Europe

EUROPE

EUROPE

MSC has calculated that the port of Valencia could potentially lose 70% of its current transhipment traffic unless it makes adjustments to operating costs.

17th February 2012

MSC fires warning shot across Valencias bows

17th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Vilagarcía port authority is to offer out its existing container terminal as a concession.

17th February 2012

New Vilagarcía box terminal concession in the offing

17th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The recent cold spell in Europe forced the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna to close to sea traffic.

17th February 2012

Varna closes because of cold

17th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) has responded to the European Commission proposal for the TEN-T and Connecting Europe Facility announced during the latter part of 2011.

14th February 2012

EFIP respond to EC inland port proposal

14th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Northern Europe’s “return to recession has been self induced,” said Ben Hackett of Hackett Associates, following a “substantial” weakening of deep sea imports - a reflection of the on-going financial crisis and…

9th February 2012

“Self induced” recession for Northern Europe

9th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Antwerp has released its first sustainability report – part of its “Total Plan for a More Competitive Port”, launched in 2010 in response to the global financial crisis.

9th February 2012

First sustainability report for Antwerp

9th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The French ports of La Havre, Paris and Rouen are to develop a joint marketing approach to promote enhanced trade between China and France.

3rd February 2012

Grand Paris port project set up

3rd February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

In 2011, the port of Piraeus effectively doubled container throughput from 878,083 teu to 1,680,133 teu.

3rd February 2012

Piraeus doubles box traffic in 2011

3rd February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Antwerp, along with others Belgian ports was yesterday paralysed by a strike that drew in dockers, pilots, tugboats and lock operators.

31st January 2012

One day strike paralyses Belgian ports

31st January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Forth Ports has taken control of the deepsea container facilities of Tilbury Container Services in a three-way deal worth £95m.

26th January 2012

Forth gains Tilbury Container Services

26th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Building on its green credentials, Maersk Line has become the first container carrier to join the Port of Gothenburg’s Fuel Switch Program.

26th January 2012

Maersk onboard with Gothenburg fuel drive

26th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new electric vehicle charging point has been ‘plugged-in’ at the UKs Harwich International Port this week - the first port to be included in the Source East Electric Vehicle Recharging Network.

23rd January 2012

Electric vehicles at Harwich Port

23rd January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

In 2012, 42 new container vessels with a capacity of more than 13,000 teu are due to enter service, which compares with 22 similar vessels that commenced operations in 2011.

13th January 2012

Global super-boxship fleet swells

13th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World’s London Gateway, due to open in the fourth quarter of 2013, represents the biggest threat to the Port of Felixstowe’s business for many years, Hutchison Ports (UK) port development director…

12th January 2012

London Gateway ‘biggest threat’ to Felixstowe

12th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

As of Monday, January 9, the Portuguese ports of Aveiro, Figueira da Foz, Lisbon and Setúbal began the first of five days of strike.

11th January 2012

Portuguese ports on strike

11th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, has blocked legislation that would have led to wholescale privatisation of the countrys ports.

5th January 2012

No to Ukraine privatisation

5th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Konecranes has made 125 of its European workforce redundant as part of a cost reduction programme to save €7m ($9.1m) per annum.

5th January 2012

Konecranes makes redundancies in Europe

5th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Liabilities of Spanish ports are expected to total €4.5bn ($5.9bn) in 2012, up from the €4.1bn reached in 2011.

5th January 2012

Spanish ports increasingly unprofitable

5th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The call of its first container ship on December 29 marked the opening of the new NCC Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT) in Russia, with weekly Unifeeder calls already in the bag.

5th January 2012

Ust-Luga opening sets development agenda

5th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam has been reserved in making comment on a pending lawsuit its facing – but the furor of media coverage surrounding the recent summons by Europe Container Terminals (ECT)…

29th December 2011

Rotterdam reacts to ECT lawsuit

29th December 2011