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Lithuania seeks port investment
Lithuania''s Transport Ministry has confirmed that it is seeking investors willing to participate in the construction of a new deep water port, which will be taken forward as a concession.
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Sweden to offer cold ironing discounts
Sweden has been given the go-ahead by the European Union to reduce port tariffs for those vessels making use of cold ironing when docked in the port. The rationale is that by not making use of on-board engines, the environment of the port will be improved. The measure will be ...
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Ust-Luga PPP completed
The Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga has completed construction of the last two of five berths at the multipurpose transhipment terminal. This is the first time such a development has taken place using a public-private partnership involving the Russian Investment Fund, which contributed almost $72m towards the $305m total cost.
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APMT linked to Kaliningrad
APM Terminals has been linked with a new 6m teu-capacity port development at Baltiysk, in the Kaliningrad enclave of Russia. The project is said to be at the early stages of discussion and APM Terminals has subsequently said that it has no firm investment plan, although confirms that studies are ...
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Turkish Canal mooted
The Turkish prime minister has revealed his government is looking into a project to build a canal connecting the Black Sea with the Mediterranean paralleling the Bosporus Strait, one of the world''s busiest waterways.
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NewsDownturn playing to privatisation push
The downturn has given some countries further justification for transport infrastructure privatisation, but care needs to be taken that funds are directed to the projects with the largest long-run social benefits.
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NewsRoom for investment
“Investment is a difficult question for those managers sitting in a European port,” says Richard A Butcher, group marketing and sales director of IMS UK.
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NewsShift in emphasis
Southern European ports need to focus on the move to feeder roles and value-add solutions to survive. John Bensalhia reports
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NCC dry port to simplify logistics
In April 2011 Russia’s National Container Company (NCC) started to use the recently approved dry port technology at Logistika-Terminal (LT).
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NewsSheerness turbine deal could overhaul port
The Port of Sheerness has signed an option agreement with Vestas which would see 70 hectares of port land handed over for a wind turbine manufacturing and installation facility.
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NewsFos stevedores transfer to private companies
National agreements on French port reforms will come into force at Marseilles-Fos from May, with the transfer of some 400 port authority personnel to private or part-private stevedoring companies.
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Antwerp and Vitória to collaborate
The Port of Antwerp International (PAI) is to collaborate in the growth of a new deep sea facility in Espírito Santo.
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NewsPoti’s potential leveraged by APM
Poti is to benefit from a promised $100m of investment after Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (Rakia) sold an 80% stake in the port to APM Terminals.
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‘e-harbours’ challenges North Sea energy use
A recently-launched cross border ‘e-harbours project’ is to tackle energy consumption of ports in the North Sea region.
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Grimsby car planning driven through
Associated British Ports’ planning application for a dedicated two berth ro-ro terminal has been approved, paving the way for larger car carriers to dock. The new terminal will cater for ships carrying in excess of 3,000 cars. The Port of Grimsby and Immingham is already the UK’s busiest car-handling port, ...
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Forth Ports accepts Arcus bid
Arcus European Infrastructure Fund has agreed a £760m takeover of Forth Ports, where it had previously been the biggest shareholder. The move comes on the back of a 20% increase in pre-tax profits to £56.3m and a 5% increase in revenue to £181.9m. Forth Ports operates six Scottish ports and ...
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NewsEuropean ports start radiation screening
The port of Rotterdam has confirmed that it is begun to monitor levels of radiation on vessels making calls at Japanese ports.
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NewsBlack Sea strategy reconsidered
Turkish port expansion and the nautical restrictions of the Bosphorus Strait limiting the access to the Black Sea is making Bulgaria’s Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI) rethink its investment strategy.
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Barcelona eyes Spain's green port title
Barcelona port is to convert itself into the greenest in Spain, according to the port authority.
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Barcelona invites bids for Costa concession
Barcelona port authority has an exclusive wishlist for a concessionaire for its new Costa Quay, which it hopes will be awarded without an international tender.
