Europe – Page 105
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Rotterdam terminal powers up on Green
A power distribution network on APM''s Rotterdam container terminal has just switched over to a wind-generated electricity plant. This will mean the terminal reduces its CO2 emissions by 45% per year, says the company.
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NewsStrategy at the heart of infrastructure
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) is a very large entity which controls most of the port Novorossiysk, as well as the other main ports on the Black Sea and quite a few stevedoring operations. A large, natural deepwater harbour, it is the main gateway out of Russia west for grain ...
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NewsPower play
With boxes out of favour, Eastern European ports are having to look elsewhere for business. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsWin for ports - but what about the changes?
Following a victory for UK ports in the House of Lords to remove unfair, backdated rates, the Humber and Mersey Docks Rating Group has called on the Government to remove any uncertainty about the imposition of retrospective business taxes.
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NewsBilbao stevedores go on short time working
Bilboestiba APIE, the main stevedoring group at the port of Bilbao, has withdrawn an earlier redundancy plan after consultations with workers.
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Injury time down for APM
APM has revealed positive results from its drive for a ''safety culture'', reporting a decline in Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) to rate of 4.8 from 7.7 a year ago.
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Antwerp applauds invoking of deepening treaty
The Dutch government has implemented a treaty on deepening the Scheldt estuary, a move supported by Antwerp Port Authority.
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NewsBox terminal projections face heavy scrutiny
The ''build it and they will come'' attitude for container terminals is out, according to Romain Py, senior partner, JP Morgan Asset Management-Infrastructure Investments.
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NewsBanks open for limited port business
Banks offering finance to ports are "open for business", according to DnB NOR Bank, but "opening hours are limited".
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NewsUK government urged to act now to protect port assets
UK port executives have urged the government to start supporting the port industry, or risk losing out on business to mainland Europe.
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NewsMore pressure on UK warehousing to come
As a consequence of changes to the Empty Property Rate (EPR) taxation in the UK, it has emerged that landlords are demolishing perfectly good warehouse property as a way of avoiding paying the substantial amounts of tax that unoccupied facilities now incur.
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NewsPiraeus makes a profit
Turnover at the Greek port of Piraeus was up 32% in the first six months of 2009, resulting in a small net profit for the port authority.
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NewsTanger-Med II to boost Moroccan boxes
The Oxford Business Group, a London-based think tank, believes that the decision to go ahead with the Tanger-Med II project in Morocco suggests that there is significant potential in the country for future development.
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Burgos cuts a fifth of its workforce
The Bulgaria port of Burgas is to make 20% of its workers redundant as a result of the economic crisis. This will mean that 275 employees out of a total of 1,300 will lose their jobs. Older workers and pensioners will be shed first, with others released on a rolling ...
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Box recovery signs at Marseilles
Marseilles Fos registered a slight 4% increase in container traffic for the first eight months of the year, buoyed by a 23% rise in traffic at its deepsea Fos terminal.
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NewsPD Ports gets down to study
PD Ports has teamed up with the UK''s Teesside University to launch a Foundation Degree for port industry workers.
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Portuguese port growth outstrips Spain's
Ports in Portugal have grown faster than those in Spain in spite of the recent economic crisis, according to Portuguese officials.
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Hull opens all-weather terminal
Associated British Ports'' Hull has converted its steel terminal to an all-weather 10,000 sq m terminal to store dry bulk materials, forest products and paper. It also continues to handle steel products.
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Valencia now largest Mediterranean box port
The Spanish port of Valencia is now the fifth largest in Europe in terms of containers.
