Europe

Emilio Bustos and Maurice Jansen discuss the benefits of taking Spanish port governance to the next level

German super port, JadeWeser, which was designed to handle 18,000 teu ships, has put its 400 contracted workforce on part-time working, despite having opened only in September 2012.

The Danish parent company of APM Terminals (APMT), AP Moller Maersk, has met with the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the next step in the company’s partnership to improve…

The Antwerp Port Authority has teamed up with ship classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), to develop procedures for safe and efficient LNG bunkering operations.

Italys Trieste Port Authority (APT) is taking part in the ‘Upgrading of inland waterways and sea ports’ (INWAPO) European project in a bid to boost freight traffic.

Following a two month sea voyage from China, three giant cranes, each measuring 138m in height, arrived at the UK’s new global shipping port, DP World’s London Gateway last week.

Global cargo company, Cargotec, is looking to move towards a business-driven operating model and has renamed marine, terminals and load handling after its industry leading brands, MacGregor, Kalmar and Hiab.

Next month, the Port of Rotterdam is due to transfer €290m to the Dutch State, which was contributed towards the construction of Maasvlakte 2 development.

Global lifting equipment provider, Konecranes, has signed a long term agreement with German forklift truck manufacturer, Linde Material Handling, to acquire certain assets of the business and increase the global competitiveness of…

The 2013 GreenPort Congress, organised by Mercator Media, will have a new interactive format to encourage greater participation and discussion at the event being held in Antwerp, Belgium from 9 to 11…

Following the last spate of austerity strikes affecting European ports in November last year – strikes are once again threatening troubles at Greek ports, according to Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the global…

A fierce blaze at the UK port of Sheerness destroyed a disused warehouse before the flames were brought under control by 50 firefighters on Monday. The black smoke could be seen several…

Yilport Holding, part of Turkey’s Yildirim Group, has acquired a majority share in the country’s first private port operator, Gemport Port and Warehousing Administration.

The UKs Peel Ports Group has successfully completed a £1.6bn refinancing deal, with money raised from a variety of banks and private investors, to fund its future growth plans.

LNG powered barge ‘Argonon’, operated by Dutch company Deen Shipping, was bunkered at the Port of Antwerp last week, the first time this has ever been done in a Belgian port.

Peel Ports in the UK has announced that it is investing £3m to upgrade its steel terminal at the Port of Liverpool – a strategic move by the operator to get ahead…

Finlands Cargotec has completed its employee cooperation negotiations that were launched in October as the company prepares to make operational adjustments.

Operations for all of the 18 sea ports in the Ukraine are now theoretically available for concession following their recent addition to The List of Concession Objects by the Cabinet of Ministers…