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NewsMarco Polo grant qualification to get easier ne
More than 420 companies have had financial support from the European Union''s Marco Polo fund since its inception almost seven years ago - and rules for unlocking more of the ¢ 450m ($671m) set aside for grants will be made simpler from next year.
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Hedland adds to Moormaster family
Port Hedland is set to gain more Cavotec MSL technology next year, for iron ore shiploaders.
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NewsTauranga beats rationalisation drum
Tauranga port chairman John Parker has stressed the need for a hub ports in New Zealand to allow docking on the larger containerships, preferably at his port.
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NewsGottwald secure order for Norway's Greenland Port
10 November – Gottwald Port Technology GmbH has received an order from Grenland Havn for a new Mobile Harbour Crane.
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NewsShortsea: For Europe, the future lies in the past
For Europe and its shortsea ambitions, the future lies in the past, as Stuart Pearcey explains
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NewsValparaiso awaiting legal instruction
Germá n Correa, president of Valparaiso Port Company (EPV), said that he is awaiting resolution of pending injunctions before being able to issue a tender in respect of Berth 2.
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NewsCranes for new terminal at Dahej
Adani Petronet, has put in an order for two new Gottwald cranes for bulk handling. The new multi-purpose terminal for solid cargo is located in Dahej port, Gujarat, on the west coast of India. The terminal is a joint venture between Petronet LNG Ltd and Mundra Port & Special Economic ...
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Gothenburg-Drammen rail link re-opens
The Port of Gothenburg is expanding its range of rail shuttles by once again offering a shuttle service to Drammen in Norway.
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NewsEnvironmental protection at Bremen Ports
A new publication from the ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven explains the ongoing environmental protection that is being undertaken
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Esmeraldas contract to be rescinded
Ecuador''s Under-Secretary for Ports and Maritime Transport, Jorge Vera, says that he has begun the procedure to terminate the concession awarded for the port of Esmeraldas to the Puerto Nuevo Milenium consortium.
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Rotterdam terminal powers up on Green
A power distribution network on APM''s Rotterdam container terminal has just switched over to a wind-generated electricity plant. This will mean the terminal reduces its CO2 emissions by 45% per year, says the company.
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ESPO sets out priorities
The European Sea Ports Organisation, ESPO, recently issued its contribution to the European Commission’s Review on the Future of Transport. This consultation aims to set the basis for the preparation of a new Transport Policy White Paper which will be published in 2010 and which will set out policy priorities ...
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Expansion of São Sebastião questioned
A consultant has warned that expansion of the port of Sã o Sebastiã o could have detrimental effects on the highly important tourist industry in the area.
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NewsUnity in NZ port restructure
Port Otago and the Maritime Union of New Zealand have agreed to work collaboratively to handle the port''s expected 15% loss in annual container throughput caused by Fonterra''s recent port usage review.
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Kotka joins EcoPorts network
Kotka ecoport is a project launched by the Port of Kotka as part of the City of Kotka and its EkoKotka project. Kotka ecoport considers the environment in all operations of the port based on a life cycle approach, meaning that all stages from design and construction, to commissioning and ...
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NewsLower sulphur levels in north Europe “are not sustainable”
The Swedish Forest Industries Federation argues that the stringent regional sulphur rules of the SECA (the Sulphur Emissions Control Area, comprising the English Channel, North Sea and the Baltic Sea) was a decision “made in the dark with no impact assessment conducted prior to the decision”. The SFIF’s Karolina Boholm ...
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NewsStrategy at the heart of infrastructure
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) is a very large entity which controls most of the port Novorossiysk, as well as the other main ports on the Black Sea and quite a few stevedoring operations. A large, natural deepwater harbour, it is the main gateway out of Russia west for grain ...
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Resolution in sight for Salvador box terminal
The new president of the Bahia Dock Company (Codeba) says that he hopes to resolve the impasse involving the expansion of the container terminal at the Brazilian port of Salvador at the end of the current year.
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NewsPrivate concerns
Much is written about the ''pioneering'' nature of the UK port model. Indeed, a fully privatised model was a thing of envy in the late 1990s when ports around the world were getting to grips with the benefits privatisation could bring.
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NewsPower play
With boxes out of favour, Eastern European ports are having to look elsewhere for business. Stevie Knight reports
