Europe – Page 87
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NewsMSC invests in Le Havre
One of the world’s largest shipping lines, MSC, is investing in a new terminal at Port 2000 in Le Havre - all aimed at making the port a major hub in Europe.
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NewsAPM takeover of Gothenburg terminal approved
The Swedish Competition Authority has approved the acquisition of the Skandia Container Terminal (SCT) at Gothenburg by APM Terminals - putting the takeover on schedule for January 2012.
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Pay hike for Valencia stevedores
Terminals and stevedores at the port of Valencia in Spain have agreed to a 3.2% salary increase for all the 1,300 dock workers.
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NewsGreen Port Hull plans submitted
There’s good news today for the UK'' s city of Hull – multi million pound plans have been submitted by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) for a wind turbine factory at the proposed Green Port Hull facility.
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NewsTraffic returns after price war
The traffic has returned to German ports after the price wars of 2009, and a “realignment of market share” has been seen in 2011.
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NewsHutchison's Harwich extension on the back burner
Following a request from Hutchison Port Holdings, the UK''s Secretary of State for Transport has approved a 10 year extension to the company''s option to build a new $469m container port at Harwich.
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NewsPLA hub investment tops £10m
The Port of London Authority in the UK has completed the latest development project at its hub Denton Wharf taking total investment there to a tune of £10m, but there''s expansion to come.
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Maersk ‘no fear’ of overcapacity
Maersk Line chief executive, Nils Smedegaard Andersen, has stated that the shipping line’s current structure means that it has no need to fear the predicted overcapacity that will envelop the industry over the next four years.
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Valencia controls one-third of all Spanish containers
In the first three quarters of this year, the port of Valencia handled 3.25m teu, up 4.6%.
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NewsFirst refrigerated container call at TIS
The Ukraine''s TIS Terminal is celebrating its first refrigerated container ship call - the culmination of many years of work behind the scenes at the Port of Yuzhny.
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NewsPublic support for Mersey expansion
It’s exciting times for Peel Ports – nine out of ten respondents during the public consultation on the draft Mersey Ports Master Plan have come back in favour of future development.
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NewsVision before strategy
Despite a very large territory, the Ukraine has been used to hearing the phrase, “nice potential”, while it remains – mostly – unrealised, says Arthur Nitsevych of Interlegal.
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NewsFragile recovery gains traction
In 2008 there were a number of shipping lines offering direct calls into the Black Sea, but the 2009 crash was an unmitigated disaster for the area.
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NewsA volatile character
Bullish Baltic sentiment will not be enough to drive demand; real investment and commitment is also needed. Stevie Knight reports
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Spain beneficiary of Moroccan strike
Labour disputes that have disrupted the Moroccan port of Tanger-Med since early October have pushed 30,000-35,000 containers each week to the Spanish ports of Algeciras and Malaga, according to local sources.
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Barcelona seeks €97m El Prat compensation
Barcelona port authority is seeking financial compensation of €97m ($134m) from three construction companies involved in the El Prat quay fiasco.
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Second Ust-Luga coal terminal mooted
A group of investors is looking into the possibility of building a second coal terminal at the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga.
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NewsThames Hub infrastructure vision unveiled
Proposals for the Thames Hub were launched by internationally-acclaimed architect Lord Norman Foster on Wednesday, a first step to realising a new integrated vision for Britain''s infrastructure.
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Cadiz construction contract signed
Cadiz Bay Port Authority has signed a €92.04m ($130m) contract with a consortium composed of Acciona (50%) and FCC (50%) to build its new container terminal.
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NewsInland ports finally gain recognition on European network
After a long battle, the importance of inland facilities to multi-modal freight is being recognised by inclusion in the Trans-European Transport Network (TENT-T), although there’s still concern about achieving true parity when it comes to implementation.
