Europe – Page 124
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NewsPainting a rosy picture
A "Baltic Port Barometer" study carried out in June-August this year painted a rosy picture of growth and investment. Felicity Landon examines the findings
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NewsTurkish port's expansion plans
Marport East (previously Kumport), has ordered another eight E-One+ rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Kalmar to support its five-year expansion plan, which also includes land reclamation and bridge connections.
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The Italian job
Kalmar has acquired an 80% share of two Italian service companies, CVS Technoports and CVS Service from the CVS Ferrari Group, who will retain 20%. The companies will work under the name Officine Cargotec Ferrari and will focus on developing the service offering towards container and material handling customers in ...
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Spain ramps up port investment
Spain''s Development Ministry is to invest ¢ 1.537bn ($1.94bn) in the national ports network, covering construction of 2,900 metres of linear berth and 91 hectares of new operating area.
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El Prat cost doubles
The collapse of 600 metres of newly built quayside at the Port of Barcelona''s Prat development area on the January 1, 2007 has reportedly doubled the cost of the work of constructing the new container terminal there to nearly ¢ 200m ($252.6m).
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Baltic Container Terminal gets set for expansion
The construction of a 200-metre quay extension, due to start next year, will increase capacity at the Baltic Container Terminal in Riga from 600,000 to 1m teu.
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Port hands over headaches
Developing a 40 year relationship, Kalmar has been awarded a three-year service contract to supply empty container handling capacity to the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden.
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Toe into green water for Tilbury
With pressure on ports to both reduce emissions and fuel consumption, ''greener'' units like Kalmar''s hybrid straddle carrier are gaining attention.
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NewsHelsinki brings it together
Despite its teething problems on opening, the Helsinki port of Vuosaari finally got into its stride last week.
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NewsPD news story
Plummeting freight rates from the Far East into Northern Europe have put the spotlight on the costs of inland haulage and encouraged shippers to consider new routes, according to Martyn Pellew, PD Ports group marketing director.
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Private sector ups investment in Bilbao
By 2011, the private sector will have invested ¢ 330m ($416.8m) in the Port of Bilbao. Of that, ¢ 222m ($280.4m) will be for four bio-diesel plants and one manufacturing ethanol.
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Mota-Engil back in Silopor race
Mota-Engil has been readmitted to the Silopor port privatisation process following a judicial intervention, which decided that the decision to exclude it from bidding was ''excessive''. The 25-year concession includes the silos at Trafaria and Beato in the Port of Lisbon.
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When it comes to the crunch
When it comes to the crunch, do "green" issues, and hence sea transport, still remain important?
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News'Landmark' for Kiel
Construction work has begun on Kiel''s new Schwedenkai Terminal, after renovation of the old terminal building was deemed uneconomical.
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Capacity increases for eastern ports
Two south-east European ports are expanding their container operations based on 2008''s rapid increases.
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NewsThe winners
Which ports come out on top in the competition to attract and build shortsea business? "Generally speaking, the winning ports are those which recognise the business potential of shortsea and then take the initiative without waiting for government action [such as Motorways of the Sea funding], by engaging in direct ...
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NewsCollaborate or compete?
''Take the partnership approach'' seems to be a common theme among those looking for ways to increase the use of shortsea shipping in Europe. But when does "partnership" mean "collaboration", and will that bring in the competition police? Felicity Landon reports
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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.
