Europe – Page 114
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Boldua to hub out of Las Palmas
Boluda Lines is to consolidate all of its West African traffic at the Port of Las Palmas. The line will now run a 632 teu containership from Spain and Morocco to Gran Canaria, where a 320 teu ship will take them forward to Mauritania and Senegal.
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NewsGlobal impact of UN Rules 'variable'
The proposed convention on carriage contracts (Rotterdam Rules) presently passing through the UN will have "variable" consequences for terminal operators, warns insurance company TT Club.
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NewsCreature comforts - from DP World
Over 50,000 animals have been re-housed as part of one of Britain''s largest environmental protection programmes at the site of the new London Gateway container port.
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Dragados-SPL up for sale?
Spain''s biggest ports group, Dragados-SPL, has been valued by its parent company at upwards of ¢ 1.5bn ($1.9bn).
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NewsBCT Gdynia intends to stay at number one
Baltic Container Terminal Gdynia (BCT) intends to keep its number one position in Poland''s container terminals, despite expecting lower volumes as a result of the global slowdown, according to BCT marketing and sales manager Michal Kuzajczyk.
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NewsStrike action continues at Dover
The strike at Dover looks like continuing this week as a further three-day walk-out is planned for Thursday. Hundreds of Unite members working at Dover Harbour went on strike last week after a dispute hinging on the outsourcing of harbour jobs to private contractors was not resolved.
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Liscont concession extension
Valencia Port Authority has issued a tender for the construction and management of four cement terminals at the Port of Sagunto. The terminals, which will be used to store and distribute bulk cement, will be located on the north east quay. The 25-year concessions will permit value-added services such as ...
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Vilagarcía exceeds throughout targets
The Tercovi-managed Ferrazo container terminal, at the north western Spanish Port of Vilagarcí a, handled 10,000 teu by the end of August, exactly half the throughput the company, which is owned by Contenemar, had guaranteed for the entire year. Given that the terminal only opened in July, it should easily ...
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NewsEIB to bankroll Greek port upgrades
The European Investment Bank is holding talks with Hutchison and Cosco in respect of funding their investments respectively in the ports of Salonika and Piraeus.
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NewsHull defies credit crunch to expand
In the UK''s north-west, Hull and Goole''s new boss refuses to be dragged down by the financial blip. Stuart Pearcey finds out why
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Ningbo's Estonian interests
Reports have emerged that the Chinese Port of Ningbo is in negotiations with the authorities in Estonia to build a dedicated terminal to handle Chinese goods at the Port of Muuga. An agreement could be signed in January.
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Sagunto sets cement tender
Valencia Port Authority has issued a tender for the construction and management of four cement terminals at the Port of Sagunto. The terminals, which will be used to store and distribute bulk cement, will be located on the north east quay. The 25-year concessions will permit value-added services such as ...
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NewsReal port value vital to UK economy
UK port contributions to the nation''s gross domestic product remain strong but the number of employees in direct port employment is down, according to a new report from the Crown Estate.
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NewsAPM calls for "culture of safety"
APM Terminals wants to get its rivals on board for its "zero tolerance" stance on accidents and injuries.
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NewsFinland mega port project opens for business
Touting itself as the "most modern of the Baltic harbours", Finland''s massive port relocation project is to open this month.
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Container and LNG infrastructure lacking in Europe
A study prepared on behalf of the European Commission identified a ''mounting need'' for investment in port infrastructure, specifically to handle containers and liquefied natural gas.
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Algeciras downbeat on short term box figures
Algeciras Bay Port Authority has agreed a series of very modest container traffic figures over the next five years.
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NewsValencia no 1 Spanish box port
The Spanish Port of Valencia has overtaken Algeciras as the country''s leading container port.
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Boskalis serious about Smit
Boskalis is to make an all-share offer for maritime services company Smit. After its earlier ¢ 1.1bn ($1.48bn) bid for the company was rejected, it increased its equity stake in Smit from 6.7% to 10.5%, allowing it to call an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to discuss a new bid.
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Challenge for UK rail?
While the north of the UK will see the opening of the Northern Gateway Container Terminal at Teesport in 2011 with a container capacity of 1.5m teu, the capability of the surrounding rail infrastructure may not be up to the job, according to Martyn Pellew, group development director for PD ...
