Europe – Page 56
-
News
Anesco president resigns
Joaquim Coello has resigned as president of Anesco, Spain’s National Association of Stevedoring and Ship Consignment Companies. Until recently, he had headed up the organisation’s negotiating team that was trying to strike a new agreement with the country’s stevedoring unions.
-
NewsValue of Cosco’s Noatum stake questioned
Chinese port operator Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) faces a “probable write-down” when the Spanish assets of its latest investment, Noatum Port Holdings (NPH), are tested for impairment, analysts have said.
-
NewsPort of Esbjerg explores expansion potential
The Port of Esbjerg in Denmark is considering expanding by 975,000 metres square.
-
NewsStevedoring strike settled in Spain
The strike by Spanish stevedores is coming to an end, as stevedores reach individual agreements with terminal operators frustrated by the inability of the owners’ association, Anesco, to negotiate a country-wide agreement.
-
NewsDon’t underestimate China’s role in the Med
China’s desire to create a ‘hub of hub ports’ in the Mediterranean should not be underestimated, an economist has stated at TOC Europe.
-
News
Less carriers, more terminal overcapacity by 2025
A more transparent industry with just six to eight global carriers and simplified processes - this will be the shape of the container shipping industry eight years from now, according to an outlook delivered at TOC Europe.
-
News
Owners and unions at loggerheads in Spain
The general assembly of the Spanish owners’ association Anesco has voted against accepting a pre-agreement reached with stevedoring unions, claiming it is anti-competitive and in breach of proposed new government legislation, which the unions oppose.
-
NewsEurope's dockers set July strike dates
The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) has announced plans to hold a Europe-wide strike in solidarity with Spanish dockers’ protests against liberalising reforms to Spain’s dock labour system.
-
NewsCosco confirms Noatum buy-in
Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd has confirmed its buy-in of 51% of Noatum Ports terminals including Valencia and Bilbao, as well as the dry ports of Madrid and Zaragoza.
-
News"No confidence" in APM Terminals Gothenburg, says SDU
An 18-month contract dispute between APM Terminals Gothenburg and the Swedish Dockworkers Union (SDU) is unlikely to be resolved soon, the SDU has said.
-
NewsUK ports address terror threat
In the wake of the recent terror attacks which have taken place in the UK, British ports need to remain vigilant.
-
NewsAntwerp cements China ties
Port of Antwerp has signed a collaboration agreement with the port of Caofeidian which forms part of the Chinese “One Belt One Road” project.
-
NewsFEPORT: Strategic approach needed for ports
Ports are key assets which require a more strategic approach from the European Commission over the next three years.
-
NewsRotterdam looks to wind market
The Port of Rotterdam is banking on the renewables market by creating a new space for an offshore centre for wind energy at sea and the decommissioning of oil and gas platforms.
-
News
Marseille Fos promotes eco port dues
Marseille Fos has joined the World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI) and is set to reduce port dues for ships performing better than required under air pollution regulations.
-
News
Rotterdam gets nod for rail scheme
Sharon Dijksma, the state secretary for infrastructure and environment, has approved the Theemsweg Route decision to alter the course of the Port Railway Line in the port of Rotterdam.
-
News
EC call for port experts
The European Commission’s directorate-general for mobility and transport has made a call for applications for a new group of experts called the ‘European Ports Forum’.
-
NewsChances and challenges
There''s renewed focus on the opportunities for Europe’s ports, as Felicity Landon explains
-
News
Go slows undermine Spanish port productivity
In Spain, the port employers’ association, Anesco, has criticised the decline in productivity of stevedores.
-
NewsBPA calls for better planning ahead of election
British Ports Association (BPA) called for trade facilitation, fast-tracked planning and connectivity investment, as it issued a briefing ahead of the UK general election on 8 June.
