Europe – Page 18
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NewsIncrease in trade at London Medway
Congestion at Dover is pushing up demand for London Medway’s unaccompanied freight service between the UK and France
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NewsStrike talks end without deal
Talks to avert an eight-day strike at the UK’s busiest freight port have ended without a deal
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NewsStrike action at Felixstowe
Union says that the port has ‘prioritised delivering multimillion-pound dividends rather than paying its workers a decent wage’
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NewsGoods tracker portal
A UK port has launched a new online portal helping operators manage and track their goods
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NewsFast boat to China
First ever direct container service between China and Scotland looks set to halve transit times
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NewsPORT OF TYNE TAPS 5G ENABLING POWERS
The UK’s Port of Tyne is partnering with BT to install a new 5G Private Network to support and manage its remote operations while reducing consumption of associated fossil fuels.
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NewsVehicle import/export deal
A port in England’s north-east is has committed to the import and export of new vehicles for a further five years
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NewsNewport regeneration
One of the UK’s largest ports groups is targeting manufacturing and logistics development in Newport, Wales
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NewsDry bulk congestion soars
Waiting time for dry bulk carriers at Rotterdam has nearly quadrupled because of the war in Ukraine
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NewsLe Havre investment
A major investment programme aims to strengthen Le Havre as the gateway to north-western Europe
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NewsBaltic terminal expansion
Construction of a new terminal will make DCT Gdańsk one of the largest container terminal complexes in Europe
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NewsNew RoRo linkspan
A new linkspan is significantly improving loading and unloading at a RoRo terminal in Sweden
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NewsDanish green hydrogen
The Port of Esbjerg will use green hydrogen to reduce emissions and improve air quality
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CURTAINS FOR THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE?
A major fallout from Russia’s move to pariah status because of the Ukraine invasion amounts to a further undermining of the vaunted Arctic shipping route. Take-up was already very slow, with only limited bulk fl ows attracted to the route and these were primarily driven by commodities sourced in the Russian Arctic – transit volumes from East Asia have never moved beyond trial shipments.
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Autonomous Feeder
Leading logistics provider, DB Schenker, has outlined plans to operate an innovative zero-emission coastal container feeder
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NewsUKRAINE GRAIN EXPORTS RESTART BUT MORE CAPACITY NEEDED
The Ukraine is actively seeking new export gateways, as opposed to its main ports of Mariupol and Odessa, in an endeavour to implement foreign grain sales. There is no major expectation that typical grain export levels will be achieved but there is a determination “to do what we can,” as one grain trader puts it.
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NewsSZCZECIN-SWINOUJSCIE PORT EXPANSION PROCEEDS BUT…
The development of a new largescale terminal in Świnoujście, Poland, near the German border, is gaining momentum with key elements of the necessary infrastructure coming to fruition.
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….WITH ISSUES RAISED
It is taking place, however, against the background of Poland’s main ports, Gdynia and Gdansk, implementing major expansion programmes with a number of analysts questioning the need for major new container capacity in Świnoujście.
