Europe – Page 24
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Poland Switch
For reasons of suitability, as voiced by potential users, and timing of terminal construction Poland’s Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution changing the location of the installation terminal for off shore wind farms from the port of Gdynia to the nearby port of Gdansk. The proposed Gdansk facility, to ...
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Riga €19.8 Million
The Riga Freeport Administration, Latvia, reports that it will invest €19.8 million over the course of 2022. Investment will be focused on the upgrade of piers, diverse port buildings and improved road connectivity. The largest stevedoring company operating at the Freeport of Riga, Riga Universal Terminal (RUT), also states it ...
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Inland Shipping Battery Test
The Port of Rotterdam has been testing a battery system in the centre of Rotterdam for the inland shipping sector to trial the use of shore-based power.
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CargoNet Tests
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has confirmed that it has signed an exclusive one-year agreement with Norwegian rail operator CargoNet covering operational testing of a Kalmar Electric Reachstacker.
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Navis for Bulk
Terminal Graneles del Norte (TGN) is implementing the N4 terminal operating system (TOS) at its greenfi eld site, which is expected to be operating by late 2023.
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Power Switch
Heerema and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have confi rmed that Heerema Marine Contractors’ largest crane vessels, Sleipnir and Thialf, have successfully switched from using their engines to using shore power.
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SEA-KIT Expansion
SEA-KIT International is expanding its production facility to support growing demand for Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USV)
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HHLA in advance
Hamburg container terminal operator HHLA is well advanced with the work of transitioning from diesel-electric powered Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to battery powered AGVs
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Freeport construction begins
First phase of a new freeport development begins, bringing jobs and opportunities to England’s east coast
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Welsh port regeneration
A new release of development land at the Port of Cardiff is set to become a catalyst for regeneration
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Women in maritime
A UK port operator has teamed up to encourage more women to study STEM subjects
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P&O repercussions hit freeports
DP World has stepped down as a partner in the UK Solent Freeport project following widespread anger over the P&O sackings
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SRC opens Rotterdam office
A maritime engineering company expands its offering with a new office in Europe’s primary shipping hub
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GDYNIA BREAKS BIGGEST CONTAINER VESSEL RECORD
The Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), Gdynia, Poland recently handled the MSC GAIA, the biggest vessel to call Gdynia to-date – LOA 366.03m, beam 51.24m with a capacity of 13,798TEU. BCT undertook 2620 container moves (3790TEU)
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Digital piloting
First European take-up for new digital tool to help pilots guide ships safely into harbour
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Logistics land
A UK port is making land available for development to support a boom in online retail
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ITS LONG BEACH ORDERS NEW EQUIPMENT PACKAGE
International Transportation Service (ITS), based at the Port of Long Beach, USA has placed an order for fi ve new Paceco-Mitsui ship-to-shore (STS) gantries and fi ve rubber-tyred-gantries (RTGs).
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P&O Ferries
Shock move by P&O to sack all UK employees comes after years of financial losses for the company