Europe

Germany, the Euro’s strong man, might not be able to hold its end up indefinitely with obvious impact on its ports as its economy flat lines, but so far HHLA appears to…

SIPG, China Merchants, Modern Terminals and Ports America have forged their way into the Top 10 league table of this year’s Global Container Terminal Operators annual report, joining the ranks of PSA,…

The Greek government has put forward a plan to privatise part of the port authorities of Piraeus and Thessalonica - a move hotly contested by local organised labour unions.

Six leading Port Community Systems (PCS) have created an association aiming to advise and influence the EC in its moves to harmonise and simplify trade through the Single Window concept.

Opened just three years ago at a cost of €20m ($29m), the container terminal at the north-western Spanish port of Vilagarcía is showing visible signs of sinking.

Global Ports Investments (GPI) share’s started trading 15% above their expected price after their release onto the London Stock Exchange.

The UK government’s rhetoric about ‘localism’ covers a massive drop in funding and the hope that business will pick up the pieces. But a recent meeting made it plain that business had…

Security-related bureaucracy is turning access to some ports “into a bit of a money machine”, International Shipsuppliers and Services Association president Jens Olsen has claimed, pledging to tackle the issue head on…

There has been a dangerous ‘knee jerk’ reaction in the last year that has seen around 20% of the UK’s workforce to decrease training budgets according to statistics from the Chartered Institute…

The Port of Dover, after finding it wasn’t easily gaining ground in the argument about ending the port’s Trust status and going for privatisation, is trying to win hearts and minds with…

It may not be the ports themselves that create the emissions, but if they work together, they can exert pressure on the supply chain to green-up, points out new research from the…

The supply chain is sensitive to growing security issues, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). But forcing ports to screen all freight isn’t the answer – and the checks may be…

Strong performance from Milford Haven’s gas and oil activities in 2010 is to drive new plans to attract renewable energy and biomass businesses, alongside continued development of existing port infrastructure and services.