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Work will start in September on a € 24m project to expand vehicle handling in Bremerhaven, Europes second largest vehicle hub. Part of the Osthafen will be filled in by the end…

1st June 2004

More vehicle space for Bremerhaven

1st June 2004

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EUROPE

Operations at Sines Container Terminal XXI (Terminal XXI), a collaborative effort between Sines Port Authority and PSA Corp, commenced on 31 May with the arrival of MSC CRISTIANA. PSA Corp says it…

1st June 2004

Sines Container Terminal Receives First Vessel

1st June 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Setubal Port Administration has embarked on a privatisation process that flies in the face of the widely anticipated benefits of a more competitive and lower cost operating environment.

1st May 2004

SETBACKS SETUBAL

1st May 2004

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EUROPE

Germanys seaports, including its now integrated former GDR facilities, expect to benefit greatly from the EUs eastern extension, reports Tom Todd.

1st May 2004

GERMAN PORTS BATTLE BULGES AND EYE THE FUTURE

1st May 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Parliament has adopted new guidelines for the trans-European transport network that include the " Motorways of the Sea" initiative.

1st May 2004

UKs ports lukewarm on Motorways of the Sea project

1st May 2004

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EUROPE

The specialist heavy-lift multi-purpose pontoon, TERRA MARIQUE, loaded with Concorde GB-OAA has successfully completed its journey down the river Thames and up the North Sea to the aircrafts destination in Scotland.

1st May 2004

London proves its worth in reducing traffic chaos

1st May 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK Transport Minister Tony McNulty has accepted the recommendation of the Dibden Bay Inquiry Inspector to turn down proposals for a new container terminal on Southampton Water.

1st May 2004

Dibden rejected

1st May 2004

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New long term policy for Genoa

1st May 2004

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EUROPE 1st May 2004

Maasvlakte 2 moves closer

1st May 2004

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EUROPE

Poland offers the largest market out of all the new countries joining the EU and has recently been the subject of strong container traffic growth at the nations premier port gateway, the…

1st May 2004

POLAND: BIG IS BEAUTIFUL

1st May 2004

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EUROPE

Port Strategy (PS) continues its focus on the role of government in UK containerport expansion, which, sadly, continues to represent a master-class in how it shouldnt be done, writes Mike Mundy

1st April 2004

UK PORT PLANNING BLIND SPOTS?

1st April 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish Governments decision to put a half billion dollar price-tag on a place of refuge for ships in distress is counter-productive and in some situations could actually increase the threat to…

1st April 2004

Spains self-defeating decree

1st April 2004

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EUROPE

Valencia port authority has adopted a plan which will ensure that sufficient capacity will be available at the port until at least 2015. Both the main port of Valencia and the secondary…

1st April 2004

Valencia to expand facilities

1st April 2004

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EUROPE

There is a view that all the facts are not being properly presented in conjunction with future UK container port expansion.

1st April 2004

MASTER-CLASS OF MISTAKES

1st April 2004

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EUROPE

New facts and figures underline that the UK Government still has time to take a more coordinated approach to adding new containerport capacity. Mike Mundy reports.

1st March 2004

UKS SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT TOO LITTLE BUT NOT TOO LATE

1st March 2004

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EUROPE

Corus is to supply 5,000 tons of sheet piles along with pre-fabricated anchorage for the construction of two brand new multi-purpose quays, Nordurbakki and Skarfabakki, in Reykjavik.

1st March 2004

Corus goes north

1st March 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Over £ 1.3 billion is due to be invested in Port of London terminals in the next ten years and plans are underway to bring some unused wharves in London back into…

1st March 2004

Father Thames gets makeover

1st March 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Baltic Sea is a busy place with over 60 ports handling some 230m tons of cargo annually. The Russian port complex at St.Petersburg is the largest of these and, in its…

1st March 2004

A POLITICAL FAVOURITE

1st March 2004

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EUROPE

The secretary of state for infrastructure, Benigno Blanco, confirmed that Spains development ministry would invest € 32.2m in the initial phase of Tenerifes new Granadilla Port in 2004.

1st March 2004

New port development in Tenerife

1st March 2004

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EUROPE

Algeciras is to make its largest ever yearly investment in 2004, when € 61m will be spent on infrastructure projects (see PS Jan/Feb 2004 p.16). This contrasts to € 24.4m spent in…

1st March 2004

Algeciras to invest €61m

1st March 2004

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EUROPE

Marseilles' total throughput last year of 95.5m tons (3.6% up on 2002) was the highest since 1988. Key cargo growth came at Fos container terminal where a throughput of almost 533,000TEUs (+8.8%)…

1st March 2004

Marseilles lures Eastern trades

1st March 2004

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EUROPE

The first piles have been driven in a five-year project to modernise the Eurogate Container Terminal in Hamburg and attract big boxships as that group reports record handling. The project, which will…

1st March 2004

Eurogate Hamburg to pull the big boys

1st March 2004

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EUROPE

Coal reserves in Russia are generally agreed to be some of the best currently available, despite having problems with contamination from iron. Demand is nevertheless growing, with production increasing in 2003 by…

1st March 2004

RUSSIAN COAL EXPORTS ON FIRE

1st March 2004