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MSC extended gate plea
08 Dec 2007
Road haulage companies operating at the port of Valencia have asked Mediterranean Shipping Company terminal to bring forward gate opening times by two hours. This would bring them into line with other terminals in the port.
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Barcelona prepares for El Prat II
02 Dec 2007
Barcelona port authority is to issue a concession for phase two development of its new Prat quay.
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HHLA secures funding cash
05 Dec 2007
HHLA, the Hamburg port operator, has floated 30% of its equity and raised €1.17bn ($1.7bn), which will go towards funding expansion.
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Russia to expand port capacity
18 Dec 2007
Russia Transport Minister Igor Levitin has revealed plans to build a new port at Nakhodka, near Vladivostok, capable of handling 5m teu/year.
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Sines pushes ahead with expansion
06 Dec 2007
Five consortia have reportedly bid for the contracts to expand the Terminal XXI container handling facility at the Portuguese port of Sines.
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Lisbon traffic up
18 Dec 2007
Traffic at the port of Lisbon increased by 11.6% to 10.4m tonnes in the first three quarters of 2007. Container throughput increased by 10% and dry bulk tonnage by 16.6%. River traffic was up 57.2%.
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Humber VTS upgrade
28 Dec 2007
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT has completed an extensive £1.1m upgrade to the UK’s Humber Estuary vessel tracking system (VTS). Kongsberg was commissioned by Associated British Ports Hull & Goole to ensure safety of navigation as shipping traffic in the region increases year-on-year.
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New owners take on Georgia terminal
12 Dec 2007
International Container Terminal Services’ (ICTSI) Georgian arm has taken over the operation and management of Batumi Container Terminal under a 48-year lease.
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Exxtor to double handling capacity
07 Dec 2007
Associated British Ports’ has committed £4.5m to boost container handling at the Port of Immingham’s Exxtor terminal.
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Sweden presents top ten
23 Dec 2007
A report commissioned by the Swedish government has delivered a top ten list of ports that should be prioritised for state investment.
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London dredging programme kicks off
11 Dec 2007
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is poised to begin its biggest dredging project for 40 years at a cost of £1.5m.
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Mitsui partners bulk liquid project
17 Dec 2007
Mitsui, Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC), and Rubis Terminal have teamed up in the Port of Antwerp to construct a new bulk liquid chemical terminal.
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Storm surge puts ports on alert
28 Nov 2007
The storm surge that headed down the North Sea early in November had port authorities on high alert – and gave the Port of Rotterdam and the Dutch government the opportunity to test out the Maeslant Barrier under pressure.
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