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    CAMPBELL TAKES CHARGE

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Campbell Mason has been selected as the managing director of DP World''s two container terminals in the UK at Southampton and Tilbury.

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    BCT BUILDS HANDLING MUSCLE

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Gdynia''s Baltic Container Terminal has taken delivery of two new post-panamax gantry cranes, supplied by Konecranes. The cranes mark the first of their kind to be introduced into service at BCT, with a lift capacity of 50 tonnes, outreach of 46 metres and a backreach of 20 metres.Once both units ...

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    EU gives Granadilla go-ahead

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Stavros Dimas, the European Union''s Environmental Commissioner,has given the conditional go-ahead for the construction of the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, in the Spanish Canary Islands.  

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    Milford looks to the past

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Milford Haven Port Authority recently took the unusual step of investing in research of archive information to help expedite repair of a gate in its docks.

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    Second place for Valencia

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Valencia has consolidated its position as Spain''s second most important port, beaten only by Algeciras Bay. Figures recently released by the state-managed Puertos del Estado for the first 10 months of 2006, report a 13% rise in overall traffic to 38.98m tonnes. This compares with the 61.26m tonnes handled at ...

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    Make your view count.

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    UK maritime interests have just a few more weeks to make their views known on the European Union Maritime Green Paper, published last year by the European Commission.

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    ALBANIA TENDER RELEASED

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Albania has issued a tender in respect of construction of a new port at Durres, 33km west of Tirana.The work, which is worth ¢ 40m, is being funded by a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and also by the European Bank for Investment. Work is expected ...

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    RAVENNA INVESTMENT AGREED

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Ravenna Port Committee has approved a ¢ 339m investment package after traffic in 2006 rose by 10% to 26m tonnes.

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    FERRARI CROSSES KALMAR FINISHING LINE

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Kalmar has boosted its Italian reach with the acquisition of CVS Ferrari Group.Under the deal, sealed at an undisclosed price, CVS Ferrari will operate as a separate entity and brand within Kalmar, selling its products through its existing distribution network.

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    Gallanti keeps ESPO watch

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Giuliano Gallanti has been re-elected as chairman of the European Sea Ports Organisation for another two years.He has prioritised the development of a "meaningful European port policy", adding that the big challenge is how to clarify the rules of the European Treaty apply to our industry "without trying to establish ...

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    MEDCENTER TRAFFIC RECOVERY

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Medcenter, at the port of Gioia Tauro, handled 3m teu in 2006. Second-half traffic was up 16% over that generated in the first six months and up 4% compared with the corresponding 2005 period, although slightly down on the previous year overall.

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    Gallozzi Group buys into TIN

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Salerno-based Gallozzi Group has bought a 30% stake in Interporto Campano-owned Terminal Intermodale di Nola (TIN), taking on the running of the day-to-day business. The 225,000 sq m facility,sited close to Southern Italy''s largest commercial district,aims to provide a "substantial and advanced" Mediterranean intermodal rail/road platform.

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    PLA replaces patrol vessels

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    The Port of London Authority has swapped one hull for two in a bid to reduce wash and improve emissions on the River Thames. Two PLA river patrol vessels have been replaced with Ecocats-designed catamarans, offering a lower-wash speed and a 67% drop in fuel consumption in comparison with the ...

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    'Road map' to national port security upgrades

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    A US task force has recommended a number of security enhancements for the 361 US seaports.

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    WASHINGTON PORT TARGET

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    State of Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has unveiled a Container Ports Initiative to boost throughput and employment at ports in the state.

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    BELGIANS EYE URUGUAY

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Belgium''s Katoen Natie group, which already owns the box handling facility Terminal Cuenca del Plata in the port of Montevideo, is considering further investment in Uruguay''s inland ports.

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    TIDEWORKS GOES DEEP

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Terminal management software provider Tideworks Technology has deployed its gate operating system, GateVision, at the Port of Portland''s deep-draft container handling facility.

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    US financial interest stays strong

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Financial investment in the port sector from the Americas continues unabated.

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    Costa Rica seeks hub status

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    The government of Costa Rica is to offer as a concession the construction of a major container hub at Moín, 10km from Limón. With an estimated cost of $500m, the new facility will take five years to complete, thereafter being able to accommodate the world''s largest container ships.

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    Kalmar goes large in SA

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Port equipment manufacturer Kalmar has won an order for 12 rubber-tyred gantries (RTGs) from the largest terminal operator in Brazil. Santos Brasil contracted Kalmar for 7+1 wide and 1-over-6 high units to be delivered between September 2007 and January 2008.