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NewsFelixstowe gets green light
At time of press, Felixstowe''s expansion plans - Felixstowe South - were expected to get the green light from Government imminently. This follows news late last year that Hutchison Port Holdings'' neighbouring project at Bathside Bay was also likely to get the go-ahead together with P& O Ports'' London Gateway ...
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NewsPort services directive buried
The European Parliament has rejected the second Proposal of the European Commission to regulate market access to port services with a massive majority of 532 out of 677.
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CADIZ BAY INVESTMENT PLAN
The Proposal is now expected to be withdrawn altogether. Cadiz Bay Port Authority is to invest ¢70m in the 2006-2009 period as part of its recently published strategic plan. The main projects involve extensions of the Marques de Comillas and Reina Sofia quays in Cadiz Harbour.
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NewsSINES REPORTS MODEST 2005 PROFIT
The Proposal is now expected to be withdrawn altogether.The port of Sines is forecasting a net profit of between €200,000 and €400,000 for 2005. Despite its modest nature it is the first profit to be made for six years. For 2006, a profit of up to €5m is forecast. 2005 ...
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BARCELONA
Leading architect, Renzo Piano's plan involves the relocation of the airport to a new manmade island and the conversion of the old site into a new container terminal.Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has signed a conditional agreement with Grupo Mestre of Spain to acquire a majority stake in Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT) ...
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SHORTSEA
Rotterdam's container movements jumped by more than 12% to 9.3m TEUs whilst Antwerp registered 6.5m TEUs up nearly 7% on the previous year.The UK's Sea & Water forum has published its 2005 Water Freight Review. The book gives an account of the main trends and characteristics of inland, coastal and ...
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NewsClub ponders anti-smoking laws
Spain has joined the increasing list of countries that prohibit smoking in enclosed public spaces. Canada, Norway and New Zealand as well as certain states of the US such as California, Florida, New York and Washington have already enacted legislation, while in the UK, Parliament will be deciding the issue ...
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ACCIDENT STATS
The UK''s Department for Transport estimates 1.2 in a hundred port employees is likely to experience an accident in a given year. But Port Skills and Safety Ltd estimates 2.8 per 100 will suffer a mishap though they use a different definition of port employment, slanted in favour of blue ...
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ITALIAN CUSTOMS
The bill would also call for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a comprehensive strategic plan to enhance international supply chain security for all modes of transportation by which containers arrive in, depart from or move through the United States.Smiths Heimann, part of Smith Detection, has won a ...
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LONDON GETS GREEN GONG
The work of the London Port Authority in safeguarding continued high environmental standards has been recognised with the awarding of an EcoPorts Port Environmental Review System (PERS) Certificate.
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Valencia grows and grows
Valencia expects to achieve nearly a 9% growth in volume over its 2004 total of 2.145m TEUs and is in the final throes of adding significant new capacity to help it absorb further forecast substantial volume increases. A total of 2,332m TEUs is estimated for 2005 representing an increase of ...
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CONGESTION DOWN BUT PROBLEMS PERSIST
UK port congestion has eased this year, but there is no room for complacency, according to the Freight Transport Association.
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GENOA
The new Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) terminal being developed adjacent to the port's largest container terminal facility, operated by Maritima Valenciana, is expected to commence operations in June/July 2006 and the unofficial word on the street is that Maritima Valenciana will operate this facility on behalf of MSC. Given the ...
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Isla Verde expansion goes ahead
Acciona and ACS have been awarded a ?124.3m contract to build the third-phase expansion of the port of Algeciras. This will be concentrated in the outer harbour area of the Isla Verde quay. Work will consist of building a 2.05km outer dyke which will be 412 metres wide and allow ...
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ECT SWIMS UPRIVER
Europe Container Terminals (ECT) has acquired a majority stake of 51.56% in DeCeTe Duisburger Container Terminal (DeCeTe).
