Europe – Page 103
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Antwerp stays positive despite drop
After seven record years in a row the port of Antwerp experienced a 17% drop in freight volumes last year due to the economic recession, handling 157.8m tonnes of freight.
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Russia to privatise four ports
The Russian government has published a list of companies which it believes would be more efficiently run were they to be transferred to the private sector.
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Malaga's box traffic under major threat
2010 could be the make or break year for Malaga''s container traffic. Terminal operator, Terminales del Sudeste, will have to negotiate the renewal of the existing contract with main client Maersk, which could prove difficult as Maersk already has over-capacity in the Straits of Gibraltar.
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NewsTIS and Yuzhny find common ground
Andrii Kuzmenko, director of the TIS Container Terminal in the Ukraine, has cited the "extraordinary efforts" of both port staff and TIS employees as key to the resolution of the ongoing conflicts between the two parties.
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NewsHutchison makes UK emission pledge
Hutchison Ports UK has signed up its three UK ports up to the national 10:10 initiative, pledging to cut carbon emissions by 10% during 2010.
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NewsEU performance indicators
European ports have come a step closer to transparent reporting with the beginning of a research project to establish performance indicators.
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NewsTerminals and lines need to work together says ex-Maersk CEO
Low levels of growth and reduction in revenue brought about by the global economic crisis can only be combated by terminal operators and vessel owners working together, claims Christian Moller Laursen, the financial director of APM Terminals.
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NewsLayup plan may impact ports
If a German plan to put a group ship layup in place gets past the European Commission, it might well further impact on already burdened European ports.
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NewsRescues not in industry's best interests?
Noting a container rebound "on the far horizon" and a year ahead that will continue to be "challenging", Drewry Shipping Consultants has questioned the financial bail-outs of suffering shipping lines.
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NewsDutch bow to Scheldt dredging pressure
A Netherlands court has finally given its approval for the Scheldt deepening project on the Dutch side, removing a thorn in the side of neighbour Antwerp who has already completed its dredging works.
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NewsDPW still committed to London Gateway
The London Gateway''s port construction site got a visit from Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in January as work started on the project. The Prime Minister called the London Gateway "a significant foreign investment" and "a massive vote of confidence in the UK''s economic recovery."
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NewsCorus announcement deals a blow to Teesport
The northeast England port of Teesport could lose the equivalent of a quarter of its total annual throughput following the announcement that Corus is to close its steelmaking facilities on Teesside, with the direct loss of 1,700 jobs, at the end of January.
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NewsUK's pre-budget report disappointment
Expressing frustration at the UK government''s refusal to cut duty on fuel as well as its stand on raising National Insurance Contributions, Roger Williams, CEO of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has said "it was perhaps over-optimistic to expect any favours."
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NewsNational Policy Strategy: increased investment
Setting out the UK government''s conclusions on the need for advancing port infrastructure, a new draft National Policy Strategy (NPS) has highlighted the need for increased investment over the next two or three decades and projects a definite requirement for increased capacity in the years ahead, despite the current downturn.
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NewsIndia to Liverpool link
Since around 60% of current trade from India to the UK is ultimately being delivered to within a 150-mile radius of the Liverpool, the local port authority has put two and two together, and looked at opening up a direct shipping service to the west coast of India.
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New multi-national box terminal in Russia
Russian, Chinese and North Korean investors are planning to open a new container handling facility at Primorskii Krai in Russia. The facility, which will eventually be able to handle 400,000 teu annually, will be built in phases.
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Russia to back Ust-Luga bonds
Ust-Luga Port in Russia is to issue state-backed bonds worth $695m.
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Hamburg needs to upgrade infrastructure
Companies using the Port of Hamburg have called upon the government to rapidly implement port facility expansions.
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NewsBio-energy tie-in for UK ports
It seems UK ports are increasingly floating themselves on a Green revolution. Last week the Port of Tyne signed a 10 year agreement to handle and store between 0.5 million and 1.4 million tonnes of biomass per annum.
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NewsSpanish and Portuguese ports 'worst EU performers'
Of all the European Union countries, ports in Portugal and Spain have reportedly fared worse in the current economic downturn, with traffic down 12.3% at the former and 12% at the latter in the last quarter of 2008.
