Europe – Page 153
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BCT phase I complete
ICTSI' s Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) has been shopping for equipment to complete the first phase of its 15-year, $80m expansion programme. The list includes one Panamax ship-to-shore crane from Kone, four RTGs from Kalmar and eight prime movers also from Kalmar.
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MASTER-CLASS OF MISTAKES
There is a view that all the facts are not being properly presented in conjunction with future UK container port expansion.
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NewsUK PORT PLANNING BLIND SPOTS?
Port Strategy (PS) continues its focus on the role of government in UK containerport expansion, which, sadly, continues to represent a master-class in how it shouldn''t be done, writes Mike Mundy
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Waste into energy
Seemingly worthless waste from Amsterdam and its surroundings that cannot be recycled is being transformed into energy and raw materials in the port area of Amsterdam.
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Howells picks up Ceto
Wales-based emergency response and training company DV Howells - a subsidiary of Milford Haven Port Authority - has expanded its UK presence with the acquisition of a specialist business with bases in Falmouth and Huddersfield.
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NewsSpain's self-defeating decree
The Spanish Government''s decision to put a half billion dollar price-tag on a place of refuge for ships in distress is counter-productive and in some situations could actually increase the threat to the environment, according to the International Salvage Union (ISU).
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ADM buys in Rotterdam
The sale of the Europoort terminal I of European Bulk Services (EBS) to Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has been finalized.
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NewsValencia to expand facilities
Valencia port authority has adopted a plan which will ensure that sufficient capacity will be available at the port until at least 2015. Both the main port of Valencia and the secondary harbour at Sagunto will be simultaneously expanded, with all work to be completed by 2007.
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Hamburg joins financial race for JNPT
Overall, he notes, Indian ports are beginning to lack competitiveness compared to other regional players, which places the country's overseas trade at risk.Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken a 26% stake in the consortium put together by United Liner Agencies (India) to bid for the new container terminal development at ...
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NewsUK'S SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT TOO LITTLE BUT NOT TOO LATE
New facts and figures underline that the UK Government still has time to take a more coordinated approach to adding new containerport capacity. Mike Mundy reports.
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NewsA POLITICAL FAVOURITE
The Baltic Sea is a busy place with over 60 ports handling some 230m tons of cargo annually. The Russian port complex at St.Petersburg is the largest of these and, in its entirety, is known as the ''Great Port''. Lena Beloglazova reports.
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NewsRUSSIAN COAL EXPORTS ON FIRE
Coal reserves in Russia are generally agreed to be some of the best currently available, despite having problems with contamination from iron. Demand is nevertheless growing, with production increasing in 2003 by around 12% to 285m tons. Alex Hughes investigates.
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NewsTeesport looks beyond ISPS
In our November/ December 2003 issue, PS spoke to managers at PD Teesport to report on their preparations for the ISPS Code. Since then, things have been moving apace.
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Corus goes north
Corus is to supply 5,000 tons of sheet piles along with pre-fabricated anchorage for the construction of two brand new multi-purpose quays, Nordurbakki and Skarfabakki, in Reykjavik.
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Father Thames gets makeover
Over £ 1.3 billion is due to be invested in Port of London terminals in the next ten years and plans are underway to bring some unused wharves in London back into cargo handling use.
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New port development in Tenerife
The secretary of state for infrastructure, Benigno Blanco, confirmed that Spain''s development ministry would invest € 32.2m in the initial phase of Tenerife''s new Granadilla Port in 2004.
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Algeciras to invest €61m
Algeciras is to make its largest ever yearly investment in 2004, when € 61m will be spent on infrastructure projects (see PS Jan/Feb 2004 p.16). This contrasts to € 24.4m spent in 2002 and € 48.3m in 2003. Of the total, € 13.4m will come from the EU''s cohesion fund. ...
