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Heavy snow and icy conditions have brought two of the UK’s main hubs to a standstill, with Southampton and Felixstowe both shutting up shop today.

2nd December 2010

Snow forces UK port closures

2nd December 2010

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Dover Harbour Board has branded the proposal to keep the port of Dover in local hands through ownership by a “people’s trust” as “totally unrealistic and undeliverable”.

11th November 2010

Trust plan is “undeliverable” says Dover

11th November 2010

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Residents on the UK’s south coast have come together to submit a £200m buy-out bid for the Port of Dover.

3rd November 2010

Peoples port bid launched for Dover

3rd November 2010

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Outside factors are influencing the plans of both the Black Sea and the Baltic ports

1st November 2010

Is the cascade effect a threat, an opportunity, or both?

1st November 2010

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The opening of Kiel’s Schwedenkai terminal marks the beginning of a new era according to the port – underscoring the point with the new architectural terminal building which is to be a…

1st November 2010

Kiel goes to greater lengths

1st November 2010

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The ‘Russian factor’ means strengths and weaknesses for the region’s ports, says Stevie Knight

29th October 2010

Russian recovery

29th October 2010

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Port workers at the Spanish port of Bilbao have signed a new collective bargaining agreement covering 2009-2010, bringing to an end the threat of layoffs and temporary cuts to working hours.

29th October 2010

New collective bargaining agreement in Bilbao

29th October 2010

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The recession that hit Spanish ports in 2008 led to serious financial problems that continue to this day at more than two-thirds of the nation’s ports, new figures reveal.

29th October 2010

Spanish ports take a mauling as recession bites

29th October 2010

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The Port of Gdynia is making efforts to stay ahead of the deepwater game by jointly developing a deep draft berth with Gdynia Container Terminal.

28th October 2010

Gdynia sinks investment into deep water

28th October 2010

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The Odessa court of appeal has rules that the Commercial Sea Port of Illichivsk must allow Ukrtranscontainer to resume operations – and get its equipment back.

28th October 2010

UTC entitled to Illichivsk operations

28th October 2010

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The Polish port of Gdansk has overtaken its rival Gdynia by nearly 10,000 teu for the month of September, making it the largest container port in the country.

24th October 2010

Gdansk takes Polish top spot

24th October 2010

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Valencias Independent Road Hauliers Association, Transcont, undertook a blockade of all MSC container traffic at the ports of Valencia and Barcelona during part of September.

24th October 2010

Road hauliers blacklist MSC

24th October 2010

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Portugals Judicial Police have undertaken searches at premises of both container terminal operator Liscont and Lisbon Port Authority (APL) in search of documents relating to the formers concession extension.

24th October 2010

Police seize Liscont and APL documentation

24th October 2010

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Valencia Port has seen its security upgraded through an international security program devised by the United States Department of Energy to prevent the illicit traffic of nuclear and radioactive materials.

24th October 2010

Radioactivity scanning at Valencia

24th October 2010

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The positive news from Drewry is that 2010 has seen a surprisingly strong improvement by the major container industry stakeholders – but the recovery needs care, attention and above all co-operation to…

14th October 2010

Positive news, but changes ahead

14th October 2010

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Despite being hit very hard by the slump, the Black Sea region is on its way back – but Odessa’s dream of hub status remains unlikely to be fulfilled.

7th October 2010

Odessa’s dream founders on summit

7th October 2010

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“The crisis is over” Kim Fejfer of APM Terminals told CNN news, but there’s a sting in the tale of the forecast.

7th October 2010

Tremendous growth ahead – for some

7th October 2010

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In August, Spain passed new legislation amending its Ports Law governing common user ports, which was first introduced in 2003.

2nd October 2010

New Spanish Ports Law enacted

2nd October 2010

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A new venture is on the lookout for Russian port acquisitions and has already created a fund to pursue opportunities in “the complete logistics chain” in the region.

30th September 2010

Russian assets ‘earmarked’ for acquisition

30th September 2010

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A campaign has been launched to highlight the necessity of investment into port facilities in order to safeguard the UK’s place in the wind farm supply chain.

25th September 2010

UK campaign to save ports fund

25th September 2010