Europe
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Grand Paris port project set up
The French ports of La Havre, Paris and Rouen are to develop a joint marketing approach to promote enhanced trade between China and France. 03 Feb 2012 - Port Strategy
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Piraeus doubles box traffic in 2011
In 2011, the port of Piraeus effectively doubled container throughput from 878,083 teu to 1,680,133 teu. 03 Feb 2012 - Port Strategy
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One day strike paralyses Belgian ports
The port of Antwerp, along with others Belgian ports was yesterday paralysed by a strike that drew in dockers, pilots, tugboats and lock operators. 31 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Forth gains Tilbury Container Services
Forth Ports has taken control of the deepsea container facilities of Tilbury Container Services in a three-way deal worth £95m. 26 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Maersk onboard with Gothenburg fuel drive
Building on its green credentials, Maersk Line has become the first container carrier to join the Port of Gothenburg’s Fuel Switch Program. 26 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Electric vehicles at Harwich Port
A new electric vehicle charging point has been ‘plugged-in’ at the UK's Harwich International Port this week - the first port to be included in the Source East Electric Vehicle Recharging Network. 23 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Global super-boxship fleet swells
In 2012, 42 new container vessels with a capacity of more than 13,000 teu are due to enter service, which compares with 22 similar vessels that commenced operations in 2011. 13 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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London Gateway ‘biggest threat’ to Felixstowe
DP World’s London Gateway, due to open in the fourth quarter of 2013, represents the biggest threat to the Port of Felixstowe’s business for many years, Hutchison Ports (UK) port development director Andrew Harston has warned. 12 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Bilbao investment tops €250m
The private sector is to invest €253m ($323m) over the next few years in the Spanish port of Bilbao. 12 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Portuguese ports on strike
As of Monday, January 9, the Portuguese ports of Aveiro, Figueira da Foz, Lisbon and Setúbal began the first of five days of strike. 11 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Konecranes makes redundancies in Europe
Konecranes has made 125 of its European workforce redundant as part of a cost reduction programme to save €7m ($9.1m) per annum. 05 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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No to Ukraine privatisation
The president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, has blocked legislation that would have led to wholescale privatisation of the country's ports. 05 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Impact of Europe’s transparency legislation unclear
The European Commission has put forward a directive to modernise public contracts, with an aim of improving transparency and ensure a level playing field. 05 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Spanish ports increasingly unprofitable
Liabilities of Spanish ports are expected to total €4.5bn ($5.9bn) in 2012, up from the €4.1bn reached in 2011. 05 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Ust-Luga opening sets development agenda
The call of its first container ship on December 29 marked the opening of the new NCC Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT) in Russia, with weekly Unifeeder calls already in the bag. 05 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
