The green light of the City Council of 28 May last will enable works to be launched on Värta Pier next September : over 1 km of quay and a 67 000m² extension, a passenger terminal dedicated to passenger activities. But it will also be a new district being drawn up since the port is also liberating land for housing, public and recreational spaces.
Ports of Stockholm Varta Pier Project
Kénitra, the only river port in Morocco, is to close. It will be replaced by "Kénitra Atlantique" (Maritime news, 15/05/2013)
Riga (Latvia): the port starts cooperation with companies to improve air quality (Freeport of Riga, 20/05/2013)
European Commission unveils maritime strategy for the Atlantic (Europa - FR, Europa - EN ; Europa - ES, 13/05/2013)
Bilbao (Spain): environmental green light for the external port extension (Coordinadora, 16/05/2013)
Marseilles (France): consultation for an urban study on the La Joliette port-city sector (Econostrum, 16/05/2013)
Sydney (Australia): The Wilkinson Eyre Architects project was chosen for the Crown Hotel in Barangaroo. (Architecture & Design ; Concept, 16/05/2013)
Uruguay and Venezuela sign a cooperation agreement for the port sector. (Vision Maritima, 14/05/2013)
Suez (Egypt): An industrial park forms the first stage in the transformation of the canal into a vast economic zone. (Al Shorfa, 11/05/2013)
Shell to build the world’s biggest floating LNG terminal in Australia (Port news, 08/05/2013
Rosario (Argentina): the port is looking for cooperation with China (Mundo maritimo, 13/05/2013)
Canada forms part of the North American Emission Control Area (ECA) (Ship & Bunker, 08/05/2013)
Valparaiso – San Antonio (Chile): Towards the creation of a “Logistics Council for the V Region” (or “Consejo Logístico de la V Región”) (Mundo Maritimo, 10/05/2013)
Spain: New legislation on coastal protection. (Magrama, 08/05/2013)
Detroit (United States): A new hotel to be built using containers (Crains Detroit Business, 30/04/2013)
Sustainable development: Ships with on-board capture and storage of their C02 emissions, utopia? (Ship technology, 25/04/2013)
