Europe

EUROPE

EUROPE

Marí tima Valenciana and MSC have ended the management contract that the former has at the latters home terminal in the port of Valencia.

5th May 2008

Marval and MSC end cooperation

5th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM Terminals Zeebrugge has been awarded a Crane Productivity Award by APL for its handling of the New World Alliance weekly South China Express (SCX) service.

3rd May 2008

Productivity Award for APM Cranes

3rd May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hutchison Ports (UK)s deepwater container expansion at Felixstowe appears to be a step nearer after local planners agreed to a variation in the conditions attached to the projects original planning consent.

2nd May 2008

Planners relax conditions for Felixstowe

2nd May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus Port Authority has lost its legal challenge to have ruled illegal a strike by dockworkers protesting their opposition to the privatisation of container terminals in Greek ports.

24th April 2008

Greek port privatisation resisted by labour

24th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

There is no doubt that port security is a growing concern. However, findings by the recent SSR Personnel corporate salary survey, although not specific to the marine industry, show that at the…

22nd April 2008

Responsibility links with opportunity for CSOs

22nd April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Medcenter Container Terminal at the Italian port of Gioia Tauro reported a 9.2% hike in throughput last year to 3.44m teu, making it the Mediterraneans most important container transhipment hub. 

19th April 2008

Medcenter Mediterranean number one

19th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, has officially opened a world-class £ 1.75m port and international trade training facility on the UKs north west coast.

17th April 2008

Real-life £1.75m port training centre launched

17th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp and Bremerhaven must urgently develop their infrastructure to accommodate rapidly rising traffic, or risk a loss of business, a study by HypoVereinsbank has urged.

16th April 2008

Capacity crisis brewing in north Europe

16th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

In 2007, the Eurogate group handled a combined 13.87m teu, which was 10.6% higher than the previous year. Bremerhaven and Hamburg saw traffic rise by 12% to 7.8m teu; Contship Italia reported…

16th April 2008

Eurogate on a roll

16th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Planners have given the go-ahead for the second phase of development of Liverpool Intermodal Freeport Terminal (LIFT).

10th April 2008

Planners approve major expansion in warehousing at Liverpool

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of London handled over 50m tonnes for the seventh consecutive year in 2007, increasing volumes overall by 800,000 tonnes compared with 2006, Port of London Authority (PLA) chairman Simon Sherrard…

10th April 2008

PLA reception

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The government of Albania has received a ¢ 500m ($765.6m) proposal to build a new container port at Vlora. This was put forward by an Anglo-Swiss company, Zumax, which also proposes to…

10th April 2008

Albania port proposal

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal is to bebuilt at the Polish port of Ś winoujś cie at a cost of ¢ 350m ($523.4m), and isexpected to be commissioned in 2011.

9th April 2008

germany/poland (third)

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A major bottleneck to continued expansion of car handling atBremerhaven will be removed by 2010 with the completion of a ¢ 223m($339m) project to upgrade the 110-year-old Kaiserschleuse lock.

9th April 2008

germany/poland (fourth and final)

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Substantial insurance claims loom following accidents  at two UK ports this year, but the exposure of the major mutual insurer TT Club will be limited to $1m in each case. Reinsurers will…

9th April 2008

TT Club limits crane exposure

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Van Oord has signed the contract for the Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project in Rotterdam - which means the company will show off its capabilities at home after land reclamation projects in…

9th April 2008

Van Oord comes home to Rotterdam

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Polish and German ports are vying for Northern European business but with so much to go around it seems no one will lose out. Stuart Pearcey reports

9th April 2008

germany/poland outstanding 1

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Polish port of Gdynia is to invest about ¢ 170m ($258.6m) between now and 2010 on a series of five enhancement schemes.

9th April 2008

germany/poland (second)

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Trade unions representing road haulage companies in Genova, Italy, are taking out a class action against PSA International, claiming damages in excess of ¢ 5m ($7.7m) because of the decision to temporarily…

5th April 2008

Crisis deepens at Genova

5th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Noble Denton Group, the global offshore and marine consulting firm, has joined an elite group of British businesses to secure a place in this years UK Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100…

2nd April 2008

Noble Denton success

2nd April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Transas Marine UK Limited has won thecontract to upgrade Portland Harbour Authoritys Navi-Harbour vessel trackingsystem in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. The overhaul of the UK portsequipment will include a full…

27th March 2008

Olympic win for Transas

27th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Data collected by the Institute suggests that managers in the transport & logistics sector are putting in too many hours, for too few returns. In detail, the 'Quality of Working Life' study…

26th March 2008

Long working hours for little return

26th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The partial collapse of the new Prat quay at the port of Barcelona in January 2006 has limited the amount of space now available for new vehicles traffic.

25th March 2008

No parking spaces at Barcelona

25th March 2008