Europe – Page 71

  • Bottlenecks: ECT is working with stakeholders and the port authority to mitigate congestion Credit: Freek-van-Arkel
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    Barge bottlenecks persist

    2015-03-12T16:45:00Z

    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

    2015-03-04T14:20:00Z

    The Spanish government has withdrawn its proposed stevedoring reform plan, having failed to win the support of the trade unions.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 ...

  • Trouble ahead: Striking dockers have already disrupted Rotterdam World Gateway. Credit - FaceMePls
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    Troubles escalate at Rotterdam World Gateway

    2015-03-03T12:54:00Z

    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.

  • Staying put: the port has managed to avoid strike action. Credit: Antonio Marín Segovia
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    Valencia stevedores call off strikes

    2015-02-25T22:34:00Z

    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

    2015-02-25T22:34:00Z

    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

    2015-02-25T22:34:00Z

    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.

  • Back on: Piraeus privatisation is reinstated. Credit: Mauro Orlando
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    Greece reverses privatisation block

    2015-02-25T22:34:00Z

    Under pressure from the European Commission, Greece has reversed its decision to abandon the privatisation of the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki.

  • Going multimodal: Le Havre’s Port 2000
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    Le Havre aims high for 2020

    2015-02-16T12:10:00Z

    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.

  • Down play: Fitch is basing European port statistics on "conservative growth assumptions”. Credit: Dirk Kirchner
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    EU port volumes set to slip

    2015-02-06T16:02:00Z

    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.

  • Plans to privatise Piraeus are on hold
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    Greek privatisation put on hold

    2015-01-29T12:55:00Z

    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.

  • Record tonnage: Belfast Harbour handled a record 23m tonnes last year
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    Delivering the goods

    2015-01-29T12:20:00Z

    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.

  • The Port of Amsterdam is sharing its expertise in technical restructuring
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    Amsterdam's fresh pair of eyes

    2015-01-29T11:20:00Z

    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

    2015-01-26T19:46:00Z

    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.

  • Quiet spell: striking dockers have already disrupted Rotterdam World Gateway operations. Credit - FaceMePls
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    Union kicks back at Rotterdam

    2015-01-21T17:14:00Z

    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.

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    Moerdijk plot available for public tender

    2015-01-19T15:47:00Z

    An undeveloped land plot in the seaport of Moerdijk, Netherlands, is on the market for public tender after the Moerdijk Port Authority repurchased property formally reserved for Shell Moerdijk.

  • Contship Italia has recorded year-on-year growth
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    Contship Italia steps up to challenge

    2015-01-15T19:41:00Z

    Contship Italia has stepped up to the challenge set down by shipping lines in their pursuit of alliances, mergers and integration.

  • Building volume: Gdansk wants to build volumes and one way of doing this is by privatising operations Photo: KacperKowalski.pl/Port of Gdansk Authority SA
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    Cash injection for Gdansk

    2015-01-13T14:50:00Z

    Malta’s Mariner Capital has told Port Strategy it is "ready to invest" in Gdansk, as soon as it gets the nod from the port authority.

  • New beginnings: ECT has dropped the lawsuit against the Port of Rotterdam regarding overcapacity issues at Maasvlakte II
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    Calmer waters in Rotterdam

    2015-01-07T12:23:00Z

    Europe Container Terminals (ECT) has dropped the lengthy lawsuit against the Port of Rotterdam Authority surrounding its concern over possible overcapacity issues at Maasvlakte II after three years of infighting.

  • Growth strategy: Marseille Fos wants to become a viable gateway alternative in Northern Europe
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    Marseille Fos growth strategy

    2014-12-23T10:49:00Z

    The Marseille Fos port authority has set out a strategy for growth over the next four years to make it a viable gateway alternative to other ports in northern Europe.

  • All change: is the sun setting on current Spanish stevedoring rules? Credit: Claudi Cervello
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    EU rules Spanish stevedoring practices illegal

    2014-12-18T15:29:00Z

    Spain''s National Ports Authority - Puertos del Estado – has been forced by the European Union''s Court of Justice to change the way it provides stevedoring services in its domestic ports.