Baltic States
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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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Riga builds on rising cargo
The Port of Riga saw volumes increase by 13.8% to 21.9m tonnes in the first nine months of this year. The increase reflected growing volumes in dry bulks, mostly coal but also sugar, cereals, peat moss and ore, says a port spokeswoman. 05 Jan 2009 - Port Strategy
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Klaipeda on a cargo roll
The Lithuanian port of Klaipeda handled a record 27.36m tonnes last year (2007), an increase of almost 16% on 2006. At the time of writing, the forecast was another 10-15% increase for 2008, to over 30m tonnes. 02 Jan 2009 - Port Strategy
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Tallinn's multi-level investment strategy
The Port of Tallinn has set itself strategic goals for its three major business lines - cargo handling, passenger transport and real estate development. 31 Dec 2008 - Port Strategy
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Painting a rosy picture
A "Baltic Port Barometer" study carried out in June-August this year painted a rosy picture of growth and investment. Felicity Landon examines the findings 29 Dec 2008 - Port Strategy
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Polish pair's Baltic ambitions
The Baltic is a hotbed of construction and development, as the region's ports battle to house increasing domestic container volumes. Alex Hughes reports on the latest progress 01 Oct 2006 - Port Strategy
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LIVING WITH BIG BROTHER
Gavin van Marle voyages to the Baltic states and assesses the need for extra port capacity in light of impending EU accession and the not always easy relations with a sometimes obstinate neighbour. 01 Jul 2003 - Port Strategy
