Europe – Page 142
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CAGLIARI
An investment of several hundred million euros is to go into the new terminal, which will have an initial capacity of a minimum of six billion cu metres per annum and will be expanded in phases. Guaranteed longterm agreements for throughput are one of the main conditions for the investment. ...
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NewsABP warns children
The aim is to bring all the agencies in the port and others together to recognise and mitigate risks, and for new types of risk, to nominate a lead agency responsible for security.UK port group, ABP, has launched a summer safety-awareness campaign to warn children of the dangers they face ...
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Congestion: this will get you home at least
The UK''s Freight Transport Association together with six other maritime and logistics associations, have published a Best Practice Guide which describes how each party involved in the movement of goods could help reduce the problem of port congestion.
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UK PORTS' STRONG FIRST HALF BUT . . .
Associated British Ports and Forth Ports both report buoyant performance for the first half of this year, bolstered by property sales and cargo volume growth.
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NewsDeurganckdock opens - finally
After a decade of hopes and plans, Antwerp has officially opened the Deurganckdock, intending to relieve northwest European port congestion. The dock adds 1.4m TEUs of capacity to the market, and Antwerp''s capacity is expected to eventually double.
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NewsPSA moves on Mersin
The E470m Vuosaari Harbour project will sweep up cargo operations from the existing city centre North and West Harbours, which are constrained by the surrounding city.PSA International, together with construction company Turkish Afken, has lodged a US$755m bid to operate the port of Mersin under a 36 year concession.
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LA CORUNA GETS ITS OUTER HARBOUR
The Spanish cabinet has reserved 708ha of land for the construction of the Outer Harbour at La Coruna. Work will consist of the construction of a dyke 3.36km long and a contra-dyke 579 metres long. Within this protected area, transversal quay 921 metres in length will be built, alongside which ...
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NewsLondon Gateway almost there
P& O''s £ 1.5bn plans for a new terminal near London have at last been given a tentative thumbs-up by the government, provoking a predictable scramble for attention among other port development promoters. The plans intend to alleviate Britain''s chronic container capacity headache, and to eventually create 16,500 jobs.
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C'EST CERES CERES
P&O's investment in Shellhaven on the north bank of the Thames at Thurrock, will be to the tune of £700m to make the former oil refinery Britain's largest container port. Phased development is planned out for the next decade and beyond. Another £700m is earmarked for the adjacent business park, ...
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Tangier-Med not a threat - we hope
P&O's investment in Shellhaven on the north bank of the Thames at Thurrock, will be to the tune of £700m to make the former oil refinery Britain's largest container port. Phased development is planned out for the next decade and beyond. Another £700m is earmarked for the adjacent business park, ...
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CONTAINER MILLIONAIRES HAVE CLOSE RACE
The UK may be top of the Rotterdam container customer throughput league table, but China is snapping at its heels.
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EUROGATE EXPANSION IS GO
P&O's investment in Shellhaven on the north bank of the Thames at Thurrock, will be to the tune of £700m to make the former oil refinery Britain's largest container port. Phased development is planned out for the next decade and beyond. Another £700m is earmarked for the adjacent business park, ...
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NewsClean-up craft devours cars
A scheme to clean up the UK''s River Tyne has celebrated the launch of two new vessels. Local children were tasked with finding a name for the larger debris collection vessel and the winning students chose the name " Clearwater" .
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NewsRoyal Haskoning to carry out Teesport EIA
PD Ports has appointed Royal Haskoning to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed deepsea terminal at Teesport, including the preparation of a construction and engineering report on the brownfield site.
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NewsRSPB swoops on Bathside
The UK government''s go-ahead for a deepsea container port at London Gateway (Shellhaven) on the Thames should mean that Bathside Bay is reprieved, the RSPB says.
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NewsQuality code welcomed
The proposed open industry standard, the 360 Quality Code, recently put forward by reefer carriers LauritzenCool, Seatrade and NYK Reefer, is wholly supported by Simon Bird and the port of Bristol. While he acknowledges this will inevitably add some degree of cost both to the port and to the shipping ...
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NewsPlanning delays a major cause of congestion
Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) released some interesting research at the recent TOC conference in Antwerp. David Appleton, NOL''s president Europe, in presenting the findings revealed the hefty cost in both time and money of developing more port capacity in Europe to ease congestion.
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BRISTOL HAS ITS OWN PLANS
The research was commissioned by Drewry Shipping Consultants and shows the planning process alone for 12 north European terminal developments is costing an estimated €540m, while delays and cancellations have meant a planned extra 11 million TEUs of capacity due to be available this year, has not been built.Bristol has ...
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LNG TERMINAL FOR VENICE
The research was commissioned by Drewry Shipping Consultants and shows the planning process alone for 12 north European terminal developments is costing an estimated €540m, while delays and cancellations have meant a planned extra 11 million TEUs of capacity due to be available this year, has not been built.Norwegian oil ...
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Mersey Docks goes to Peel
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) has been sold to Peel Ports for £ 771m. Peel already has port operations in Clydeport and the Manchester Ship Canal, whilst MDHC operates in Sheerness, Chatham, Heynsham, Dublin as well as Liverpool. Both interests have development plans.
