Europe – Page 115
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HHLA cuts workers' hours
HHLA has followed the lead of other major European stevedoring companies in reducing working hours, affecting 2,000 employees. The decision is the direct result of the deteriorating economic environment. Both Eurogate and automotive terminal operator BLG had previously implemented similar reductions.
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Delays to Tanger-Med II
Questions are being asked about the second stage development of Morocco''s Tanger-Med Mediterranean transhipment hub.
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Significant box losses at Barcelona
The port of Barcelona is on course to handle a maximum of 1.86m teu this year, a decrease of 700,000 teu over 2008.
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NewsGrowth planned at Teesport
PD Ports has completed the first phase of an expansion programme to develop its existing container terminal handling facilities at Teesport, UK.
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Hamburg levels still subdued
Throughput at the Port of Hamburg remains stunted, but hopes are that second half figures will reflect a stablisation and the start of recovery.
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Dragados-SPL privatisation now without rail interests
JP Morgan is reported to still be interested in acquiring Dragados-SPL from the Spanish ACS group, although it is said to be hesitant about buying the port assets given the high price being asked and the depressed state of the container market.
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NewsMarseilles Fos seeks two bids
Marseilles Fos has released a tender for a proposed conventional cargo terminal to be developed on the site of the fruit terminal vacated by Agrexco. Preference will be given to bidders intending to use the existing facilities for handling fruit, vegetables and other food products.
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NewsLondon's Lambeth arrives
The first of a new generation of Port of London Authority (PLA) patrol launch has arrived on the Thames.
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Maersk traffic down at all major Spanish ports
In the first four months of 2009, traffic handled by Maersk at the port of Algeciras was down by 180,000 teu. In Barcelona, the carrier has seen a 33% drop and one of 16% in the port of Valencia.
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TCV doubles capacity
Following investment of ¢ 110m ($155m) in its new Llovera Quay, TCV Stevedoring has doubled its capacity in the port of Valencia this year. The new expansion zone is equipped with 430 metres of quay and 50,000 square metres of stacking area.
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shortsea hub status for Teesport
Teesport in the UK is beginning to make its mark as a shortsea shipping hub, with growing connections to northern Europe.
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Second Sochi port abandoned
Plans to build a second seaport in Sochi, Russia, at a cost of $272m have been abandoned. Instead, 10 other sites have been identified for the storing and transhipment cargo.
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NewsValencia expansion on track
Bucking the weak global operating climate, Valencia port authority has confirmed to Port Strategy that its proposed extension works are running to schedule, and that it does not intend to postpone the works or the concession.
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Ust-Luga boundaries in place
Russia''s Baltic port of Ust-Luga has officially had its boundaries defined by the central government. This has been done to make foreign and Russian investment in the port more attractive. Located close to the border with the European Union, the port can accommodate bulk carriers of up to 75,000 dwt ...
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Onshore power at Antwerp
The world''s first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) facility with automatic synchronisation and 50/60 Hz conversion has been formally switched on at the Port of Antwerp.
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Marseilles grabs a bit of Pagny
Marseilles Fos port is to take a 10% stake in a multimodal hub at Pagny in a bid to strengthen its hinterland connexions. Pagny is strategically located at the northern end of the Rhone-Saone corridor between Chalon and Dijon.
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NewsRecord for Rotterdam
The 14,000-teu MSC Daniela recently became the largest container ship to have ever left the port of Rotterdam fully laden - a European record.
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NewsControversy dogs Liscont
Liscont container terminal in Lisbon continues to be embroiled in controversy.
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Klaipeda courts private investment
Klaipeda State Seaport Authority is seeking new private sector investment to develop infrastructure in the port. Incoming chief executive Eugenijus Gentvilas has stressed an urgent need for partnership with private capital, pointing out that existing port users should be given the possibility to make investment themselves. He added that with ...
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NewsGraduates for APM leadership
Graduation ceremonies were held in May for the APM Terminals Magnum/Magnet leadership class of 2007 in The Hague, Netherlands.
