Europe – Page 52

  • Projects that will benefit from the proposed funding include Poland’s Port of Gdansk, which will have its capacity improved Photo: Szilas/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
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    EC to invest €78.9m into port development

    2017-12-11T15:10:00Z

    The European Commission (EC) has announced a proposal to invest €78.9m into developing maritime ports and €44.7m into developing inland waterways under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

  • The Port of Helsinki is balancing out nominal rises in port charges with a new green incentive for 2018
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    Helsinki port charges support green operators

    2017-12-11T15:10:00Z

    The Port of Helsinki is balancing out nominal rises in port charges with a new green incentive for 2018.

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    Concasa only bidder for Cadiz box terminal

    2017-12-11T11:01:00Z

    Just one bid was received for the future container terminal concession at the Spanish Port of Cadiz, submitted by Compañía Gaditana de Contenedores (Concasa). However, Concasa will need to wait until December 11 to find out if the bid is compliant.

  • DP World Yarimca is upgrading two of its Konecranes rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes in order to assess the viability of remote operation
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    DPW Yarimca ready for remotely-operated RTGs

    2017-12-05T13:53:00Z

    DP World Yarimca is upgrading two of its Konecranes rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes in order to assess the viability of remote operation.

  • Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao at Spain’s Bilbao Port has opened a new automated access system for trucks (image is of Bilbao Port)
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    Noatum Bilbao opens automated truck access system

    2017-12-05T13:53:00Z

    Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao at Spain’s Bilbao Port has opened a new automated access system for trucks.

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    FEPORT roadmap addresses regulatory hurdles

    2017-12-04T08:50:00Z

    The Federation of European Private Port Operators and Terminals (FEPORT) has adopted a new roadmap for 2018 to 2020 in light of anticipated disruptive changes within the maritime logistics chain.

  • The UK Environment Agency has granted the Port of Blyth a decommissioning licence Photo: Matthew Deacon/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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    Blyth Port granted decommissioning licence

    2017-12-04T08:50:00Z

    The UK Environment Agency has granted the Port of Blyth a decommissioning licence in a decision which allows the facility to move into the decommissioning market.

  • Port of Hamburg
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    Dismissed lawsuits bring Hamburg deepening closer

    2017-12-01T16:09:00Z

    A court has dismissed lawsuits seeking to stop a project to deepen the River Elbe to improve large vessel port access.

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    Yilport: Tertir skimped on tech investment

    2017-11-30T11:58:00Z

    Yilport, part of the Turkish holding that acquired the assets of Portuguese terminal operator Tertir from Mota-Engil in September 2015, has accused the former owner of a lack of investment in technology.

  • Reducing congestion: Hamburg Port is the first German seaport to introduce pre-allocated time windows for truckers
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    First German slot-booking system for truckers

    2017-11-30T11:29:00Z

    Hamburg Port is the first German seaport to introduce pre-allocated time windows for truckers in order to relieve peak times and reduce waiting times.

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    Supersize ships weigh on Barcelona

    2017-11-30T09:50:00Z

    The Port of Barcelona and its terminals are feeling the pressure of larger container ships.

  • The Port of Lisbon Photo: Juntas/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Full merger for Lisbon and Setúbal

    2017-11-29T10:32:00Z

    In Portugal, the Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino has revealed that the government is to go ahead with the full merger of Lisbon Port Administration (APL) and the Setúbal and Sesimbra Port Administrations (APSS).

  • The European Union’s Port Services Regulation will be "consigned to the dustbin" in the UK due to Brexit, shipping minister John Hayes has said Photo: Yanni Koutsomitis/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    Port Services Reg "consigned to the dustbin"

    2017-11-29T10:32:00Z

    The European Union’s Port Services Regulation will be "consigned to the dustbin" in the UK due to Brexit, shipping minister John Hayes has told members of the UK Major Ports Group.

  • The European Commission is now rebooting its project to standardise and harmonise data in ships' reporting
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    EC reboots Reporting Formalities Directive

    2017-11-29T10:32:00Z

    Old habits and processes, resistance to change and a ‘turf war’ over the control of data flows all contributed to the failure of the European Commission’s drive for national Maritime Single Windows, delegates at the IPCSA conference in Brussels were told.

  • British Ports Association’s chief executive Richard Ballantyne
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    Ports must be prioritised in UK industrial strategy

    2017-11-28T12:27:00Z

    Ports should be prioritised in the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper, British Ports Association’s (BPA) chief executive has said.

  • John Woodcock MP (L) with Associated British Ports' (ABP's) Short Sea Ports director Andrew Harston (R)
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    Port of Barrow could see £30m growth

    2017-11-28T10:43:00Z

    The UK Port of Barrow’s annual contribution to the UK economy could be set to grow by £30m in the next decade, taking its total annual contribution to £137m.

  • Industry figures have applauded Peel Ports Great Yarmouth’s decision to focus on the offshore wind industry in a new expansion project Photo: John Fielding/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    Great Yarmouth venture applauded

    2017-11-28T10:43:00Z

    Industry figures have applauded Peel Ports Great Yarmouth’s decision to focus on the offshore wind industry in a new expansion project – a venture which, it has emerged, could exceed £30m.

  • Port of Amsterdam
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    Port of Amsterdam to accommodate companies affected by housing project

    2017-11-27T18:01:00Z

    The Port of Amsterdam has said there is always a work/life balance challenge following concerns over a controversial onsite housing scheme.

  • More action: The UK ports sector says that broader action is needed to sort out UK infrastructure issues
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    UK Budget: Not a great deal in it for ports

    2017-11-23T13:02:00Z

    UK ports have welcomed the Chancellor’s vision of the country as a free-trading nation in its latest Budget, but say there wasn''t a great deal in it for ports.

  • Flighty: will Spain's stevedoring deal stand up to official scrutiny?
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    Competition body probes stevedore deal

    2017-11-22T08:49:00Z

    In Spain, the competition authority Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) - the country''s National Authority for Markets and Competition - has started possible legal proceedings against the agreement struck between stevedoring unions and the Ministry of Employment, following its official appearance in state publications.