Europe – Page 70

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    Eurogate increases net operating profit

    2016-04-06T11:45:00Z

    European terminal operator group, EUROGATE, has announced that it has increased its net operating profit by 13.4% to €73.5m.

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    Rotterdam’s route to Port of 2050

    2016-04-05T13:55:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam is making steps towards a more sustainable future, with far more of its processes expected to be running on electricity or hydrogen by 2050, according to Eric van der Schans and Nico van Dooren, director of environmental management, and energy and process industry respectively.

  • Piraeus Port flooded with refugees. Credit: Nonviolent Peaceforce
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    Piraeus port flooded by surge of refugees

    2016-04-01T12:27:00Z

    Arrivals of refugees and migrants to Greece from Turkey has risen sharply, days after the European Union and Turkey struck a deal intended to cut off the flow of new arrivals.

  • Tata Steel is expected to sell its entire UK business
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    Tata to sell off loss-making Port Talbot

    2016-03-31T11:25:00Z

    Tata Steel is to sell its entire UK business, including Port Talbot steelworks, putting thousands of jobs at risk.

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    COSCO-PSA invests in new container berths

    2016-03-30T11:44:00Z

    Joint venture company COSCO-PSA is investing in three new container berths in Singapore to serve the next generation of mega container vessels.

  • The Port of Antwerp - Belgian ports insist its business as usual following the terrorist attacks in Brussels
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    Brussels bombs: ports maintain resilience

    2016-03-23T10:51:00Z

    Ports in Belgium insist ‘operations are still going on’ following the devastating terrorist attacks in Brussels which have so far claimed the lives of 34 people and injured hundreds more. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

  • The Port of Rotterdam Authority would have to pay €60m corporation tax per year. Photo: Freek van Arkel
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    Dutch ports appeal EU tax decision

    2016-03-22T10:48:00Z

    A number of port authorities have decided to appeal the European Commission decision which states that Dutch sea ports must pay corporation tax from 1 January 2017.

  • Limassol port pilots have announced an indefinite strike
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    Limassol port pilots on indefinite strike

    2016-03-16T17:23:00Z

    Limassol port pilots have announced an indefinite strike starting on Monday April 21, 2016.

  • EU measures threaten to ‘turn back the clock’ at British ports
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    Mounting objection to EU port legislation

    2016-03-10T10:28:00Z

    The European Parliament has voted to approve port services regulations that are designed to address restrictive practices at EU ports.

  • A development project at Marseille Fos will be reshaped to allay the environmental fears of local residents and authorities
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    Environmental concerns over Marseille Fos development

    2016-03-09T09:37:00Z

    A key development project at Marseille Fos port will be reshaped to allay the environmental worries of residents and authorities in the area.

  • European port terminal operators are facing increasingly complex and intense competition
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    European container port competition ‘complex and intense’

    2016-03-08T14:47:00Z

    Container port competition across Europe has become increasingly complex and intense, creating a market in which all players can no longer record growth, according to a recent academic study by Portecomonics.

  • ABP and Unite members travel to Strasbourg to protest against proposed EU port regulation
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    ABP and Unite take port regulation fight to Strasbourg

    2016-03-07T15:15:00Z

    Representatives from the dock workers union, Unite, and Associated British Ports (ABP) have travelled to Strasbourg to urge members of the European Parliament to reject the European Commission’s proposal for a new port services regulation.

  • Peel Ports Great Yarmouth strengthens presence in energy sector with offshore windfarm co-investment
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    Peel Ports Great Yarmouth offshore windfarm co-investment

    2016-03-07T14:31:00Z

    ScottishPower Renewables’ £2.5bn East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm has selected Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the port for construction and installation activities.

  • Backing for Liverpool2 with the new Maersk subsidiary Seago Line
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    Maersk subsidiary latest to introduce new Liverpool service

    2016-03-04T10:11:00Z

    Seago, the intra-European shipping line which is part of Maresk Group, is to launch a new cargo route between Algeciras-Liverpool-Dublin.

  • The Port of Rotterdam Authority releases its annual figures
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    Figures show Rotterdam ‘attractive for business’

    2016-03-02T14:02:00Z

    Rotterdam is ‘attractive for business’ says chief financial officer, as the port authority releases its annual figures showing turnover is up and profit development is sound.

  • Enhanced co-ordination between the ports of Lisbon (pictured) and Setúbal offered up as an alternative. Credit: Pedro Ribeiro Simões
    News

    Portuguese government drops Barreiro from budget

    2016-03-01T13:52:00Z

    The Portuguese government has dropped the new Barreiro container terminal in Lisbon from its list of development projects for 2016. Instead, this has been replaced by a drive for enhanced co-ordination between the ports of Lisboa and Setúbal.

  • News

    Eurogate and DP World win Cyprus concessions

    2016-02-29T15:31:00Z

    The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) has selected two consortia to run services at the east Mediterranean island’s largest post, Limassol, according to reports by news agency, Yahoo.

  • First hackathon will be held at the Technology Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland
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    Kalmar organises first hackathon

    2016-02-26T16:44:00Z

    Kalmar has announced it will organise its first hackathon at its Technology Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland.

  • Yilport Holding adds Tertir to its portfolio
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    Yilport adds ten through Tertir purchase

    2016-02-23T11:51:00Z

    Yilport Holding, a subsidiary of Turkish group YILDIRIM, has announced completion of its acquisition of Portuguese terminal operator Tertir, adding a further 10 international ports to its fleet.

  • News

    Sines president suggests PSA could leave

    2016-02-22T11:53:00Z

    The president of Sines port authority, João Franco, has warned that the existing container terminal concessionaire, PSA, could leave the port if the government does not agree to its proposal for a concession extension and to extend the breakwater.