Europe – Page 132

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    Pioneering tug design breaks Europe

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    US towage company Seabulk is looking to build on its first break into the European market with its patented Ship Docking Module (SDM) tug design.

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    Jones to take up ABP mantle

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Former Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) boss Peter Jones has been appointed chief executive of Associated British Ports (ABP) from April 1. He will take over from Bo Lerenius, 60, who is retiring from ABP after eight years as chief executive.

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    WALLHAMN AND KALMAR TEAM UP

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Wallhamn,Sweden''s largest private port,has signed a deal with Kalmar for the financing, insurance, leasing and maintenance of two reachstackers, one 33-tonne fork-lift truck,one 25-tonne fork-lift truck, four terminal tractors, four 8-tonne fork-lift trucks, and a number of smaller Linde trucks.

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    ROTTERDAM LEGAL SUCCESS ...

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has come out on top in a $26m claim lodged by Commerzbank. A Rotterdam court dismissed the claim, which stemmed from the end of August 2004,when it emerged that the former chief executive of the Port Authority had allegedly authorised guarantees for bank loans worth ...

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    MSC Valencia introduces operational changes

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Valencia''s new MSC Terminal has struggled with a lack of available equipment at peak times and has been forced to introduce emergency measures at the gate. The dearth of available equipment has forced the closure of terminal gates on occasions at 1700 hrs.To compensate for the unexpected closures,the terminal now ...

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    Merseyside secures training funding

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Mersey Maritime has been awarded £ 1.75m ($3.4m) in funding to promote and enhance maritime training on the Merseyside, UK.

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    ... AND SECURITY SEAL

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Savi Networks'' real-time tracking service is to be installed at the Port of Rotterdam.The company''s Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure automatically tracks the location and security status of cargo containers around the world. SaviTrak services are already fully operational at many of the world''s major ports in Asia, the Americas ...

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    Cement deal binds Tilbury with Cemex

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Forth Ports and Cemex have signed an agreement which will involve the building materials company investing £ 27m ($53m) in a cement grinding and blending facility at the Port of Tilbury.

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    Zeebrugge lures the big boys

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Samskip and terminal operator PSA HNN have announced that they are to cooperate in the development of the Port of Zeebrugge as an important hub for shortsea container activities in Northern Europe.

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    Europe's port powerhouse

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    As Antwerp looks to cash in on a regional capacity deficit, Rotterdam gets the all-important go-ahead for its long term expansion

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    A hive of Activity

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Across the Port of Rotterdam there are nearly 50 major development projects either under way or close to starting, including two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, four electricity plants and eight new terminals for a variety of commodities.

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    Maasvlakte 2 in figures

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam''s new port and industrial zone, is to be built right on the North Sea.Development is expected to take place over the next 20 to 30 years. The development will add 20% to the present port and industrial area, measured in hectares, and treble the port''s container handling ...

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    CASTLE WINS BREMORE BATTLE

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Ireland''s new deep-water port at Bremore is to be developed in a joint venture between Drogheda Port Company and Castle Market Holdings, a consortium that includes an unnamed "world class"port operator.

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    LA SPEZIA PORT PLAN

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    The Italian provincial government of Liguria has approved an outline plan for the port of La Spezia, which is due to become law early in 2007.The plan envisages the creation of 140,000 sq m of new infill land.

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    CAMPBELL TAKES CHARGE

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Campbell Mason has been selected as the managing director of DP World''s two container terminals in the UK at Southampton and Tilbury.

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    BCT BUILDS HANDLING MUSCLE

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Gdynia''s Baltic Container Terminal has taken delivery of two new post-panamax gantry cranes, supplied by Konecranes. The cranes mark the first of their kind to be introduced into service at BCT, with a lift capacity of 50 tonnes, outreach of 46 metres and a backreach of 20 metres.Once both units ...

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    EU gives Granadilla go-ahead

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Stavros Dimas, the European Union''s Environmental Commissioner,has given the conditional go-ahead for the construction of the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, in the Spanish Canary Islands.  

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    Milford looks to the past

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Milford Haven Port Authority recently took the unusual step of investing in research of archive information to help expedite repair of a gate in its docks.

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    Second place for Valencia

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Valencia has consolidated its position as Spain''s second most important port, beaten only by Algeciras Bay. Figures recently released by the state-managed Puertos del Estado for the first 10 months of 2006, report a 13% rise in overall traffic to 38.98m tonnes. This compares with the 61.26m tonnes handled at ...

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    Make your view count.

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    UK maritime interests have just a few more weeks to make their views known on the European Union Maritime Green Paper, published last year by the European Commission.