Europe

US-based investment company, J P Morgan Asset Management, is committing €100m to the expansion and development of Noatum’s facilities at the Port of Valencia, to accommodate future growth.

Momentum appears to be building in the UK over the boycott of the EU wide Port Services Regulation with reassurance being gained from the Secretary of State for Transport that the government…

“Unfair competition” means that Rotterdam could be missing out on 1m teu of additional container traffic every year, claims a report commissioned by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure.

Ukraine’s three largest ports, Odessa, Ilyichevsk and Yuzhny, are all “stable” and “under control”, despite the current unrest in the country, but others are less secure.

The UK’s Port of Felixstowe has finally received consent from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to extend its newest container handling facility, berths 8 & 9.

Ireland’s Port of Cork Company has revealed its proposed redevelopment plans for Ringaskiddy to overcome berthing and landside capacity constraints and enable it to service larger and deeper vessels.

New EU rules on public procurement and concession contracts are set to ensure better quality and value for money when public authorities buy or lease works, goods or services.

AP Moller-Maersk Group’s recent moves to sell over US$4bn of non-core and under-performing assets could be good news for APM Terminals. The question being asked is where will the money be re-invested?

Ukrainian ports are continuing to under-perform because of huge capacity surplus, which a new report says there is no quick solution for.

A pledge of support has been given to dockers in Lisbon by both the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the International Dockworkers’ Council (IDC) in advance of a Europe-wide strike planned…

Investment in catering for direct containership calls in the UK has been lacking, explains Ben Hackett

The European Council has agreed to take a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across EU ports - a directive that is part of…

UK transport minister Stephen Hammond has vowed to do all he can to see the EU’s latest proposals for port services regulation are thrown out.