Europe – Page 69
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NewsWinners and losers
Mike Mundy advises that fortune favours the bold in Baltic Sea container ports
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NewsCongestion surcharge hits Rotterdam
Transbox, the container transport provider in Benelux and brand of Contargo, is introducing a congestion surcharge for containers to be handled in Rotterdam – a move expected to help ease any future congestion.
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NewsGetting better connected
The UK''s Peel Ports has welcomed a new joint report by the UK government and Transport for the North (TfN) detailing a blueprint to get Northern England better connected and allow greater movement of freight to and from ports.
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Spain not ready to make stevedoring changes
Economic Development minister Ana Pastor, under pressure to reform Spain''s existing stevedoring practices, has revealed that “there isn''t a proposal” on the table.
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EU port regulation will undermine UK ports
The latest incarnation of the proposed EU Port Services Regulation could challenge UK port potential, according to the country’s largest port operator.
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PSA Sines kicks off further expansion project
Hot off the heels of the completion of Phase 2 development at Sines, PSA International has announced that it is to invest a further E40m in the Portugal terminal to boost capacity to 2.5m teu.
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NewsBarge bottlenecks persist
One of the largest container networks in Europe says that it expects delays in barge processing to continue at the Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp so it may have no choice but to introduce a container surcharge.
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Spain withdraws stevedoring reform plan
The Spanish government has withdrawn its proposed stevedoring reform plan, having failed to win the support of the trade unions. Now, the government is to enter into direct negotiations with all concerned to draw up a document that all can support, although whether this will be sufficient to persuade the ...
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NewsTroubles escalate at Rotterdam World Gateway
The hope for resumed discussions between Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) and the unions FNV Havens and CNV Vakmensen regarding employment terms for employees, have hit more trouble.
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NewsValencia stevedores call off strikes
Trade unions representing dock workers at the Port of Valencia have called off 12 days of planned strikes in support of their collective bargain agreement until existing national stevedoring issues in Spain are resolved.
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Barreiro could be more expensive than envisaged
Portugal''s Order of Engineers believes that the true cost of the new Barreiro container terminal on the south bank of the Tagus river in Lisbon will be more expensive than originally claimed.
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Antwerp in docker training collaboration
OCHA, Antwerp’s dock worker training centre, is to collaborate with APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center to organise joint courses for dock workers and operators from ports in other countries.
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NewsGreece reverses privatisation block
Under pressure from the European Commission, Greece has reversed its decision to abandon the privatisation of the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki.
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NewsLe Havre aims high for 2020
HAROPA’s Port 2000 in Le Havre is gearing up to achieve a throughput of 4.8m teu by 2020, an increase of 50%, and it has a clear strategy in place to achieve its target.
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NewsEU port volumes set to slip
European container ports could see a slip in growth rates as the trend for larger ships making fewer stops becomes more popular, says global ratings agency, Fitch Ratings.
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NewsGreek privatisation put on hold
The privatisation of Greece’s Port of Piraeus has been put on the back-burner, it was announced this week by the country’s new left-wing government.
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NewsDelivering the goods
Some UK ports are seeing their best levels of throughput since the recession with one north east port achieving record tonnage levels following a programme of investment to boost its handling capabilities.
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NewsAmsterdam's fresh pair of eyes
The Port of Amsterdam has been invited on a west African adventure to help deliver a master plan to renovate and restructure the Port of Contonou in Benin.
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Valencia dockers announce five days of strikes
Dock workers at the Spanish Mediterranean Port of Valencia are to strike for 24 hours on Friday, following it up on February 5, 6, 12 and 13 with additional industrial action.
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NewsUnion kicks back at Rotterdam
Things are off to a rocky start at the Port of Rotterdam’s new Rotterdam Gateway (RWG) terminal as dockers protest over the lack of a collective bargaining agreement.
