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LARNE VTS UPGRADE
The UK''s Port of Larne is to upgrade its vessel tracking system (VTS), currently consisting of two radar sites, closed-circuit TV and recording system,VHF recording and three VTS operator workplaces.
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Piraeus Port loses box traffic
Piraeus Port Authority posted revenue growth of 2.9% in 2006, when it generated ¢ 144.1m ($195m). However, the increase would have been more had the port not been hit by several strikes during the last few months of the year.
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Humber sets legal first with wildlife project
A landmark legal agreement between industry and conservationists has led to the creation of more than 60 hectares of wildlife habitat at a cost of £ 3.5m.
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NewsChina Shipping swaps Spanish services
China Shipping has moved its prestigious AEX-1 service, which links the Far East with northern Europe, from Marítima Valenciana in Valencia to TCB in Barcelona.
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NewsJadeWeserPort crosses planning hurdle
Construction of Germany''s new ¢ 950m ($1.3bn) super-containerport at Wilhelmshaven is set to begin in earnest this summer after planning permission was approved.
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LISBON DELAYS THIRD BOX TERMINAL
The president of the port of Lisbon''s administrative authority,Manuel Frasquilho, has indicated that it will not be necessary to expand Terminal da Trafaria to accommodate major flows of container traffic in the short-term.Work to create a new container terminal will not therefore be necessary until 2015.
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ROAD ACCESS IMPROVED TO VALENCIA
The Infrastructure & Transport Department of the Valencia regional government has issued a tender in respect of the initial phase of construction of the northern road access to the Port of Valencia. Investment will be ¢ 20.1m ($27.2m).
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GOOD YEAR FOR IHC
IHC Holland Merwede is anticipating a 35% increase in turnover this year on the back on improved results from its dredging, offshore and marine businesses. In a booming year, the company''s sales doubled to ¢ 1bn ($1.4bn) in 2006 and net profit tripled to ¢ 31.2m ($42.2m).
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FREIGHT FORUM PROMOTED
The European Federation of Inland Ports and the European Sea Ports Organisation are to establish a "Platform of European Sea and Inland Ports" to strengthen co-operation between both organisations.
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NewsCollapse of El Prat quay blamed on port authority
Spain''s Infrastructure Minister, Magdalena Álvarez, has emphasised that the collapse of one third of the new Prat Quay at the Port of Barcelona is entirely the responsibility of the Port Authority and has nothing whatsoever to do with her department. This is despite the fact that all port infrastructure in ...
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Barcelona's TCB borrows to expand
Barcelona Container Terminal (TCB) has signed a loan agreement, securing ¢ 118.5m ($160.4m) to expand its Muelle Sur terminal to a 870,000 sq m facility capable of handling 2.2m teu.
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NewsFuture-proof
Bremen/Bremerhaven secures feedership role for the future as JadeWeserPort project gets go-ahead. Tom Todd reports
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Changing tide of German opinion
Few now appear to doubt the future strategic importance of what will be Germany’ s only deep-water container terminal: the idea, once scoffed at, appears to have literally grown on Germans.
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Lübeck's share sights
City hopes to boost future port prospects with a majority share sell off to an experienced port operator, as Tom Todd reports
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Sassnitz-Mukran eager to fill unused capacity
Germany’ s easternmost deep-water port,Sassnitz- Mukran, expects planned new rail-ferry links this year with Russia will help solve its problem of unused capacity and hopes more cruiseships will fill the rest.
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NewsDouble-edged strategy
Kiel’ s focus on the two Cs of cruise and cargo should keep it on a steady course, as Tom Todd reports
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Multi-sector plan encourages Rostock cargo growth
Although best known for booming ferry and ro-ro traffic, east Germany’ s biggest port, Rostock, continues to surprise, with eggs in many baskets as part of a strategy of universal, multisector development.
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NewsLack of Spark
A review of Scottish ports’ policy produced few recommendations for change, instead it highlighted the importance of landside infrastructure links, as David Foxwell reports
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TARRAGONA SEEKS INVESTMENT
Tarragona Port Authority is to award construction and management of its newest terminal to a private sector company.This facility will occupy a 25 hectare area on the extension of the existing outer quay dock wall.Cost is expected to be ¢ 70m ($93.2m) and the concession period is 35 years.
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EU SEEKS QUIETER PORTS
The ports of Amsterdam, Civitavecchia, Copenhagen- Malmö, Hamburg, Livorno and Valencia are to take part in the EU''s Nomeports programme, which is looking into ways of reducing noise pollution in four major sectors, of which one pertains to ports.
