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European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has welcomed the European Parliament’s own-initiative report on the revision of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) guidelines by rapporteur Jens Gieseke (German, EPP), which was adopted yesterday, 1st December. “I would like to congratulate the…

A major ports group owner and operator in the UK, Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed a new Divisional Port Manager for ports in south Wales and south-west England. ABP has welcomed Simon Brown for their Wales & Short Sea…

Dramatic footage has emerged of a container ship slowing sinking at a port in Indonesia over the weekend. The video shows the cargo vessel Mentari Crystal capsizing alongside the pier at Teluk Lamong Terminal in the city of Surabaya —…

Across Northern Ireland's ports the implementation of new post-Brexit checks will not be ready until the middle of next year, the Stormont Agriculture Minister has said. Goods coming into Northern Ireland from Great Britain will be subject to inspections from…

Ports in the UK represented by the British Ports Association (BPA) today welcomed the launch of the bidding process and the publication of the bidding prospectus for Freeports in England. According to the BPA they have been promoting a port…

LloydsLoadingList reports that Europe has become a 'two-speed' ocean logistics market with continental Europe managing heavy fourth quarter import flows far better than the UK. The two-speed analysis is according to Christoph Baumeister, Trade Manager Far East-Europe, at Flexport. He…

Cork’s new Brexit-busting Ro-Ro freight link with Zeebrugge will be the focus of discussion at a special webinar on Thursday 26 November. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the Port of Cork facilitated CLdN’s establishing a new direct shipping route from…

A fishing boat has sunk after a collision with a cargo ship off England’s North Tyneside coast. The incident occurred at 3.40pm on Sunday afternoon (9 November) just under a mile (1.6km) north of the Tyne piers. The skipper of…

A Finnish woman has unanimously been elected as Chair following a vote of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)'s General Assembly in Brussels, Belgium today. Annaleena Mäkilä has been the Managing Director, CEO of the Finnish Ports Association since 2012.…

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) presented its fifth annual Environmental Report during a dedicated Webinar held today. The ESPO Environmental Report 2020 includes more than 60 different environmental performance benchmarks, such as the Top 10 Environmental Priorities of the…

In Ireland a leading freight organisation has questioned a new government report which suggests that there is sufficient alternative capacity on continental shipping routes in the event of major delays at British ports following Brexit.  As Afloat reported on Friday,…

The Minister for Transport has today announced the publication of an important report by the Irish Maritime Development’s Office (IMDO) which reassesses Ireland’s Maritime Connectivity and concludes that there is sufficient capacity on existing continental services to accommodate displaced landbridge…

A new three-year panel of authorised radio surveyors has been established by the Department of Transport following a call for applications this autumn. The latest three-person panel — who will sit until 20 October 2023 — will conduct statutory radio…

The European Parliament Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) today will discuss the draft own-initiative report on technical and operational measures for more efficient and cleaner maritime transport. The aim of MEP Karima Delli, Chair of the TRAN committee and rapporteur…

UK military forces stormed a tanker suspected to have been hijacked off the Isle of Wight which led to seven people detained. Sixteen members of the Special Boat Service (SBS) ended a 10-hour standoff which started when stowaways on board…

European Sea Ports Organisation invites you to join them on 10 November 2020 (11.30 CET) for a special event, providing key insights into the environmental priorities of European ports. An exclusive presentation of the 2020 Environmental Report will be provided…