Europe

EUROPE

EUROPE

Since the downturn has left many ports with space to spare, some are looking at port-centric logistics and developing specialised clusters in a move to up the volumes and improve revenue.

15th June 2011

Filling the gaps

15th June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Marine Spatial Planning, or MSP, is “both a threat and an opportunity” says Paul Holthus of the World Ocean Council, and its an issue that may leave some ocean industries behind.

8th June 2011

MSP: Both threat and opportunity

8th June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Maersk Line has issued a “wake-up call” to the port and terminal sector, challenging it to get involved in an industry-wide debate on future-proofing the business.

8th June 2011

Maersk boss delivers ‘wake-up call’ to ports

8th June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lithuanias Transport Ministry has confirmed that it is seeking investors willing to participate in the construction of a new deep water port, which will be taken forward as a concession.

7th June 2011

Lithuania seeks port investment

7th June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga has completed construction of the last two of five berths at the multipurpose transhipment terminal. This is the first time such a development has taken place…

2nd June 2011

Ust-Luga PPP completed

2nd June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Turkish prime minister has revealed his government is looking into a project to build a canal connecting the Black Sea with the Mediterranean paralleling the Bosporus Strait, one of the worlds…

2nd June 2011

Turkish Canal mooted

2nd June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The downturn has given some countries further justification for transport infrastructure privatisation, but care needs to be taken that funds are directed to the projects with the largest long-run social benefits.

1st June 2011

Downturn playing to privatisation push

1st June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

“Investment is a difficult question for those managers sitting in a European port,” says Richard A Butcher, group marketing and sales director of IMS UK.

25th May 2011

Room for investment

25th May 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Southern European ports need to focus on the move to feeder roles and value-add solutions to survive. John Bensalhia reports

24th May 2011

Shift in emphasis

24th May 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

In April 2011 Russia’s National Container Company (NCC) started to use the recently approved dry port technology at Logistika-Terminal (LT).

15th May 2011

NCC dry port to simplify logistics

15th May 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Sheerness has signed an option agreement with Vestas which would see 70 hectares of port land handed over for a wind turbine manufacturing and installation facility.

11th May 2011

Sheerness turbine deal could overhaul port

11th May 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

National agreements on French port reforms will come into force at Marseilles-Fos from May, with the transfer of some 400 port authority personnel to private or part-private stevedoring companies.

4th May 2011

Fos stevedores transfer to private companies

4th May 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Poti is to benefit from a promised $100m of investment after Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (Rakia) sold an 80% stake in the port to APM Terminals.

28th April 2011

Poti’s potential leveraged by APM

28th April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

A recently-launched cross border ‘e-harbours project’ is to tackle energy consumption of ports in the North Sea region.

23rd April 2011

‘e-harbours’ challenges North Sea energy use

23rd April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Arcus European Infrastructure Fund has agreed a £760m takeover of Forth Ports, where it had previously been the biggest shareholder. The move comes on the back of a 20% increase in pre-tax…

21st April 2011

Forth Ports accepts Arcus bid

21st April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Rotterdam has confirmed that it is begun to monitor levels of radiation on vessels making calls at Japanese ports.

20th April 2011

European ports start radiation screening

20th April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

First Quantum Group and its long-standing partner, Andrey Kobzar, have sold their 50% stake in the NUTEP (Novorossiysk) container terminal to an external investor for $115M.

31st March 2011

NCC lets go of NUTEP operation

31st March 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dragados-SPL - the Spanish port terminal operator with equity stakes in container operations in Bilbao, Valencia, Malaga and Las Palmas, and in general cargo terminals in Santander, Castellón and Sagunto - has…

31st March 2011

Dragados-SPL rebrands as Noatum Ports

31st March 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Union is to finance 51 infrastructure projects costing a combined €170m ($241m) as part of its Trans-European Transport Network. In Italy, the River Information Services in the Northern Italian Waterway…

30th March 2011

EU infrastructure project win

30th March 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Las Palmas has become the first in Spain to convert its port labour company, Sestiba, into a port stevedoring management company with limited liability (Sagep).

28th March 2011

Las Palmas first in Spain with stevedoring reforms

28th March 2011