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Only one bid was received for each of the two multipurpose terminals to be built in the expansion area at Sagunto.

1st April 2006

TWO BID FOR SAGUNTO CONCESSIONS

1st April 2006

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A total of 12 national and international companies have presented expressions of interest in operating the new container terminal being built on Prat Quay, Barcelona. An award is due to be made…

1st April 2006

12 in the race for Prat Quay

1st April 2006

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According to Ocean Shipping Consultants (OSC), container throughput in southern Europe and the Mediterranean will increase somewhere between 35% and 48% by 2015. This would mean terminals in the area needing capacity…

1st March 2006

2015 Mediterranean box traffic to reach 91.6m TEU

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

Port operator RMS Europe Group has strengthened its position on the Humber following the acquisition of Freshney Cargo Services.

1st March 2006

RMS acquires Freshney

1st March 2006

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RMS will now have operations in five ports on the Humber and will be able to provide services to clients through handling larger ships with cargoes of up to 30,000 tonnes.COSCO Hellas…

1st March 2006

PIRAEUS

1st March 2006

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It is hoped a recent trial along the Caledonian Canal will open up a new freight logistics gateway for the Scottish Highlands. The trial was undertaken by the ships owner in conjunction…

1st March 2006

Caledonian Canal

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

Port projects throughout Greece to the value of ¢ 1,125bn are planned whilst projects totalling ¢ 215.45m are already in the implementation stage.

1st March 2006

GREECE

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

Paper products manufacturer Stora Enso is negotiating with various ports in the north of Spain in respect of a new daily ro-ro service to and from Zeebrugge. This will convey products in…

1st March 2006

SPAIN

1st March 2006

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The ports of Holland and Belgium, together with their watery hinterlands, have long served as breeding grounds for innovation within the cargo handling and port construction sectors. Nick Elliott offers a sampling.

1st March 2006

Low Countries aim high

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

RMS will now have operations in five ports on the Humber and will be able to provide services to clients through handling larger ships with cargoes of up to 30,000 tonnes.The Association…

1st March 2006

VALENCIA

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

The issue of adding new UK box port capacity is becoming more complex and the industry itself has contributed to this process. Has it shot itself in the foot or is it…

1st March 2006

Capacity tsunami

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

Two new resin silos are planned at Thamesport.

1st March 2006

THAMESPORT

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

Prompted by rising container volumes and better conditions for inward investment the Ukraine is now the focus of growing interest on the part of international terminal operators and shipping lines, as Konstantin…

1st March 2006

On the investor radar

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

The Government has given the go-ahead for the reconfiguration of the southern part of Felixstowe involving the conversion of the ports original Dock Basin and the existing Landguard Terminal, into a new…

1st March 2006

Felixstowe South gets the nod

1st March 2006

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1,350m of quay will be dredged to 16m alongside, and an approach channel dredged to 14.5m. An additional 13 ship-to-shore gantry cranes will bring the total number in operation at the port…

1st March 2006

..while import-export traffic declines

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

In Belgium and Holland recently it was striking to see what a deep-routed culture of maritime tradition prevails. The history of maritime activity goes back centuries and as with any such region,…

1st March 2006

Maritime Centres and Democracy

1st March 2006

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EUROPE

The Proposal is now expected to be withdrawn altogether.The port of Sines is forecasting a net profit of between €200,000 and €400,000 for 2005. Despite its modest nature it is the first…

1st January 2006

SINES REPORTS MODEST 2005 PROFIT

1st January 2006

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EUROPE

Genoa Port Authority will go out to tender over the next two months for the construction and financing of a € 4bn expansion and modernisation plan.

1st January 2006

GENOA

1st January 2006

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EUROPE

Spain has joined the increasing list of countries that prohibit smoking in enclosed public spaces. Canada, Norway and New Zealand as well as certain states of the US such as California, Florida,…

1st January 2006

Club ponders anti-smoking laws

1st January 2006

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EUROPE

Rotterdam handled 369m tons of cargo in 2005 and Antwerp handled 160m. This represented 5% growth for both ports.

1st January 2006

Rotterdam

1st January 2006

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Rotterdam's container movements jumped by more than 12% to 9.3m TEUs whilst Antwerp registered 6.5m TEUs up nearly 7% on the previous year.The UK's Sea & Water forum has published its 2005…

1st January 2006

SHORTSEA

1st January 2006

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EUROPE

Las Palmas-based La Luz Container Terminal which covers an area of 20,000 sq m, has signed an agreement to handle transhipment traffic on behalf of Maersk affiliate Safmarine. Three of the companys…

1st January 2006

SAFMARINE OPTS FOR LA LUZ

1st January 2006

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At time of press, Felixstowes expansion plans - Felixstowe South - were expected to get the green light from Government imminently. This follows news late last year that Hutchison Port Holdings neighbouring…

1st January 2006

Felixstowe gets green light

1st January 2006