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LA SPEZIA PORT PLAN
The Italian provincial government of Liguria has approved an outline plan for the port of La Spezia, which is due to become law early in 2007.The plan envisages the creation of 140,000 sq m of new infill land.
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CAMPBELL TAKES CHARGE
Campbell Mason has been selected as the managing director of DP World''s two container terminals in the UK at Southampton and Tilbury.
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BCT BUILDS HANDLING MUSCLE
Gdynia''s Baltic Container Terminal has taken delivery of two new post-panamax gantry cranes, supplied by Konecranes. The cranes mark the first of their kind to be introduced into service at BCT, with a lift capacity of 50 tonnes, outreach of 46 metres and a backreach of 20 metres.Once both units ...
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EU gives Granadilla go-ahead
Stavros Dimas, the European Union''s Environmental Commissioner,has given the conditional go-ahead for the construction of the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, in the Spanish Canary Islands.
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NewsMilford looks to the past
Milford Haven Port Authority recently took the unusual step of investing in research of archive information to help expedite repair of a gate in its docks.
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Second place for Valencia
Valencia has consolidated its position as Spain''s second most important port, beaten only by Algeciras Bay. Figures recently released by the state-managed Puertos del Estado for the first 10 months of 2006, report a 13% rise in overall traffic to 38.98m tonnes. This compares with the 61.26m tonnes handled at ...
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Make your view count.
UK maritime interests have just a few more weeks to make their views known on the European Union Maritime Green Paper, published last year by the European Commission.
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ALBANIA TENDER RELEASED
Albania has issued a tender in respect of construction of a new port at Durres, 33km west of Tirana.The work, which is worth ¢ 40m, is being funded by a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and also by the European Bank for Investment. Work is expected ...
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RAVENNA INVESTMENT AGREED
Ravenna Port Committee has approved a ¢ 339m investment package after traffic in 2006 rose by 10% to 26m tonnes.
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FERRARI CROSSES KALMAR FINISHING LINE
Kalmar has boosted its Italian reach with the acquisition of CVS Ferrari Group.Under the deal, sealed at an undisclosed price, CVS Ferrari will operate as a separate entity and brand within Kalmar, selling its products through its existing distribution network.
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Gallanti keeps ESPO watch
Giuliano Gallanti has been re-elected as chairman of the European Sea Ports Organisation for another two years.He has prioritised the development of a "meaningful European port policy", adding that the big challenge is how to clarify the rules of the European Treaty apply to our industry "without trying to establish ...
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MEDCENTER TRAFFIC RECOVERY
Medcenter, at the port of Gioia Tauro, handled 3m teu in 2006. Second-half traffic was up 16% over that generated in the first six months and up 4% compared with the corresponding 2005 period, although slightly down on the previous year overall.
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NewsGallozzi Group buys into TIN
Salerno-based Gallozzi Group has bought a 30% stake in Interporto Campano-owned Terminal Intermodale di Nola (TIN), taking on the running of the day-to-day business. The 225,000 sq m facility,sited close to Southern Italy''s largest commercial district,aims to provide a "substantial and advanced" Mediterranean intermodal rail/road platform.
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NewsPLA replaces patrol vessels
The Port of London Authority has swapped one hull for two in a bid to reduce wash and improve emissions on the River Thames. Two PLA river patrol vessels have been replaced with Ecocats-designed catamarans, offering a lower-wash speed and a 67% drop in fuel consumption in comparison with the ...
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PATRICK IN TOLL SPIN-OFF
Australia''s Toll group has announced plans to spin-off its ports division, which encompasses Patrick Corporation, as well as the Pacific National Railway.The new company will retain 83% of the group''s debt.Toll will create a separately listed infrastructure trust made up of Australia''s biggest port owner and the Pacific National rail ...
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CREAN TO LEAVE NORTHPORT
A five-year term as Northport''s chief executive will come to a close this year when Ken Crean steps down from the role.The position is currently being advertised and Mr Crean says he is flexible about the timing of the new appointment.
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Join the queue
The Australian port of Newcastle has reported that queues of ships waiting to dock peaked at record levels of the mid-50s between late November and early December. The port had been operating a successful capacity balancing system, which the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approved in 2004 citing "net public ...
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Positive tones in NZ merger talks
Solid progress is being made in the potential mergers between New Zealand''s Ports of Auckland and Port of Tauranga and the Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) and Port Otago.
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NewsAuckland geared for growth
Ports of Auckland took delivery of three new ZPMC cranes in December as part of its NZ$100m investment programme to handle container throughput currently doubling every 10 years.
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NewsReefer boom for Tauranga
A range of infrastructural and procedural improvements have been put in place by the Port of Tauranga to cater for the 85% increase in reefer container throughput in half a decade.
