Europe
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In it for the long haul
Despite Europe’s financial troubles, Charles Hammond of Forth Ports says that the UK's ports are sturdy operations, and not likely to see a disastrous collapse as they are “the gateways to the country”. 04 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Call on the community
The UK's 'Big Society' ethos can't be small-minded when it comes to port ownership models. Stevie Knight reports 04 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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The UK's lost opportunities
More needs to be done to stop red tape choking UK port development, explains Stevie Knight 03 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Vision before strategy
Despite a very large territory, the Ukraine has been used to hearing the phrase, “nice potential”, while it remains – mostly – unrealised, says Arthur Nitsevych of Interlegal. 17 Nov 2011 - Port Strategy
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Fragile recovery gains traction
In 2008 there were a number of shipping lines offering direct calls into the Black Sea, but the 2009 crash was an unmitigated disaster for the area. 16 Nov 2011 - Port Strategy
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A volatile character
Bullish Baltic sentiment will not be enough to drive demand; real investment and commitment is also needed. Stevie Knight reports 15 Nov 2011 - Port Strategy
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Filling the gaps
Since the downturn has left many ports with space to spare, some are looking at port-centric logistics and developing specialised clusters in a move to up the volumes and improve revenue. 15 Jun 2011 - Port Strategy
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A question of size
Is the threat of overcapacity being overstated in Northern Europe, asks Stevie Knight 14 Jun 2011 - Port Strategy
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Room 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. 25 May 2011 - Port Strategy
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Shift in emphasis
Southern European ports need to focus on the move to feeder roles and value-add solutions to survive. John Bensalhia reports 24 May 2011 - Port Strategy
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Is the cascade effect a threat, an opportunity, or both?
Outside factors are influencing the plans of both the Black Sea and the Baltic ports 01 Nov 2010 - Port Strategy
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Russian recovery
The ‘Russian factor’ means strengths and weaknesses for the region’s ports, says Stevie Knight 29 Oct 2010 - Port Strategy
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Time to celebrate
After a two-year battle against massive backdated business rates bills, port companies are celebrating a triumph they had scarcely dared to dream of. Felicity Landon reports 12 Aug 2010 - Port Strategy
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Looking 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. 02 Jun 2010 - Port Strategy
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A game of two halves
In one sense, operations in southern Europe can be seen as a game of two halves, as those ports with captive customers and feeder and ro-ro links to Africa are doing better than those reliant on Asian trade lanes and hinterland industries explains BMT's Eleanor Hadland. 01 Jun 2010 - Port Strategy
