Europe – Page 68
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NewsEuropean Parliament approves EU ports regulation
Despite objection from the UK port industry, the European Parliament has approved a new regulation on EU ports, with an aim to make them more efficient and attractive to investors, and make the fees and funding that EU ports get from shipping lines and governments clearer.
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Stevedoring trouble costs Valencia
The president of Valencia Port Authority, Aurelio Martínez, said that problems with stevedoring and other port services have led to the port losing around 2% of its annual container traffic, equivalent to 80,000 boxes, this year.
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NewsUKIP tells EU "hands off" British ports
The latest attempts by the European Union to regulate British ports are a perfect illustration of why the UK voted for Brexit, says the UK Independence Party’s Transport spokesman.
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Haropa hackathon highlights innovation
HAROPA has completed the first French port Hackaton, Normandy French Tech, on the topic of the Seine Valley Smart Port which took place on 18-19 November.
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Black Sea container growth
According to Informall’s Black Sea Container Market Review 9m 2016, Black Sea container terminals in Ukraine, Romania, Russia and Bulgaria handled just over 1.8m teu in the first nine months of 2016. Total growth achieved by these countries was 9.64% higher than the same period last year.
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NewsEasterly chill
Russia still incites optimism despite the recent falls in volumes as Stevie Knight reports
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NewsPortuguese box traffic to grow 200% in ten years
Portugal’s government plans to invest €2.5bn in its ports to grow the country’s container market by 200% within the next ten years, according to minister, Ana Paula Vitorino.
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NewsSociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce begins operations
Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce has commenced operations with the handling of its first container vessel, MSC Sasha, on November 27.
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NewsHMM preferred bidder for Hanjin’s Spain terminal
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has been chosen as the preferred bidder to buy a terminal in the Spanish Port of Algeciras.
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NewsTerex expands presence in Spanish terminals
Maritime industry group Ership S.A (Ership) has ordered four new diesel-electric Terex Gottwald mobile harbour cranes from Terex Port Solutions (TPS).
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NewsPorts call for pro-trade UK policies
The UK Government must raise the priority of trade and ports in a post-Brexit world, particularly in the allocation of infrastructure funding, said James Cooper, chairman of the UK Major Ports Group, at the group’s annual reception in Westminster.
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NewsPost-Brexit UK free ports opportunity report
The British Ports Association has said that a post-Brexit “Free Port system” could be more beneficial for some ports and may even help to improve flow of goods and passengers through UK ports.
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NewsLiverpool2 container terminal officially open
The £400m container terminal investment by Peel Ports, Liverpool2 has officially been opened at the Port of Liverpool.
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Southampton's desire to re-instate Dibden Bay development
Associated British Ports (ABP) is set to seek permission for a major expansion of Southampton Docks.
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NewsAPMT adds automated cranes to Tangier port
APM Terminals has announced orders for 12 remote-controlled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 32 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) to equip its new 5m teu MedPort Tangier facility, currently under construction at the Tangier-Med II port complex.
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APMT refutes Valencia 'collapse' claims
Valencia''s association of road haulage owner and drivers, Transcont, has claimed that the APM Terminals box handling facility at the port is in a state of “collapse”.
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NewsGothenburg to shift intermodal terminal
Plans are in place to move the freight terminal currently located in the central city of Gothenburg to the Port of Gothenburg to allow for a higher proportion of transport by rail instead of road.
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NewsDP World Southampton strengthens fleet
DP World Southampton has received nine new Kalmar machines to strengthen its straddle carrier fleet.
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NewsAPM Terminals brings COSCO onboard at Vado
APM Terminals has concluded an agreement with China COSCO Shipping Ports for the sale of a minority share in a new joint venture created for the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network’s operations in Vado, Italy.
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NewsGeorgia invests $100m in deep sea port
The Government of Georgia has signed an agreement granting the Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) the exclusive right to construct, develop and operate the $2.5bn Anaklia Deep Sea Port, which promises to establish a new maritime corridor from China to Europe.
