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Rotterdam's fruit throughput up
Phase I of Terminal XXI offers 320 metres of berth with 16-metre draught, two post-Panamax quay cranes and three RTGs providing it with an annual handling capacity of 250,000TEUs.Halfway through the fruit season throughput of fruit and vegetables in Rotterdam is 20% up. At end April, Seabrex, Rotterdam's largest fruit ...
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More vehicle space for Bremerhaven
Work will start in September on a € 24m project to expand vehicle handling in Bremerhaven, Europe''s second largest vehicle hub. Part of the Osthafen will be filled in by the end of 2005 to create 60,000 sq metres of additional vehicle handling space.
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Ipswich one step closer
ABP''s port of Ipswich has moved closer to expanding its ro-ro facilities after accepting a £ 3.5m tender from Edmund Nuttall for a second ro-ro berth at the port''s West Bank Terminal.
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H-PR appointed for Dover
PC REMBRANDT, BMT's ship handling training and familiarisation software, was used to determine the wind and tidal conditions under which vessels will be able to enter and depart from the port with and without the support of tugs. The company also set out the strategy for beacon, buoy and light ...
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New MSC-Gate venture gets Bremen cash backing
The state of Bremen has moved fast to pledge € 19m for infrastructure modernisation at Bremerhaven''s 30-year-old Container Terminal 1 to back the spectacular news that Eurogate and MSC will base their dedicated new MSC Gate 50-50 joint venture there.
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Hamburg invests in booming bulk
Up to the end of 2005, € 17m is being invested in the expansion of Hamburg''s Hansaport bulk facility where coal and ore handling is booming.
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MSC in Fos2XL deal..
This process has been given the blessing of the Indian authorities, who have given permission for foreign direct investment to be increased from 49% to 100%. The money raised via the share issue is needed to fund construction of a new dedicated container terminal which will have an annual capacity ...
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NewsLOCAL STEVEDORING GROUPS DOMINATE BOX MARKET
Spain''s rapid economic growth has spawned powerful terminal operators and the second biggest car industry in Europe.
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NewsTERMICAR WOOS NEW CAR TRAFFIC
Spain is the second largest producer of cars in Europe, something which is reflected in the number of ports now handling new vehicle import/export traffic. On the Mediterranean coast, terminals in Barcelona and Tarragona dominate, while in the north, three companies -Suardiaz, Berge Maritima and United European Car Carriers (UECC) ...
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NewsIT'S ABOUT PROCESSES MANAGING AND PEOPLE
Given our ongoing coverage of ways to ease congestion at container terminals (see PS May 2004 and this current issue), it seemed only right to kick off our new personality series with the man tasked with solving the notorious congestion problems at the UK''s second container port, Southampton. Nick Elliott ...
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UK's ports lukewarm on "Motorways of the Sea" project
The European Parliament has adopted new guidelines for the trans-European transport network that include the " Motorways of the Sea" initiative.
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NewsLondon proves its worth in reducing traffic chaos
The specialist heavy-lift multi-purpose pontoon, TERRA MARIQUE, loaded with Concorde GB-OAA has successfully completed its journey down the river Thames and up the North Sea to the aircraft''s destination in Scotland.
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Dibden rejected
UK Transport Minister Tony McNulty has accepted the recommendation of the Dibden Bay Inquiry Inspector to turn down proposals for a new container terminal on Southampton Water.
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And will the UK be ready?
It is questionable whether the UK Government can move at the necessary speed to ensure realistic and safe maritime logistics security systems are in place by July, as required by the ISPS Code. TRANSEC in the UK is currently undertaking assessments and reviews only of the key ports, approximately 30 ...
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BCT phase I complete
ICTSI' s Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) has been shopping for equipment to complete the first phase of its 15-year, $80m expansion programme. The list includes one Panamax ship-to-shore crane from Kone, four RTGs from Kalmar and eight prime movers also from Kalmar.
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NewsHOPES FOR TRADE BONANZA FUEL INVESTMENT PLANS
1st May saw ten new member countries, and 75m more people, join the European Union. What are the strategic aspirations and development plans of their ports and what can they offer? Tom Todd, Mike Mundy and Nick Elliott report.
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NewsPOLAND: BIG IS BEAUTIFUL
Poland offers the largest market out of all the new countries joining the EU and has recently been the subject of strong container traffic growth at the nation''s premier port gateway, the Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia.
