Ports and Terminals

  • London Gateway ‘super-port’ welcomes first vessel

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    London Gateway, the UK’s newest container port, has welcomed its first vessel. It is owned by DP World, which says it will be able to handle 3.5 million containers a year. […]

  • Portsmouth cocaine haul

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    A massive shipment of cocaine, believed to be the biggest haul seized in the UK for two years, has been found hidden among boxes of bananas. Portsmouth cocaine haul: Drugs […]

  • Military Control Over Major Seaport

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    Mexico’s military has taken control of one of the nation’s biggest seaports as part of an effort to bring drug-cartel activity under control in the western state of Michoacan, officials […]

  • Traffickers Hack Shipping Containers

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    The scheme sounds like a work of near science fiction. But police in the Netherlands and Belgium insist its true, and say they have the evidence to prove it. To Move […]

  • Port Security’s Future?

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    The capabilities of the University of Hawaii’s Unmanned Port Security Vessel, a robotic platform designed to support maritime missions in harbor and port environments, have been demonstrated at Honolulu Harbor University […]

  • Security that’s fit for purpose

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    Ports and terminals are increasingly being drawn into the purview of private maritime security companies, as such contractors seek to strengthen their links with the insurance market Security that’s fit […]

  • World War II bomb detonated off Guernsey

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    A German World War II depth charge found near the entrance to Guernsey’s St Peter Port Harbour has been safely detonated at sea. World War II bomb detonated off Guernsey […]

  • Drug traffickers’ cyber-attack

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    The head of Europe’s crime fighting agency has warned of the growing risk of organised crime groups using cyber-attacks to allow them to traffic drugs. His comments follow a cyber-attack on […]

  • Guernsey harbour bomb requires exclusion zone

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    A suspected depth charge, found outside Guernsey’s St Peter Port harbour, has led to an exclusion zone being created until it can be dealt with. Guernsey harbour bomb requires exclusion […]

  • Devonport Dockyard loss of power

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    A loss of power at a city dockyard had “potential nuclear implications”, a MoD report said. The 90-minute power-loss could have been “catastrophic”, a nuclear analyst said. Devonport Dockyard loss of […]

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