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Sines LNG terminal from January
The first LNG tanker called at Galpenergia''s € 250m LNG terminal in the port of Sines as part of a test run prior to full commissioning of the facility as from January.
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NewsWeser expands again as records fall
Germany''s second biggest port complex, Bremen/Bremerhaven, just missed the 50m tonne handling mark in 2003 but says the record will be broken this year amid further extension of the Bremerhaven Container Terminal.
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NewsUK's northern ports promote safety
Launching a new initiative to improve port and harbour safety throughout the north of England, PD Teesport md David Robinson said: " We are pleased to announce a threepronged attack to improve our record: more support for safety training and research into solutions; establishing a regular forum for all northern ...
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Med to get improved access to EU
The EU and 12 Mediterranean states are expected to agree soon on the transportation of commodities without duties.
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NewsAntwerp rationalises terminal space
Antwerp Port Authority (APA) has transferred a terminal concession it originally awarded to PSA subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie (HNN) to rival stevedore P& O Ports. Henceforth, HNN will manage all three container terminals on the left bank of the Deurganck Dock development, leaving P& O Ports with two concessions on ...
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New terminal paves way for junction role
The first cargo hall on a planned new € 30 million terminal aimed at consolidating Lubeck''s leading role in Baltic paper products handling has been inaugurated in the suburb of Schlutup. The 9,618 sq m Hall 33 has cost the Lubecker Hafen-gesellschaft E6.2m to develop and is part of the ...
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Russian investor to complete Giurgiulesti?
A Russian investor intends to pay off Moldovan debt to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) arising from the Giurgiulesti Oil Terminal project, and develop a multifunctional port on Moldova''s section of the Danube.
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Felixstowe on track
Freightliner Limited and GB Railfreight have launched new services from Felixstowe''s North Rail Terminal.
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NewsTyne nurtures modal shift and lapwings
The Volkswagen Group has opened its new eco-friendly £ 5.6m Tyne Distribution Centre. The 20-hectare car import facility at Maritime Park, North Shields, is a secure storage compound accommodating up to 8,000 cars. Approximately 60,000 cars will pass through the port in 2004. 200 people have worked on the site, ...
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NewsForth Ports weighs up MDHC
The Scotsman has reported that Forth Ports is mulling a takeover approach to Mersey Docks and Harbour Company to create a £ 500m port and property giant.
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NewsConstantza hopes for a smooth river
A quarter of all cargo handled each year in the Black Sea port of Constantza, or 10m tonnes, comes from inland shipping on the Danube. With the first stage of a new container terminal opening this year, the Romanian port is hoping for stability on that waterway.
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ICTSI tipped for Port of Spain
Reports from Trinidad indicate that International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has secured the container handling concession at Port of Spain.
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NewsICTSI calls for tenders for Gdynia
International Container Services Inc (ICTSI) is to press ahead immediately with the $100m expansion plan for its Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia. Formal approval for the two-phase plan was ratified at the beginning of October in the wake of sustained traffic advances at the terminal following ICTSI''s takeover in ...
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ABP posts 7% increase
Whilst ABP''s UK ports and transport turnover was up 7% to £ 172m in the first half of 2003, operating profit increased just 4% to £ 74m.
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Tarragona eyes EU SSS subsidies
Changes in EU legislation next year have prompted Tarragona Port Authority, BASF, Dow and the Tarraco line to explore ways of using short sea shipping to move chemical products between Tarragon''s adjacent petro-chemical estate and ports in Italy. Subsidies may become available to put more hazchem products on vessels rather ...
