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Odessa stake for CMA
A 50% stake in Odessa container terminal in the Brooklyn Kiev Port, Ukraine, has been sold to Terminal Link, part of the CMA CGM group. The terminal will open late 2008 and have a throughput capacity of 200,000 teu.
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Records for Port of Cork
Turnover at the Ireland''s Port of Cork has reached a record ¢ 24.9m ($38.6m) boosted by landmark throughput figures.
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New director for Port of Tyne
Tom Boardley, chief executive of CMA CGM (UK) Holdings Limited, has been appointed to the board of the Port of Tyne as a non-executive director.
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NewsNew port warehouse in Dublin
A new warehouse at the Port of Dublin has been erected for one of the world''s largest peat producers, Bord na Mona.
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Ukraine seeks more boxes
Ukraine has announced its intention to develop container transport and is interested in speaking to any companies that can help implement this policy in a partnership agreement.
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NewsGulftainer takes on Turkish challenge
Gulftainer has made good on its international expansion promises with a deal with Turkey''s Demas International.
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NewsIACP Olivier Lemaire interview
International Association Cities and Ports boss Olivier Lemaire looks back on 20 years of successful operation in conversation with Felicity Landon
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Crane saftey clarification
Dear Sir The story "Crane safety should not be optional" in your December issue was accompanied by a picture taken at the Port of Felixstowe, and a caption stating that the joint crane safety project would reduce injuries and damage in the event of accidents.To avoid anyone getting the wrong ...
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NewsMarín deepens draught to cater for box beasts
The Spanish north-western port of Marín is to deepen its draught from 12 metres to 14 metres-15 metres in order to accommodate larger vessels. Currently, some large ships have to undertake very complicated manoeuvres at high tide in order to access the port.
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Upgrade loan for Vyborg
A multi-purpose port situated in the Gulf of Vyborg, about 113km from St Petersburg, will be helped in its ¢ 233m ($366m) modernisation by a ¢ 115m ($180.7m) loan from the European Bank of Reconstruction & Development.
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Latvia eyes Russian/Asian cargo
Latvia''s is set to carve out a role for itself as a transhipment and handling centre for containerised cargo to and from Russia, China, Korea and other Asian states, according to officials. To add further value, the country will provide additional logistics and transport infrastructure.
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Russia goes deeper
A new deep water port is to be built at Karelian Belomorsk in Russia, 376 kilometres from Petrozavodsk.
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Spanish port for Dubai link
Tarragona, near Barcelona, is to be the first of DP World''s Spanish ports. DP World has acquired a 60% shareholding in Contarsa Sociedad de Estiba which holds the exclusive concession for the container terminal.
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Post-panamax at Helsinki
Finland''s newest container facility, Vuosaari Port in Helsinki, will soon be able to hande post-panamax ships carrying up to 18 containers abreast with recently delivered Kalmar ship-to-shore cranes.
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Kalmar tractors for St Petersburg
The Russian National Container Company has ordered 19 TR618i (Icon series) tractors from Kalmar for two terminals in St Petersburg. The units are scheduled to be delivered by September 2008.
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Tallinn port strategy unveiled
Estonia''s Port of Tallinn has finalised a new strategy covering the period up to 2015, which focuses primarily on containers, for which it has capacity of up to 1.2m teu per annum. The port will also concentrate on new car traffic, which currently accounts for 300,000 units annually.
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Dibden Bay "safeguarded" for the future
Dibden Bay will be "safeguarded" for future use within Southampton''s port masterplanning exercise, it has been revealed.
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Dorset withdraws objections to Portland plans
Dorset County Council has withdrawn its objections to a major expansion at the south coast port of Portland, after the port agreed to contribute to the cost of local road improvements.
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NewsBathside Bay 'not until mid next decade'
The construction of a new UK container terminal at Bathside Bay, Harwich is unlikely to start until at least the middle of the next decade, a seminar on port congestion has been told.
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NewsTCB expansion tender issued
Barcelona Port Authority has issued a tender for the extension of the South Quay, which will be incorporated into the concession of Barcelona Container Terminal (TCB).
