port economics

• 07 December 17 Global Container Shipping to Pass 200 Million TEU in 2017 This year’s global loaded container traffic figures are on track to top 200 million TEU — the first time the milestone will have been achieved, according to Drewry’s Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review... Read more ›
• 22 September 17 European Ports Make $893 Billion Fund Plea The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) in a coalition of thirty European transport bodies has asked the EU for renewed infrastructure funding. Campaign signatories included not only ESPO, which lobbies for European Seaports interests, but... Read more ›
• 22 May 17 Greek owners responsible for the largest volume of fleet growth since the start of 2010 The rate of global fleet growth has slowed since the start of the decade, from a peak of 8.6% in 2010 to 3.1% in 2016. Despite this, overall fleet capacity has still increased by... Read more ›
• 11 October 16 Blue Connect Project: trans boundary network to support the SMEs BlueConnect, co-funded project inside the Interreg Programme Italy and France, was approved: the leadership is in charge to Pole Mer Mediterranee, Toulon Var Technologies and La Spezia Port Authority is involved as partner with... Read more ›
• 24 February 16 Top 15 European container ports in 2015 The portgraphic shows the top 15 container ports in the European Union in 2015 based on container throughput expressed in TEU. It also includes container growth figures compared to 2014 and pre-crisis year 2007.... Read more ›
• 18 February 16 Best year ever for container imports on the US East Coast 2015 was a busy year for container traffic on the eastern coast of the US. 7.9 million TEU of loaded containers entered the US East Coast in 2015, a 12.6% increase – compared to... Read more ›
• 25 January 16 APM Terminals finalizes Cartagena joint venture London – APM Terminals and Colombian-based port and terminal operating company, Compañia de Puertos Asociados S.A. (Compas S.A.) have finalized the incorporation of Cartagena Container Terminal Operator (CCTO), a new joint venture which will... Read more ›
• 20 January 16 COSCO to submit improved bid for Piraeus Greece’s state privatisation agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has announced that COSCO Pacific is due to submit this week an improved bid for a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority (PPA). HRADF,... Read more ›
• 15 December 15 NDPTL funding for Umeå to improve the space utilisation of their ports The City of Vaasa and the municipality of Umeå received NDPTL funding last year for compiling reports on how to improve the space utilisation of their ports. NDPTL stands for the Northern Dimension Partnership... Read more ›
• 30 November 15 From China and India via La Spezia: swiss supermarkets select Ligurian ports Genoa – Two major Swiss supermarket chains are testing the ports of Genoa and La Spezia for the import of goods from the Far East. Riccardo Fuochi, President of Milan’s Propeller Club and head of... Read more ›