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P&O's investment in Shellhaven on the north bank of the Thames at Thurrock, will be to the tune of £700m to make the former oil refinery Britain's largest container port. Phased development…

1st September 2005

CEST CERES CERES

1st September 2005

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A scheme to clean up the UKs River Tyne has celebrated the launch of two new vessels. Local children were tasked with finding a name for the larger debris collection vessel and…

1st September 2005

Clean-up craft devours cars

1st September 2005

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The UK may be top of the Rotterdam container customer throughput league table, but China is snapping at its heels.

1st September 2005

CONTAINER MILLIONAIRES HAVE CLOSE RACE

1st September 2005

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PD Ports has appointed Royal Haskoning to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed deepsea terminal at Teesport, including the preparation of a construction and engineering report on the…

1st September 2005

Royal Haskoning to carry out Teesport EIA

1st September 2005

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Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) released some interesting research at the recent TOC conference in Antwerp. David Appleton, NOLs president Europe, in presenting the findings revealed the hefty cost in both time and…

1st July 2005

Planning delays a major cause of congestion

1st July 2005

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With Turkey having just announced its first containerport privatisation and Egypt showing signs of more interest in this direction, will the eastern sector of the Med at last come of age, asks…

1st July 2005

Unlocking its huge potential

1st July 2005

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The research was commissioned by Drewry Shipping Consultants and shows the planning process alone for 12 north European terminal developments is costing an estimated €540m, while delays and cancellations have meant a…

1st July 2005

LNG TERMINAL FOR VENICE

1st July 2005

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A key objective of the ECs strategy for the development of ports is to establish clearer rules which set high quality standards for access to the port services market, and make procedures…

1st July 2005

The ECs position: not unreasonable on the face of it

1st July 2005

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The research was commissioned by Drewry Shipping Consultants and shows the planning process alone for 12 north European terminal developments is costing an estimated €540m, while delays and cancellations have meant a…

1st July 2005

LEIXOES TO TAKE PANAMAX

1st July 2005

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The research was commissioned by Drewry Shipping Consultants and shows the planning process alone for 12 north European terminal developments is costing an estimated €540m, while delays and cancellations have meant a…

1st July 2005

CERES BATTLE GOES ON

1st July 2005

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It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. In 2004, Bilbao box terminal ATM registered a 9.76% hike…

1st June 2005

TRUCK MAFIA HALTS BILBAO BOX TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENT

1st June 2005

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Port of Rotterdam and operator ECT have reached agreement to construct a new container terminal at Maasvlakte. This Delta Barge Feeder Terminal (DBF) is meant to handle inland and feeder vessels in…

1st June 2005

..and builds new container terminal

1st June 2005

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On 4 May, MSCs 8,000 TEU vessel RACHELE docked at Valencia, the biggest container ship ever to call at any Spanish port. The vessel will be deployed on services out of China…

1st June 2005

Valencia receives largest ever vessel

1st June 2005

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It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The second phase of Bilbao's Outer Harbour development will be…

1st June 2005

NEW BILBAO HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT TO OPEN IN 2006

1st June 2005

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It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The port of Rotterdam has commissioned the construction of the…

1st June 2005

Rotterdam commissions quay construction?

1st June 2005

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Users of the Milford Haven waterway are being warned that they may be filmed or photographed if they are thought to be breaking any laws. The warning has been issued by Milford…

1st June 2005

Milford Haven uses photographic evidence

1st June 2005

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Depending on your point of view, PD Ports plan to introduce a Northern Gateway container port on the Tees would either ease the UKs notorious southern port congestion, or - if youre…

1st June 2005

North seeks to ease Southern Discomfort

1st June 2005

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Lloyd's List reports that port operators and regional development agencies in the north of England are calling for a delay on three outstanding applications to build additional facilities in the south (London…

1st June 2005

Rivals ATM and TMB set up joint venture company

1st June 2005

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Lloyd's List reports that port operators and regional development agencies in the north of England are calling for a delay on three outstanding applications to build additional facilities in the south (London…

1st June 2005

TRAFFIC UP AT PORT NOU

1st June 2005

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Work has started on the ¢ 580m expansion of the port of Gijon, the primary aim of which is to add new capacity for coal and iron ore cargo flows.

1st May 2005

GIJON BUILDS BULK CAPACITY..

1st May 2005

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By 2007, it is expected that Maersk will effectively control most of the traffic passing through ports around the Straits of Gibraltar due to its presence at Algeciras, Malaga and Tangier. The…

1st May 2005

Maersk will dominate Straits

1st May 2005

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Also in northern Spain, Dragados is heading up the consortium that is building the initial phases of the new port at La Coruna at a cost of € 429m.

1st May 2005

..AND LA CORUNA NEW PORT

1st May 2005

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Speaking on the occasion of the delivery of a new Panamax dimension quayside container gantry to ICTSIs Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia, Tom Falknor, president, BCT, unveiled the terminals further plans:…

1st May 2005

Post-Panamax units planned for Gdynia

1st May 2005