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Bilbao issues terminal tenders
Bilbao port authority has issued tenders for two new bulk solid terminals and a third for general cargo. The former will occupy the AZ1 and AZ2 quays, while the general cargo terminal is destined for Bizkaia quay.
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NewsNew entrants shake up box operator ranking
SIPG, China Merchants, Modern Terminals and Ports America have forged their way into the Top 10 league table of this year’s Global Container Terminal Operators annual report, joining the ranks of PSA, HPH, APM Terminals, DP World, and Cosco.
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News‘Stolen’ spreader design claims disputed
Following Cargotec’s filing of a lawsuit against its recently formed competitor, SweFrame has rebutted allegations that its Y40-E and Y45-E spreaders were based on stolen Bromma information.
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Russia box market growth to continue
Russia''s container market could grow by 60% between 2010 and 2013 to 6.9m teu, according to research by Drewry.
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Gunvor pulls out of Murmansk buy out
Major oil trader, Gunvor, has cancelled plans to buy a controlling stake in the JSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport (MCS).
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Canal port for the Netherlands
A container terminal is to be built at the Medel Business Park in Tiel.
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NewsGreece floats Piraeus sell-off plan
The Greek government has put forward a plan to privatise part of the port authorities of Piraeus and Thessalonica - a move hotly contested by local organised labour unions.
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Vilagarcía container terminal subsiding
Vilagarcía Port Authority in north-western Spain has declined to comment on the subsidence of part of its container terminal.
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Outer Harbour stalls at La Coruña
The Spanish port of La Coruña has run out of money and cannot finance additional work on its outer harbour extension, where costs have almost doubled to €750m ($1.1bn).
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Mersey Ports consultation launched
Peel Ports Mersey has outlined a 20-year master plan for growth and future development, and has just begun a 13- week public consultation, closing on Monday 5 September.
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Luka Koper goes for full software suite
The port of Luka Koper, Slovenia, is implementing Tideworks’ entire suite of terminal operating system (TOS) solutions, replacing the previous system which had been in place for a number of years.
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NewsEurope gains Single Window viewpoint
Six leading Port Community Systems (PCS) have created an association aiming to advise and influence the EC in its moves to harmonise and simplify trade through the Single Window concept.
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Final personnel transfers from Marseilles Fos
The Marseilles Fos port authority has completed the transfer of 410 personnel and various equipment to privatised terminals as required under national port reforms.
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NewsWave power first for Basque port
The Port of Mutriku has, despite its size, just made history. When faced with the need for investing in a breakwater, it decided to make the most of the power that had been thrashing its infrastructure.
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NewsEuropean ports still chasing greener ships
Environment-friendly ships calling at Antwerp are now being rewarded by a discount – but it seems Rotterdam is finding that the scheme may initially need a lower threshold.
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Lisbon cuts costs and deficit
In the first four months of this year, the port of Lisbon has cut costs by €1m ($1.45m). The majority of this (88%) came from renegotiating external contracts and the remainder from a reduction in personnel costs. This present saving, plus one of €2m last year, have helped reduce the ...
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NewsSpain's Vilagarcía box terminal sinking
Opened just three years ago at a cost of €20m ($29m), the container terminal at the north-western Spanish port of Vilagarcía is showing visible signs of sinking.
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NewsGPI floats above expectation
Global Ports Investments (GPI) share’s started trading 15% above their expected price after their release onto the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsUK development to rely on "volunteers"
The UK government’s rhetoric about ‘localism’ covers a massive drop in funding and the hope that business will pick up the pieces. But a recent meeting made it plain that business had better find it worthwhile – and quickly.
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NewsISPS has turned ports into 'money machines'
Security-related bureaucracy is turning access to some ports “into a bit of a money machine”, International Shipsuppliers and Services Association president Jens Olsen has claimed, pledging to tackle the issue head on during his three year tenure.
