The port of Antwerp handled a freight volume of 143,015,226 tonnes in the first nine months of this year, 3.0% more than in the same period last year. Liquid bulk once again produced good growth figures, helping to push the overall volume higher. Antwerp once more demonstrated that it has all the ca
Port of Rotterdam was proclaimed ‘Port of the Year’ during the annual ‘Containerisation International Awards’ in London. The expert jury praised the port for its substantial investment programme in Europe’s leading logistics hub and industrial complex. The jury also compliments the port with its att
APM Terminals was announced as the 2013 “International Terminal Operator of the Year” at the annual Containerisation International Awards ceremony held in London on October 24th. This is the second consecutive year as winner of the award, one of eleven categories for which awards are presented by UK
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has achieved a negotiation result on October 23 with the Dutch unions FNV and CNV on a principal agreement for a new collective labor agreement (CLA) effective January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2017. Negotiations started in June 2013 and has led to an agreement that gi
The Central Dredging Association CEDA recently issued the program for its interactive, case-study led event, designed to maximise knowledge sharing in a great ambience. Taking as its theme “Dredging in a changing world”, CEDA Forum’s centrepiece will be two interactive workshops taking place on Thur
Navis, the global technology standard for managing the movement of cargo through terminals, today marks the 25th anniversary of its terminal operating system (TOS) amidst a surge of container terminal projects around the world whether they are automated, semi-automated or manual. Due to the continue
Xylem Analytics UK has announced that registration is now open for the 53rd Marine Measurement Forum. The event will take place on Thursday 28th November 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. The format for the day is a series of 15-20 minute talks on topics covering scientific re
ACI’s 6th Optimising Port Development conference (London, 4th – 5th December 2013) will address the key challenges faced by modern ports and terminals in order to present an efficient and attractive option to the shipping lines. The meeting will explore best practices and strategies for port and hin
Deputy General Director O.A. Gubina held a working meeting with the Vice -president of the port of Zeebrugge Mr. Vincent De Saedeleer. This meeting was also attended by the representatives of the Association to support the interests of the port of Zeebrugge (Association Port of Zeebrugge Interests),
A coastline damaged by strong storms last week will be repaired by the Environment Agency to reduce the risk to public safety. Severe gales in Snettisham, Heacham and Hunstanton caused high waves to wash over and erode the coast. This resulted in the loss of approximately 1,200 cubic metres of the s
The innovative restoration of a Norfolk Broads reed bed has been awarded a second accolade in a year. The Broads Authority’s project at Salhouse Broad has won international acclaim as a pioneering way of re-using dredged sediment. Now it has been awarded the UK’s first Working with Nature Certificat
The CEDA – IADC book Environmental Aspects of Dredging (Ed. Nick Bray) published by Taylor & Francis in 2008 is now available in Russian language. The idea to translate the book emerged during the seminar ‘Eco-friendly Dredging in the Modern World’ that took place in 2009 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
