Europe – Page 103
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NewsEuropean ports start radiation screening
The port of Rotterdam has confirmed that it is begun to monitor levels of radiation on vessels making calls at Japanese ports.
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NewsBlack Sea strategy reconsidered
Turkish port expansion and the nautical restrictions of the Bosphorus Strait limiting the access to the Black Sea is making Bulgaria’s Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI) rethink its investment strategy.
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Barcelona eyes Spain's green port title
Barcelona port is to convert itself into the greenest in Spain, according to the port authority.
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Barcelona invites bids for Costa concession
Barcelona port authority has an exclusive wishlist for a concessionaire for its new Costa Quay, which it hopes will be awarded without an international tender.
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NCC lets go of NUTEP operation
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.
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Dragados-SPL rebrands as Noatum Ports
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 been renamed Noatum Ports.
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EU infrastructure project win
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 System will be financed, as will the Adriatic Gateway project.
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Las Palmas first in Spain with stevedoring reforms
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).
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Sagunto investment crisis
The current economic crisis has meant that €300m ($425.4m) of investment in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Sagunto has yet to go ahead. This was committed to the southern expansion of the port, where three new terminals are planned: one for dry bulk and two for general cargo.
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NewsFlexible tariff reforms will cost Spanish ports money
Spanish ports estimate making an average loss of 12% in their revenue in the current year as a result of applying a revised tariff model set out in new framework legislation.
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Sines win from North African disruption
The Portuguese port of Sines could benefit from the current instability at ports across the Middle East, claims the president of CIP. If access to the Suez Canal becomes increasingly difficult, it may result in ships being sent around Africa, therefore making Sines more attractive to shipping lines, especially those ...
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Burgas issues terminal tender
The Bulgarian government has issued a tender in respect of privatisation of Terminal 2A at the port of Burgas. This container handling facility, offering a 268,000 m² terminal served by 870 m of quay, will be available as a 35-year concession.
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French dockworkers call off strikes
Dockworkers in France ended a six week campaign of strikes, having reached an agreement with employers in respect of early retirement.
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NewsICTSI's Croatian win is just the start
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has won a 30-year contract for the operation and development of the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in the Port of Rijeka, Croatia''s principal seaport.
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NewsTurkey influences Black Sea plans
One of the themes from the recent Port Finance International’s Black Sea conference was Turkey’s development – which is helping to push other player’s plans onto the back burner.
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NewsForth Ports bid sign of improved prospects
Another potential suitor has thrown its hat in the ring for control of Forth Ports, the UK’s last independent listed port operator.
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NewsEU launches common language project for ports
A new European information highway project aims to develop a ‘middleware’ system that will enable all parts of the supply chain to talk in the same language.
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Global Ports to expand port investment
Russian company Global Ports Investments has hinted that it is to acquire new port assets in the near future, although declined to give specifics. The group, Russia''s largest container terminal operator, is owned by N-Trance.
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Indra signs major Portuguese deal
The Spanish company Indra has signed an agreement with the Portuguese ports of Leixões, Lisbon and Sines, which will involve the implementation of the second generation of the Single Port Window (JUPII) management system.
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Cadiz to have new box terminal
Cádiz port authority has issued a tender for the first phase construction of new container terminal. The reference price is €90m ($123m) and work must be completed within 46 months. It is not known if the existing container operator, Concasa, whose own concession expires in 2013, will bid or not.
