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Ports

Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Rotterdam, 04-07-2006; luchtfoto (25 procent toeslag); Waalhaven (gezien vanuit Heijplaat) met terminals voor containeroverslag van ECT(Europe Container Terminals); aan de horizon de skyline van de binnenstad Rotterdam met hoogbouw; wolkenkrabbers, stukgoed, haven Rotterdam, havenarbeid, kranen, binnenvaart, goederen transport
Foto Siebe Swart/Hollandse Hoogte

March 14, 2019

Brexit and foreign firms bring new jobs to Rotterdam

Last year, eleven British firms set up in Rotterdam in anticipation of Brexit. (more…)

March 12, 2019

Rotterdam Port Prepares for Brexit Gridlock

Emergency overflow parking spaces for up to 700 trucks have been created near Rotterdam port, Europe’s largest, in anticipation of backups caused by Britain’s departure...

February 28, 2019

Drewry: Port of Dover can cope with moderate Brexit disruption

The Port of Dover has the resilience to cope with moderate disruption arising from Brexit and there is latent short sea capacity to absorb significant...

February 28, 2019

Fujairah oil hub starts to offer cleaner marine fuels ahead of new rules

The port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has begun offering cleaner marine fuel oils that comply with stricter global emissions rules which...

February 27, 2019

Britain’s Other Irish Border Is Also a Big Brexit Problem

There’s an ominous number that keeps coming up in conversations among workers at the port handling the bulk of trade between the U.K. and Ireland:...

February 20, 2019

DP World acquires P&O Ferries

DP World PLC has acquired the holding company of pan-European logistics business P&O Ferries, the company announced on Wednesday. (more…)

February 20, 2019

Greece: Draft bill allowing for concessions of port activities on Thursday

A draft bill will be tabled in Parliament on Thursday to allow the privatization of specific activities at 10 regional port authorities around Greece, namely,...

February 19, 2019

Russian Container Port Market Recovering, But Growth Slows – Fitch

Latest container throughput results of Fitch-rated Russian ports indicate that the recovery of the Russian container port market continues, although future growth is likely to...

February 19, 2019

Port of Hamburg sets record for seaport-hinterland rail traffic

Germany’s largest universal port can report a respectable result for 2018. (more…)

February 15, 2019

Port of Rotterdam: Container growth pushes throughput to new high

At 469.0 million tonnes, the port of Rotterdam’s total throughput volume ended up slightly higher in 2018 than in 2017, which was itself a record...

February 14, 2019

Volumes Surge at King Abdullah Port in 2018

King Abdullah Port saw an increase of 36% in its annual throughput, which reached 2.3 million TEUs by the end of 2018. (more…)

February 12, 2019

Signing of MoU between Piraeus and the Ports of Venice and Chioggia

The CEO of the Port Authority of Piraeus, Captain Fu Chengqiu and the President of the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority, Pino Musolino, during a...

February 6, 2019

DP World Reports 2.9% Volume Growth In 2018

DP World handled 71.4 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals in the full year of 2018 (more…)

February 4, 2019

Drewry: What does 2019 hold for the container port industry?

As we welcome in 2019, we share our thoughts on the key issues and trends likely to affect the container ports and terminals sector in...

January 24, 2019

Port of Hong Kong Ranking Falls to Lowest in 40 Years

Hong Kong’s continued slide down the rankings of the world’s great ports has pushed billionaire Li Ka-shing’s freight-terminal operator to take action. (more…)