Europe

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports has commissioned a double barge service on the Manchester Ship Canal to handle growing container volumes at the UK’s Port of Liverpool.

26th May 2010

Double bubble for Peel

26th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port unions in Spain called a series of strikes throughout May to protest against government measures that will allow port operators to contract stevedores who do not belong to Port Stevedoring Management…

24th May 2010

Spanish stevedores go on strike

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The turnaround in Ukrainian politics from west to east has dragged the port of Sevastopol with it – smoke bombs, eggs and punches were all thrown in the Ukrainian parliament as nationalists…

24th May 2010

Punches thrown as Ukraine port keeps Russian navy

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The first images of the £1.5billion London Gateway port and logistics park have been revealed. Futuristic animations of the site show what the development will look like once complete.

24th May 2010

Glimpse of the new London Gateway

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Eurogate has confirmed that it is postponing some planned investments, although it has stressed that it remains committed to its main terminal projects.

24th May 2010

Eurogate puts back investment

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

AP Møller-Maersk has been given a definitive go ahead to build a major container handling facility at the Italian port of Vado Ligure, Savona. The decision was made recently following the meeting…

24th May 2010

Vado Ligure box terminal to go ahead

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port companies around England and Wales seem close to victory in their battle against millions of pounds of backdated business rates, after the new coalition government pledged to cancel the retrospective demands.

19th May 2010

UK port business rates campaign close to victory

19th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Two political parties in Portugal are collaborating in an attempt to avoid Liscont container terminal from having its concession contract revoked.

12th May 2010

Politicians battle to keep Liscont

12th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The implementation of the Port of Gothenburg’s new structure has reached a significant milestone with the beginning of operations for a number of newly formed terminal operators within the port.

12th May 2010

Gothenburg operators start up, but who are they?

12th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ports should curb their excitement at a slight upswing in fortunes for Baltic ports, Patrik Wheater advises

11th May 2010

The Baltic challenge

11th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Balearic Islands Port Authority has issued a tender for the expansion of Poniente Quay at the Port of Palma. The work will cost €36m ($48.9m) and be completed within 16 months.…

8th May 2010

Palma aims for longer quay

8th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) managed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 32% last year.

5th May 2010

WWL cuts greenhouse emissions

5th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The third takeover proposal for Forth Ports has been unanimously rejected on the basis that it was too low. Worth around an estimated £640 million (US$973m) the bid, like the previous two,…

5th May 2010

Forth Ports holds off Northstream again

5th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

In the run up to the election, Julian Brazier, the Conservative shadow minister for Aviation and Shipping was quizzed about the Tory stance toward the backdated rates fiasco.

5th May 2010

UK election promises for ports and shipping industry

5th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

A $32m contract is to be offered by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise RosMorPort for the development of technical documents and construction of eight terminals at Sochi seaport. Three of these will…

3rd May 2010

Sochi to have eight new terminals

3rd May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Two consortia have bid to operate the multipurpose terminal at the Italian port of Genova. These are headed by Messina/Gavio and Grendi, Spinelli and Pastorino, with the former having been assessed as…

3rd May 2010

Two bid for Genova MP terminal

3rd May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

April 13, 2010 saw the passing of one of the terminal operating industry’s memorable characters, Francis Meredith Andrews, better known as Andy Andrews to his many friends and colleagues.

30th April 2010

Remembering ICTSI’s Andy Andrews

30th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Muuga Container Terminal in the port of Tallinn is the both the first operation in the Baltic Sea and the very first feeder terminal to be assessed against the Germanischer Lloyd Container…

29th April 2010

Muuga gains CTQI certification

29th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Aberdeen Harbour Board has started work on its Torry Quay development to provide stronger quays for heavy lifts and create more room in the River Dee for vessels to navigate.

28th April 2010

Aberdeen’s development starts

28th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The closure of Scotline’s Goole operation was down to UK Valuation Agency incompetence, Scotline director Peter Millat has told Port Strategy.

26th April 2010

Goole failure caused by valuation mistake

26th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM Terminals has achieved AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certification in Rotterdam.

26th April 2010

Security certification for APM

26th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is to develop Marseille’s future Fos 4XL container terminal. The terminal will be developed as a twin to HPH’s Rotterdam facilities, linked to its “sister terminal” by a…

26th April 2010

Fos 4XL goes to HPH

26th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Stevie Knight examines the mystique surrounding UK Trust Ports

7th April 2010

A matter of Trust

7th April 2010