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Cartagena Port Authority is planning to start construction of a new container port at El Gorguel in 2013. A tender for an environmental impact assessment is due to be issued shortly.

2nd December 2009

Cartagena pushes on with El Gorguel

2nd December 2009

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Studies carried out by Ocean Shipping Consultants suggest that it will not be until 2012 at the earliest that Genova Port will be able to return to traffic levels last seen in…

1st December 2009

Genova to recover 2007 traffic levels by 2012

1st December 2009

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EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam is to give a one-off rebate in 2010 on both sea and inland harbour dues.

30th November 2009

Rotterdam to offer rebates

30th November 2009

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EUROPE

The recapitalisation of BBI infrastructure through the creation of a new investor company, Brookfield, has lead to the ownership of PD ports passing to its UK subsidiary, Brookfield Ports (UK). BBI has…

26th November 2009

New owner for PD Ports

26th November 2009

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The first six out of a total of 32 transtainer cranes have been landed at the Port of Algeciras Bay.

24th November 2009

Algeciras units arrive

24th November 2009

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EUROPE

New figures point to a 4.1% fall in UK short sea unit load freight capacity over the last year.

24th November 2009

UK freight falls

24th November 2009

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The Belgian port of Zeebrugge has bucked the downturn to post a volume increase of 1.5% for the first three quarters of this year.

22nd November 2009

Traffic up at Zeebrugge

22nd November 2009

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19th November 2009

Venice authority responds to Peril report

19th November 2009

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Short sea shipping in Europe is being held back by reliance on old-fashioned paper management systems, according to Alberto Magrassi, an expert in shipping systems from IT firm Elsag Datamat.

14th November 2009

Ditch paper reliance to further short sea shipping

14th November 2009

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EUROPE

Despite making significant inroads in environmental management, the majority of UK ports do not feel that they are doing enough, according to the Green Ports survey from Royal Haskoning.

13th November 2009

UK needs focus for greening of ports

13th November 2009

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EUROPE

The Ukranian Supreme Court has ruled that the agreement between the Russian National Container Company (NCC) and the state-run Commercial Sea Port of Illichivsk (SCPI) is void, effectively forcing NCCs Ukrainian subsidiary…

12th November 2009

Ukraine port accused of embezzeling by NCC

12th November 2009

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Every other tonne of cargomoved through the Flanders ports of Antwerp, Ghent, Ostend andZeebrugge is part of a short sea cargo - unless you look at Ostend,when the figure shoots up to…

11th November 2009

Flemish ports present single face to market

11th November 2009

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EUROPE

Ukraines Yuzhny port authority has signed a deal confirming that it will register the berths built by Transinvestservice (TIS) in its port so that they can become operational - in return for…

11th November 2009

TIS dispute may resolve soon

11th November 2009

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The Ukrainian government has given the go-ahead for the expansion of Odessa, Yuzhny and Illichevsk into additional land areas.

11th November 2009

Ukraine forges ahead with port development

11th November 2009

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EUROPE

More than 420 companies have had financial support from the European Unions Marco Polo fund since its inception almost seven years ago - and rules for unlocking more of the ¢ 450m…

10th November 2009

Marco Polo grant qualification to get easier ne

10th November 2009

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EUROPE

For Europe and its shortsea ambitions, the future lies in the past, as Stuart Pearcey explains

9th November 2009

Shortsea: For Europe, the future lies in the past

9th November 2009

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EUROPE

A power distribution network on APMs Rotterdam container terminal has just switched over to a wind-generated electricity plant. This will mean the terminal reduces its CO2 emissions by 45% per year, says…

8th November 2009

Rotterdam terminal powers up on Green

8th November 2009

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EUROPE

With boxes out of favour, Eastern European ports are having to look elsewhere for business. Stevie Knight reports

5th November 2009

Power play

5th November 2009

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EUROPE

UK port executives have urged the government to start supporting the port industry, or risk losing out on business to mainland Europe.

30th October 2009

UK government urged to act now to protect port assets

30th October 2009

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EUROPE

As a consequence of changes to the Empty Property Rate (EPR) taxation in the UK, it has emerged that landlords are demolishing perfectly good warehouse property as a way of avoiding paying…

14th October 2009

More pressure on UK warehousing to come

14th October 2009

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Turnover at the Greek port of Piraeus was up 32% in the first six months of 2009, resulting in a small net profit for the port authority.

11th October 2009

Piraeus makes a profit

11th October 2009

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9th October 2009

Ports must lending a helping hand says Drewry

9th October 2009

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The Bulgaria port of Burgas is to make 20% of its workers redundant as a result of the economic crisis. This will mean that 275 employees out of a total of 1,300…

5th October 2009

Burgos cuts a fifth of its workforce

5th October 2009