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NewsTercat takes over terminal site
Terminal Catalunya (Tercat), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group, is to take over the site of the Muelle Prat container terminal from Barcelona Port Authority in order to start construction on the new quay.
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UK port traffic picture hazy
The UK’s Department of Transport has published provisional statistics on freight traffic at its major ports which shows, at best, ports suffering from a slight fall with exports helping figures somewhat.
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Antwerp snaps up terminal stake
Antwerp Port Authority has taken a stake in the Beverdonk Container Terminal, the open access terminal along the bank of the Albert canal in Grobbendonk.
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NewsUK box port set to expand
Teesport has announced an expansion of its container facility from its current capacity of 235,000 teu to 450,000 teu. However, this first phase could be scaled up to almost double the present investment of £15m.
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Recession hits Piraeus
Piraeus Port Authority reported a loss of €33.6m ($41.4m) last year compared with a profit of €5.6m ($6.9m) in 2008. The deep recession being experienced by Greece is also dramatically cutting the amount of cargo being handled this year.
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NewsPeel Ports boss ‘has left with immediate effect’
Peel Ports chief executive Stephen Baxter has left the company ‘with immediate effect’, an internal company announcement has confirmed.
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NewsBig ships still pose a challenge
Although ports and terminals may have passed the "stress test" of the recent decline in global container volumes, there are still challenges to come, including handling the larger ships now entering the market says Christian Laursen of APM Terminals.
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NewsInternational ports confirm commitment to cluster study
An agreement has been signed that brings a wide ranging and international group of port clusters together with Valencia port to examine best practice issues.
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NewsUK budget brings backdated rates reprieve
This week''s UK Budget announced funding to waive £175m of backdated business rates demands that had been levied on ports businesses.
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Marco Polo call passes landmark
With 101 proposals received by the call deadline, the third Marco Polo II call for project proposals has attracted a record number of submissions in 2010, beating all previous calls since its 2007 launch.
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NewsUkrtranscontainer will have its day in court
The claim by Ukrtranscontainer (UTC) against the Ukrainian Government for investment rights violation is moving into the European Court of Human Rights.
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NewsNo more bids for Forth Ports – for now
A recent spate of takeover bids for the UK''s Forth Ports has come to an end, with would-be suitor Northstream withdrawing a last-ditch attempt to secure the interest of Forth’s board with a £15.00 ($21.70) per share proposal.
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NewsZeebrugge terminal share goes to SIPG
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has acquired a 25% stake in Belgium’s multi-user Zeebrugge box terminal from APM Terminals (APMT), for €27.16m ($33.7m).
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NewsOperators struggle to tackle excessive downtime
An exclusive market report by Trelleborg Marine Systems and Port Strategy magazine reveals that 75% of downtime in many ports is unscheduled and likely to be costing the industry large amounts of money due to reduced operating efficiency.
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APMT to become world leader
APM Terminals says it hopes to become the leading port operator within the next five years through opening new terminals, offering competitive prices and improving relations with clients.
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Russian box traffic in the ascendency
Russian ports may see container traffic rise by 3% to 7% in 2010, despite a disproportionately high boost in throughput in the first quarter. For the first three months, tonnage handled rose by 40%, with St Petersburg reporting a 39.7% rise to 394,206 teu.
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NewsThe evolution of global transport
In the future there will be pressure to make whole transport systems change, adapt and improve, but “policy innovation is less discussed, and perhaps is the greatest challenge for us”, said Jack Short at the recent International Transport Forum.
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NewsLooking south-east
Southern Europe gateway ports have generally fared better than a lot of the transhipment ports in the downturn, observes Roman Poersch of Wilhelm Borchert GmbH.
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Contenemar terminal to close in Vilagarcía
Vilagarcía Port Authority is winding up the concession awarded to Tercovi to operate the port''s container terminal. The process was begun in October following the non-fulfilment of both concession conditions and infractions in respect of legislation covering Spanish ports
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Yuzhny fined for anti-competitive practices
Ukraine''s anti-monopoly committee has fined the state-owned Yuzhny (Southern) commercial seaport $125,000 for abuse of monopoly position in the provision of safe navigation services.
