting with the acquisition of a container terminal in Sweden.

27th May 2014

Yilport explores Baltic opportunities

27th May 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK retailer Marks & Spencer has pulled out of plans to invest £200m in a national distribution centre at DP Worlds London Gateway.

21st May 2014

M&S pulls out of London Gateway

21st May 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The recently introduced National Spanish Reform Programme now allows the private sector to invest, through PPPs, in the management of state-owned ports currently administered by the National Ports Authority.

15th May 2014

Spain opens door to private sector investment

15th May 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Manila (POM) continues to struggle with cargo backlogs as a result of the truck ban implemented earlier this year, but the main concern is the threat is poses to…

12th May 2014

Manila backlogs mount up

12th May 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Valencias two container terminal operators, Noatum and TCV, are reported as being unhappy with the preferential treatment being given to MSC by the port authority.

5th May 2014

MSC now handling vessels from other companies

5th May 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

If tensions in the Black Sea region continue or worse still, broaden, then it’s going to be a calamity for those caught up in it and a huge disappointment for many more.

22nd April 2014

Trouble could rub out potential

22nd April 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Whichever way the ‘stans look, it’s always Russia on their doorstep. Stevie Knight reports

21st April 2014

On the doorstep

21st April 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Reports from Italy suggest that the port authorities of Genova and Savonna are discussing a possible merger.

11th April 2014

Savonna and Genova merger mooted

11th April 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Turkey-based Yilport Holding is looking to significantly increase its annual container handling throughput in a bid to become one of the top 10 global container terminal operators by 2023.

9th April 2014

Yilport reveals vision for the future

9th April 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s Port of Dover is to be revived by the Dover Harbour Board – a move that will ensure the “national asset” remains competitive and continues its vital contribution to both…

3rd April 2014

Port of Dover proves a vital route

3rd April 2014