Europe – Page 49
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Spain issues stevedoring reform plan
Spain’s development ministry has made available an outline document relating to stevedoring reform, inviting observations from all interested parties.
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NewsMaritime 2050 Call for Evidence launched
A Maritime 2050 Call for Evidence has been launched by the UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) to seek the views of both those within and outside the sector.
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NewsRotterdam begins Container Exchange Route construction
Infrastructure construction for the Container Exchange Route (CER) has begun at the Port of Rotterdam in a bid to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.
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NewsFive bids for Port Centralny tender
Five bids have been placed on a Port of Gdansk Authority (ZPMG) opened tender for the design of Port Centralny.
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NewsDover awards GB£15m DWDR terminal contract
Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd has been awarded a GB£15m contract to build a Refrigerated Cargo Terminal (RCT) at the Port of Dover''s Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development.
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NewsBrexit could cause tailbacks and food shortages
Tens of miles of tailbacks and food shortages in Britain: these are some of the consequences that parties on either side of the English Channel have warned could result from the UK’s departure from the EU.
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NewsDublin prepares for post-Brexit reality
Dublin Port is getting ready for the “inevitability” of border controls following the UK’s departure from the European Union, with Ireland planning to complete construction work on new customs booths and freight inspection points in the city this year.
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NewsCalls for Welsh ports to get free port status
Calls have been made for ports in Wales to be given free port status following the UK’s departure from the European Union.
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NewsPort of Thessaloniki privatisation finalised
The privatisation of one of Greece’s biggest seaports, the Port of Thessaloniki, has been finalised through a €1.1bn deal.
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NewsLowestoft set for £2.5bn offshore windfarm
The UK’s Port of Lowestoft is set to become home to a £2.5bn offshore windfarm.
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News£1.7bn of port infrastructure in development
New research shows that UK ports and terminals have an estimated £1.7bn of port infrastructure investment in the development pipeline.
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NewsSpanish and Irish ports receive €2.4bn in EU funds
A European Commission report has revealed that the European Union has raised in the region of €2.4bn to finance some 100 port projects in both Spain and Ireland, as well as boosting the maritime economy in more peripheral regions of the trading block.
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NewsPrivate sector cash needed for Valencia expansion
The northern expansion of the Port of Valencia, in Spain, will only go ahead if the private sector can stump up €400m of investment capital, says the port authority Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV), or Valenciaport.
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News€48b needed for European ports
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has called for a strong Connecting Europe facility to support the €48bn investment it claims European ports need.
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NewsSilk Road rail connection for Amsterdam
A direct rail connection has launched between Amsterdam Container Terminal and Yiwu, China, as part of China’s New Silk Road scheme.
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NewsESPO urges Brexit impact assessment
A new position paper calls on Brexit negotiators to consider the impact of potential post-Brexit scenarios on ports and the transport and logistics chain in the second phase of negotiations.
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NewsNew guidelines highlight need for UK port accountability
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has published the new Ports Good Governance Guidance which advises ports to be transparent, accountable and proactive in communicating information.
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NewsUncertainty still dogs Spain stevedore legislation
In Spain, the stevedoring association Anesco has written to the Ministerio de Fomento, or Ministry of Public Works, to register its concern given uncertainty over existing legislation that will come about as of May 14, which is when both local and national collective bargaining agreements could begin to partially unravel.
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NewsPort of Bar gets €20m EBRD loan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it is providing a €20m loan to support the development of Montenegro’s main seaport, the Port of Bar.
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NewsPort of Barcelona gets IoT network
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions firm Kerlink and asset-monitoring solutions company DataLong16 have announced the deployment of an IoT network in the Port of Barcelona.
