Europe

Rail operator, Metrans, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has opened a modern container hub terminal in Ceská Trebová in the Czech Republic.

The Port of Vladivostok saw cargo turnover increase by 4% last year to 6.7m tonnes. This included metal products, heavy duty vehicles, containers, heavy lifts, construction materials and metal structures, oil products,…

Russia’s ports and logistics industry is poised for major investment and modernisation. Felicity Landon reports

Portek International, terminal operator and port equipment engineering solutions provider, has acquired 80% of the share capital of Latvias’s Rigas Universalais Terminals SIA (RUT) in order to expand its portfolio.

Ireland’s Port of Cork has outlined its plans for potential development in Ringaskiddy in a bid to develop commercially and “cater for future growth”, says Denis Healy, manager of engineering services at…

Simplified customs procedures have led to improved containerised rail services at the French cargo port, Marseille Fos, says the ports director of development, Arnaud Renjard.

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…