Ports & Harbours

In 2015 for the first time in its history the Belgian port of Antwerp passed the 200 million tonne mark for the volume of freight handled, by a wide margin.

Every marine operator and boat owner at some point has experienced problems and challenges associated with safe and secure mooring, changing tides, river levels and conditions.

The design and development of a new container terminal in the port of Naples in Italy has posed considerable challenges because it has been heavily polluted in the past.

Already well advanced in the heart of Europe’s second biggest port – Hamburg - are extensive works to improve accessibility and manoeuverability for big container and cruise ships.

Kotug and Becker Marine Systems are developing a LNG Hybrid Barge for the port of Rotterdam. The barge acts as a power station driven by gas and is to supply relatively clean…

“Typically, we try to keep our operations as diverse as possible. It helps ride the changes,” explained Alan Todd, Blyth’s port director.

More cash has been approved for improvements on the Kiel Canal as differences simmer over the pace of construction on a new fifth lock in Brunsbüttel at the Elbe end of the…

Marina Barcelona 92 (MB 92) has launched the second phase of a major expansion project that began with its new concession put in place late in 2010.

The Rugenberger Schleuse, an important central access lock in the Port of Hamburg, is being re-opened to traffic this autumn after being rebuilt as part of a giant port infrastructure development programme…

From 3 – 6 November 2015, Europort, organised in the Netherlands port city of Rotterdam, will again be the meeting place for the international maritime industry.

Lystrup, Denmark-based Terma is providing three high-resolution Scanter 5102 radars to be deployed in and around the remote Port of Prince Rupert, on Canada’s rugged British Columbia coast.

Venice Port Authority has published the international tender for the drafting of the new port masterplan, which will set the basis for the port development up until 2050.

US-based pollution control specialist Elastec is manufacturing trash and debris collection boats to skim floating litter from harbours and waterways. Designed to be manoeuvrable in hard to reach areas, the boat has…

A new system known as BlipTrack, developed by Denmark-based BLIP Systems, is helping controllers at Europe’s busiest ferry port to reduce bottlenecks and improve vehicle movements by predicting potential traffic congestion on…

Global marine terminal operators DP World, Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH), APM Terminals, PSA International and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) – five of the world’s largest port operators, and joined by…

The harbour at Ijmuiden on the Dutch coast north of Rotterdam is a port in its own right with direct access to the sea but it is also the access point for…

A new logistics park is in the early stages of build directly beside Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg. One million square metres in size, the park is expected to generate more than 2,000…