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Eurogate becomes environmental partner of the City of Hamburg
Eurogate may now officially call itself “Environmental partner of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg”. The Urban Planning and Environment Office bestow this title on companies that demonstrate voluntary and systematic commitment to the environment. For Eurogate, protecting resources has for a long time been a priority of project ...
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Algeciras and Tanger ro-ro team
Spain''s Algeciras and Morocco''s Tanger Med ports have combined thinking to optimise roll on/roll off traffic between the two. Since last November, a daily service with four sailings in both directions has linked the two ports.
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NewsLowestoft's windy business boost
Associated British Ports'' Lowestoft base is to become the operations centre for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm which, when completed, will be the world''s largest offshore wind farm.
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Industry in the Dutch Port of Moerdijk reduces emissions
The port and industrial area of Moerdijk in the Netherlands is to build a circular pipe for a optimum exchange of energy/ warmth, water and residual flows between industrial companies in the port.
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NewsFinancing woes yet to bite French ports
On the thorny issue of finance, the Port of Marseilles has so far managed to avoid the hurdles being placed at the door of so many port operators.
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Kick-off meeting “People around Ports” project
Representatives of 13 European port authorities met in Rotterdam on 20-21 April for the kick-off meeting of the “People around Ports” project. Initiated by the Port of Rotterdam, this co-operative project aims to raise the societal profile of ports by improving the port image, investing in education and forging close ...
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NewsWest Med article
Two key West Mediterranean ports discuss their continued commitment to long term expansion plans with Alex Hughes
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NewsAlgeciras Port shows up negatives
Algeciras Port has felt the sting of a 14.5% drop in traffic during the first quarter of 2009, the biggest fall being in solid bulks.
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NewsHITT takes a hit
Holland''s vessel tracking services specialist HITT has announced that it intends to axe 25 jobs in its Apeldoorn facility, made up of 15 workers leaving the organisation and the cessation of temporary employment contracts.
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Le Havre aims to double throughput
The Port of Le Havre is to invest ¢ 900m ($1.2bn)-¢ 1bn ($1.3bn) to double container traffic by 2015. In 2007-2013, the ¢ 624m ($823.6m) already pledged will be strengthened by an additional ¢ 300m ($396m)-¢ 400m ($528m).
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NewsCoal lets down Prince Rupert
Total tonnage at the Port of Prince Rupert has slumped by nearly a quarter year-on-year, according to official figures.
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NewsECLAC
Port throughput in Latin American and the Caribbean is expected to see a significant drop this year in the wake of the global financial crisis, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) transport and infrastructure specialist Jaime Sá nchez told specialist newsagency BNamericas.
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NewsGreenpeace warns of threat
A port development is about to threaten two sites of ecological significance in eastern India, environmentalist group Greenpeace has warned, despite their ''protected'' statuses.
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NewsCranes sail into port upright
Two post-Panamax cranes were delivered by Liebherr to the United Arab Emirates in a ''ready to go'' state recently - despite high seas which meant the delivery barge had to take shelter until the bad weather passed.
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PIANC 2009 Resolution on Climate Change
PIANC 2009 Resolution on Climate Change During its Annual General Assembly in Helsinki at the end of May, PIANC prepared the following 2009 Resolution: “With the impact of Climate Change now being further considered in the context of navigation in terms of inland waterways, coastal and deep sea shipping, it ...
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Durres plumps for Kalmar
Kalmar has won a five-year equipment servicing and maintenance contract from Durres Port Authority (DPA) in Albania. Part of the port''s drive to a landlord model, DPA said the partnership with Cargotec''s Kalmar will "significantly boost and enhance the port''s competitive position in the region".
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NewsJakarta port profile
Jakarta''s key port is taking a leaf out of Rotterdam''s books on management, as Mike King discovers
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FTA urges caution over shipping emissions report
The UK Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on carbon emissions from shipping and its promotion of a more robust methodology to determine the UK’s share of international shipping emissions.
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New Yorker April Opinion
Public-private partnerships (PPP) are back in the news. In March, at a time when reports of slower trade growth continued to mount, reports of two fresh US port privatisations (one agreed upon, one at the proposal stage) emerged.
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NewsA chance for non-container cargoes to shine
Many of South East Asia''s key ports are taking advantage of the sliding box sector to focus attention on non-containerised cargo.
