Europe – Page 47
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NewsPeel Ports pitches Brexit plan B
The UK’s Peel Ports Group has put forward an alternative option to introducing a warehouse into the supply chain routing for trade after the UK’s departure from the EU.
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NewsAntwerp moves further down blockchain path
Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority and software startup T-Mining have developed a solution to transfer documents with blockchain technology and automate (through “‘Smart Contracts’”) the document-flow.
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News‘Supercharged’ free ports mooted for UK
The British Ports Association (BPA) has welcomed “the renewed focus on the role that ports play in regional and national UK economies” in a Mace report calling for free ports to be combined with Enterprise Zones to create ‘Supercharged Free Ports’.
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ESPO seeks funding definition expansion
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for the next Connecting Europe Facility (CEF II) but has called for the definition of the “‘cross-border’ element” to include projects’ cross-border impact and “the maritime dimension”.
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Rotterdam, Hamburg agree “unprecedented” collaboration
The ports of Rotterdam and Hamburg have started undertaking “unprecedented levels of collaboration”, the two facilities revealed at TOC Europe 2018.
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NewsLondon Gateway talks up FastCharge pilot success
DP World London Gateway and lifting equipment company Kalmar have marked the successful service introduction of an electrically-powered Kalmar FastCharge shuttle carrier as part of a joint pilot venture set to run for around six to 12 months.
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NewsUKMPG launches ‘Digital Dragons' Den’ contest
The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has launched a ‘Digital Dragons Den’ contest to connect innovators in the digital space with major investors and operators in the UK ports sector.
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2020 bounce back expected for UK port traffic
The downward trend for UK port traffic from 2001-2016 will be reversed through to 2020, according to projections from MDS Transmodal.
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Diversity critical to UK port preparedness
The UK’s Member of Parliament representing ports has talked up the importance of diversity when it comes to meeting the challenges coming the port sector’s way.
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UK ports will prove “resilient and adaptable”
UK ports will prove their resiliency when the country leaves the European Union, no matter which deals are struck, the UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) chief executive has predicted.
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NewsUS$1.7bn for Ukraine ports infrastructure
The Ukrainian government aims to invest UAH44bn (US$1.7bn) into the outdated infrastructure of its ports in a bid to revive the country’s maritime industry.
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NewsBreathing space for Spanish reform decision
Spain’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport has delayed the deadline for an agreement on national port reforms by six months after key meetings with unions and Puertos del Estado to discuss new collective bargaining agreements
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NewsThames’ barges to boost Port of London vision
Eight new barges specifically built to carry spoil out of central London as the Thames Tideway Tunnel is excavated will eliminate thousands of lorry journeys from London’s roads, Bennett’s Barges managing director Chris Livett has said.
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NewsGothenburg dispute has cost Swedish economy US$510m
The Swedish economy will lose out on SEK4.5bn (US$510m) as a result of a long-term conflict between dockworkers and APM Terminals at the Port of Gothenburg, a new report has found.
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NewsUK Clean Air Strategy is “missed opportunity” to promote shipping as best freight transport option
The UK Government’s Clean Air Strategy 2018 has been accused by the British Ports Association (BPA) of not recognising it is cleaner to move goods by sea and labelled a “missed opportunity” to support more coastal shipping around the UK.
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NewsBPA supports post-Brexit customs partnership
The British Ports Association (BPA) has backed the idea of a customs partnership as the UK’s post-Brexit customs setup, saying that it “looks to be the [UK Government option on the table for new customs arrangements] that will have least impact at the border”.
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NewsPLA launches Investment Plan
The UK’s Port of London Authority (PLA) has launched the PLA Investment Plan, aimed at speeding up delivery of the goals in the authority’s Thames Vision — a framework for development of the UK’s River Thames, which passes through London — and diversifying the authority’s income streams.
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NewsUKMPG offers glimpse into “port of the future”
Digitalisation, augmentation, automation, and the continued evolution of physical assets of ports, their hinterlands and their connectivity topped the results of a survey on development that could shape the port of the future.
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NewsPRF Directive fixed fee could result in an “unreasonable” amount of garbage
ESPO has criticised a plan set out in the new proposal on the revision of the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive to further incentivise users of waste facilities in ports to deliver by introducing the 100% fixed fee (indirect fee) for garbage.
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NewsFEPORT backs call for increased facilitation budget
The Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) has called for prioritisation of investment favouring hinterland connections and multimodal projects with “a real and evaluated market need” — including ports — in a position paper.
