Europe

The bid deadline for the privatisation of Piraeus Port has been pushed back until December with an early election being blamed for the delay.

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has advised of a towage strike taking place Greece from 22 to 23 October which threatens to affect vessel movements at Greek ports and terminals.

The sale of a majority stake in Greece’s largest port is to be put on hold following a delay with the concession agreement and early election work, sources said to ‘Reuters’.

Turkey’s Yilport Holding is expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of Portuguese port management company, Tertir, and its 10 port terminals across Europe and Latin America.

The German owned terminal operator EMS APO says it’s experiencing renewed attacks by competitors which it says are backed by Albania’s Durres Port Authority.

Venice Port Authority has published the international tender for the drafting of the new port masterplan, which will set the basis for the port development up until 2050.

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.