Europe – Page 72

  • Financial problems continue to impact Spanish ports [966614]  -  3 Linkid : 2028937
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    PLA invests for the future

    2014-07-05T10:00:00Z

    River operators are investing to meet the growing demand for freight by water, says the Port of London Authority.

  • New age: the revival of the River Thames helps takes traffic off the congested London streets
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    Green superhighway

    2014-07-04T10:00:00Z

    Felicity Landon reports on the dramatic increase in cargo volumes on the River Thames

  • Nod: Valencia has come out in favour of the fund. Credit: Renaud Jaguenet
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    Spain port authorities protest ‘accessibility fund’ plan

    2014-07-03T09:51:00Z

    There has been a mixed reaction to a proposal put forward by Spain''s National Ports Authority towards the creation of a new “Accessibility Fund”, which would entail port authorities having to surrender 50% of their annual profits each year.

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    Supply chain services can add value

    2014-06-25T16:15:00Z

    Ports looking to add value by offering supply chain services should be honest, use arm’s length solutions and be clear on customer needs, according to Euroports’ Paul Jacob Bins.

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    Shipping lines more receptive to terminal dialogue

    2014-06-25T12:05:00Z

    Shipping lines seem to be softening in their hard-line approach to port productivity, accepting that it takes “two to tango”, according to Gulftainer’s Simon Sundboell.

  • Shipper relations are feeling the strain. Photo: Roger Wollstadt/Flickr
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    Port ‘musical chairs’ hurts shippers

    2014-06-25T12:04:00Z

    Playing “musical chairs” with port rotations and failing to notify cargo owners in a timely manner is leading to increasingly disgruntled shippers.

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    Peel Ports’ people power

    2014-06-25T12:04:00Z

    Operators need to ditch the idea of a port construction project as a civil engineering job, and embrace it as a business project with an emphasis on people, according to Peel Ports Group port director David Huck.

  • Spanish ports are feeling the pressure
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    Spanish ports await €150m hit

    2014-06-23T12:35:00Z

    Spanish national port authority president José Llorca has warned of a €150m hit if Spain is ordered by the EU court in Luxembourg to dismantle its existing stevedoring arrangements.

  • Efficiency drive: Liverpool2 will be one of Europe's most technologically advanced terminals
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    Making customers count

    2014-06-20T10:00:00Z

    Peel Ports'' chief executive Mark Whitworth gets ready for a new era for the Port of Liverpool

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    'Rail motorway' to bolster Calais

    2014-06-18T10:00:00Z

    Ambitious plans for a ‘rail motorway’, logistics park and port extension are set to add a whole new dimension to the Port of Calais.

  • FRIGO has opened new cold storage in the Port of Hamburg
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    Hamburg counts its cold stars

    2014-06-17T10:00:00Z

    The Port of Hamburg last year set a new record for handling reefer containers. A total of 618,000 teu of refrigerated containers were loaded and discharged, equivalent to a 9.3% increase compared with 2012.

  • Growth spurt: Hamburg saw a 10% increase in feeder services into the North Sea and Baltic last year
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    Cargo speaks volumes

    2014-06-16T10:00:00Z

    North European container volumes tell one story, other cargo streams tell many others. Felicity Landon reports

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    Financial problems continue to impact Spanish ports

    2014-06-05T11:46:00Z

    Several ports in Spain are suffering from a catalogue of financial woes. At Gijón-El Musel, the cost overrun of €247m linked to the expansion of the port is alleged to be criminal in nature.

  • Record year: Turnover at Belfast rose by 30% in 2013 to £50.3m
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    Record year boosts Belfast’s future

    2014-06-05T10:35:00Z

    Ireland’s Belfast harbour is committing more than £60m to capital expenditure projects following a record financial year during 2013.

  • Volumising: AGCT has raised Rijeka overall terminal capacity to 450,000 teu per year
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    Rijeka's AGCT nears completion

    2014-05-29T06:46:00Z

    The installation of a new mooring buoy in mid-June will see the completion of new deepwater quay arrangements at the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in Rijeka, Croatia.

  • European expansion: Yilport is looking at other opportunities in the Baltic region
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    Yilport explores Baltic opportunities

    2014-05-27T12:52:00Z

    Turkish operator, Yilport, is expanding in to the Baltic region, starting with the acquisition of a container terminal in Sweden.

  • New models: New reackstackers, empty container handlers, laden container handlers and forklift trucks will start leaving Hyster's Nijmegen production line in July
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    Hyster developments slash fuel costs

    2014-05-21T11:49:00Z

    Equipment specialist Hyster has launched a range of Stage IV/Tier 4 final (T4f) compliant trucks for the port and terminal industry.

  • Other ideas: M&S has pulled the plug on its London Gateway plans
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    M&S pulls out of London Gateway

    2014-05-21T11:08:00Z

    UK retailer Marks & Spencer has pulled out of plans to invest £200m in a national distribution centre at DP World''s London Gateway.

  • The National Ports Authority is investigating complaints of high tug prices at Valencia. Credit: Fundación Valenciaport
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    Spain opens door to private sector investment

    2014-05-15T12:39:00Z

    The recently introduced National Spanish Reform Programme now allows the private sector to invest, through PPPs, in the management of state-owned ports currently administered by the National Ports Authority.

  • Cargo chaos: The truck ban has caused a number of problems for Manila's port operations. Photo: Theurbanhistorian
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    Manila backlogs mount up

    2014-05-12T09:35:00Z

    The Port of Manila (POM) continues to struggle with cargo backlogs as a result of the truck ban implemented earlier this year, but the main concern is the threat is poses to overall Philippines growth.