Europe – Page 60
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NewsPortuguese box traffic to grow 200% in ten years
Portugal’s government plans to invest €2.5bn in its ports to grow the country’s container market by 200% within the next ten years, according to minister, Ana Paula Vitorino.
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NewsHMM preferred bidder for Hanjin’s Spain terminal
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has been chosen as the preferred bidder to buy a terminal in the Spanish Port of Algeciras.
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NewsTerex expands presence in Spanish terminals
Maritime industry group Ership S.A (Ership) has ordered four new diesel-electric Terex Gottwald mobile harbour cranes from Terex Port Solutions (TPS).
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NewsPorts call for pro-trade UK policies
The UK Government must raise the priority of trade and ports in a post-Brexit world, particularly in the allocation of infrastructure funding, said James Cooper, chairman of the UK Major Ports Group, at the group’s annual reception in Westminster.
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NewsPost-Brexit UK free ports opportunity report
The British Ports Association has said that a post-Brexit “Free Port system” could be more beneficial for some ports and may even help to improve flow of goods and passengers through UK ports.
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NewsLiverpool2 container terminal officially open
The £400m container terminal investment by Peel Ports, Liverpool2 has officially been opened at the Port of Liverpool.
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Southampton's desire to re-instate Dibden Bay development
Associated British Ports (ABP) is set to seek permission for a major expansion of Southampton Docks.
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NewsAPMT adds automated cranes to Tangier port
APM Terminals has announced orders for 12 remote-controlled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 32 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) to equip its new 5m teu MedPort Tangier facility, currently under construction at the Tangier-Med II port complex.
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APMT refutes Valencia 'collapse' claims
Valencia''s association of road haulage owner and drivers, Transcont, has claimed that the APM Terminals box handling facility at the port is in a state of “collapse”.
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NewsGothenburg to shift intermodal terminal
Plans are in place to move the freight terminal currently located in the central city of Gothenburg to the Port of Gothenburg to allow for a higher proportion of transport by rail instead of road.
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NewsDP World Southampton strengthens fleet
DP World Southampton has received nine new Kalmar machines to strengthen its straddle carrier fleet.
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NewsAPM Terminals brings COSCO onboard at Vado
APM Terminals has concluded an agreement with China COSCO Shipping Ports for the sale of a minority share in a new joint venture created for the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network’s operations in Vado, Italy.
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NewsGeorgia invests $100m in deep sea port
The Government of Georgia has signed an agreement granting the Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) the exclusive right to construct, develop and operate the $2.5bn Anaklia Deep Sea Port, which promises to establish a new maritime corridor from China to Europe.
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NewsDenmark's Kalundborg invests for future growth
The Danish Port of Kalundborg is taking a decisive step toward its vision of growth with a €26 million port expansion which it says will make it a new container and industrial hub.
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Ports help Drax generate more than £1bn for UK economy
Ports in the north of England, including Liverpool, Tyne, Hull and Immingham, have helped energy business Drax generate £1.2bn and more than 14,000 jobs for the UK economy, reveals a new report from Oxford Economics.
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New deadline for Europa Platform
Livorno Port Authority has pushed back the deadline for submission of applications to participate to the project financing for the design, construction and operation of its new deep-water container terminal, Europa Platform, to December 15, at the request of potential bidders.
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NewsNorth UK ports form partnership
The four main ports in the north of England have agreed a new partnership to create jobs and boost exports across the region.
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NewsBlack Sea Market Review
According to Informall’s Black Sea Container Market Review for the first half of 2016, Black Sea container terminals in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Georgia handled 1.2m teu in the first half of 2016, including empty containers but not transhipment.
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NewsThe business of Brexit
What does Britain''s exit from the EU actually mean for Europe''s ports, asks Felicity Landon
