European dock and transport union leaders voiced concerns that a plan to reform European ports will threaten jobs and working conditions in pilotage, towage and mooring.
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23 May 2013
The Port of Rotterdam said the European Union’s proposal to appoint a supervisor for ports in every member state will increase bureaucracy on the waterfront.
23 May 2013
The European Union is sending a strong signal that it intends to improve service standards and efficiency at ports to spread traffic more evenly across the European waterfront and ease congestion.
22 May 2013
Cargotec has unveiled its Technology and Competence Centre in an opening ceremony in Tampere, Finland.
22 May 2013
Rotterdam today officially opened the first phase of Maasvlakte 2, Europe’s largest container terminal hub, which is expected to unleash a fierce battle for cargo across the Le Havre-Hamburg port range at a time of sluggish traffic growth.
20 May 2013
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group reported consolidated cargo turnover from January to April 2013 was 49.5 million metric tons, compared with 55.3 million metric tons in the same period last year.
20 May 2013
Katoen Natie has opened a 25,000 square meter (about 269,098 square foot) warehouse complex for the management of goods to be directed to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States in Muuga Harbour in Estonia...
17 May 2013
MSC Belgium has introduced a new container release system that allows customers in the Port of Antwerp in Belgium to collect their containers quickly in a secure environment.
16 May 2013
The Port of Hamburg handled 32.8 million tons of seaborne cargo in the first three months of 2013, putting the German port “back on a growth course,” fueled in particular by a 6.3 percent year-over-year increase in bulk cargo.
14 May 2013
Bob Goldfield, CEO of the Port of Dover’s harbor board, will step down on May 31, 2013, after 11 years in the post.
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