Barrow declared ‘port of the year’ at prestigious national awards
Port of Barrow scooped first prize in part thanks to hugely successful community engagement Barrow Port's award THE Port of Barrow has won the prestigious [...more ]
Thames’ barges to boost Port of London vision
Eight new barges specifically built to carry spoil out of central London as the Thames Tideway Tunnel is excavated will eliminate thousands of lorry journeys [...more ]
Plans revealed for ‘substantial’ investment in Inchgreen Drydock
TWO influential UK shipbuilding figures have revealed plans for 'substantial' investment in Inchgreen Drydock in a bid to deliver hundreds of jobs to Inverclyde. Representatives [...more ]
Container business booming as new service is set to ship 30,000 a year
Container business booming as new service is set to ship 30,000 a year Container business in the Humber is booming with a 23% increase in [...more ]
PLA investment in new conveyor at Northfleet
Port of London Authority investing more than £3 million in new conveyor system at CEMEX terminal THE first investment by the Port of London Authority [...more ]
P&O Ferries raises capacity on route Zeebrugge-Teesport
P&O Ferries is raising the capacity by 25% on the route Zeebrugge-Teesport and PD Ports, owner and operator of several British ports, is starting from [...more ]
IMO: GloFouling project kicks off to protect marine biodiversity
A major five-year project to help protect marine biodiversity has been kick-started at a global workshop at IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom (18-20 March). [...more ]
The PLA is leading the way on air quality issues.
Two years after introducing the UK’s first ‘Green Tariff’ for cleaner shipping, the PLA is leading the way on air quality issues. Let’s start with [...more ]
Maritime Research & Innovation UK
Companies urged to join new collaborative research and innovation vehicle Initial focus on autonomy, green shipping and seabed mapping (Register interest below) MarRI-UK is an [...more ]
World’s first tidal wave engineering test centre to be built in Rosyth
The world’s first engineering test centre aimed at speeding the development of materials and structures for tidal energy and transport is to be built in [...more ]
Port Strategy: Port growth to level off over next decade
Volume growth will continue for ports throughout the world but at a more modest pace over the next 10 years, according to a new Fitch [...more ]
New BLOK Spreader to save maritime industry $ billions
A ground-breaking piece of equipment which could save the maritime industry billions of dollars is being launched by a BLOK Container Systems. BLOK Container Systems’ [...more ]
Ferry link between Ireland and Spain starts at end of April
Ireland and Spain are to be linked by a direct ferry service for the first time. The sailings will enable firms to bypass the UK [...more ]
EU ports welcome Framework on Foreign Investment Screening as useful Instrument for an open Investment Environment
On 13 September 2017, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European [...more ]
PortStrategy: 19% fall in container volumes at Gothenburg
Port of Gothenburg has seen a 19% fall in container volumes as it deals with an ongoing labour dispute. 644,000 containers (20-foot units) were handled [...more ]
ICHCA International welcomes seven new Members at the start of 2018
ICHCA is delighted to welcome the National Maritime Safety Association (NMSA) as a new Association Member of the organisation. The NMSA represents the marine cargo [...more ]
About FEPORT
Since 1993, FEPORT represents the interests of large variety of terminal operators and stevedoring companies performing operations and carrying out activities over 400 terminals in [...more ]
ESPO: Port pro of the month: Eamonn O’Reilly (IE)
In this Port pro of the month, we are interviewing Mr Eamonn O'Reilly, the Chairman of ESPO and Chief Executive of the Dublin Port Company [...more ]