Europe – Page 124

  • Port Strategy: The lines' split from Marítima Valenciana is amicable
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    Marval and MSC end cooperation

    2008-05-05T21:26:00Z

    Marí tima Valenciana and MSC have ended the management contract that the former has at the latter''s home terminal in the port of Valencia.

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    Productivity Award for APM Cranes

    2008-05-03T21:26:00Z

    APM Terminal''s Zeebrugge has been awarded a Crane Productivity Award by APL for its handling of the New World Alliance weekly South China Express (SCX) service.

  • Port Strategy: UK's key port expansion edges closer to reality
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    Planners relax conditions for Felixstowe

    2008-05-02T21:26:00Z

    Hutchison Ports (UK)''s deepwater container expansion at Felixstowe appears to be a step nearer after local planners agreed to a variation in the conditions attached to the project''s original planning consent.

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    Bulgarian terminal finance

    2008-04-29T21:26:00Z

    The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has agreed to a loan of ¢ 238m ($364.4m) to finance the construction of two terminals at the ports of Bourgas and Varna. Construction will be completed by 2015.

  • Port Strategy: Piraeus port authority feels the pressure from workers
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    Greek port privatisation resisted by labour

    2008-04-24T21:26:00Z

    Piraeus Port Authority has lost its legal challenge to have ruled illegal a strike by dockworkers protesting their opposition to the privatisation of container terminals in Greek ports.

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    Responsibility links with opportunity for CSOs

    2008-04-22T21:26:00Z

    There is no doubt that port security is a growing concern. However, findings by the recent SSR Personnel corporate salary survey, although not specific to the marine industry, show that at the Chief Security Officers'' (CSO) level there is still a broad anomaly in responsibility from one organisation to another.

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    Medcenter Mediterranean number one

    2008-04-19T21:26:00Z

    Medcenter Container Terminal at the Italian port of Gioia Tauro reported a 9.2% hike in throughput last year to 3.44m teu, making it the Mediterranean''s most important container transhipment hub. 

  • Port Strategy: Kalmar order will increase Steveco's handling capacity
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    Stacking capacity lifted

    2008-04-18T21:26:00Z

    Finnish port operator Steveco Oy aims to expand its container handling capacity at the Port of Kotka with a new order for 10 straddle carriers from Kalmar. The new ESC440W machines will be capable of stacking one container higher than those currently employed at the Mussalo Container Terminal.

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    Real-life £1.75m port training centre launched

    2008-04-17T21:26:00Z

    His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, has officially opened a world-class £ 1.75m port and international trade training facility on the UK''s north west coast.

  • Port Strategy: Northern European ports such as Rotterdam need to drastically reconsider capacity projections
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    Capacity crisis brewing in north Europe

    2008-04-16T21:26:00Z

    The European ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp and Bremerhaven must urgently develop their infrastructure to accommodate rapidly rising traffic, or risk a loss of business, a study by HypoVereinsbank has urged.

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    Eurogate on a roll

    2008-04-16T21:26:00Z

    In 2007, the Eurogate group handled a combined 13.87m teu, which was 10.6% higher than the previous year. Bremerhaven and Hamburg saw traffic rise by 12% to 7.8m teu; Contship Italia reported an 8.8% hike to 5.82m teu. 

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    Albania port proposal

    2008-04-10T21:26:00Z

    The government of Albania has received a ¢ 500m ($765.6m) proposal to build a new container port at Vlora. This was put forward by an Anglo-Swiss company, Zumax, which also proposes to build a surrounding industrial estate. At present, all Albanian container traffic is channelled through the port of Durres, ...

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    Planners approve major expansion in warehousing at Liverpool

    2008-04-10T21:26:00Z

    Planners have given the go-ahead for the second phase of development of Liverpool Intermodal Freeport Terminal (LIFT).

  • Port Strategy: Tilbury's largest caller was a good omen for a record 2007
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    PLA reception

    2008-04-10T21:26:00Z

    The Port of London handled over 50m tonnes for the seventh consecutive year in 2007, increasing volumes overall by 800,000 tonnes compared with 2006, Port of London Authority (PLA) chairman Simon Sherrard announced at the PLA''s annual reception.

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    germany/poland outstanding 1

    2008-04-09T21:26:00Z

    Polish and German ports are vying for Northern European business but with so much to go around it seems no one will lose out. Stuart Pearcey reports

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    germany/poland (second)

    2008-04-09T21:26:00Z

    The Polish port of Gdynia is to invest about ¢ 170m ($258.6m) between now and 2010 on a series of five enhancement schemes.

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    germany/poland (third)

    2008-04-09T21:26:00Z

    A new liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal is to be built at the Polish port of Ś winoujś cie at a cost of ¢ 350m ($523.4m), and is expected to be commissioned in 2011.

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    germany/poland (fourth and final)

    2008-04-09T21:26:00Z

    A major bottleneck to continued expansion of car handling at Bremerhaven will be removed by 2010 with the completion of a ¢ 223m ($339m) project to upgrade the 110-year-old Kaiserschleuse lock.

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    TT Club limits crane exposure

    2008-04-09T21:26:00Z

    Substantial insurance claims loom following accidents  at two UK ports this year, but the exposure of the major mutual insurer TT Club will be limited to $1m in each case. Reinsurers will have to meet claims above  the club's standard claims retention.

  • Port Strategy: Van Oord's chief executive signs the home turf deal
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    Van Oord comes home to Rotterdam

    2008-04-09T21:26:00Z

    Van Oord has signed the contract for the Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project in Rotterdam - which means the company will show off its capabilities at home after land reclamation projects in places like Dubai.