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Contship Italia has emphasised its commitment to the port of Cagliari by rejecting speculation that it is to pull out of Cagliari International Container Terminal.

12th June 2008

Contship stands by CICT

12th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Vladivostok Port has reported a net profit of $9.54m for 2007, 3.3 times better than the 2006 result. During the same period, revenue grew by 34% to $53.21m, while cargo throughput increased…

10th June 2008

Variance in fortunes for Russian ports

10th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus Port Authority has received two bids for the concession to operate container berths 2 and 3, one from from Cosco Pacific and the other from a joint-venture consisting of Hutchison Port…

8th June 2008

Cosco and HPH in race for Piraeus

8th June 2008

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EUROPE

Recent developments at the Port of Zeebrugge have included a quay extension on the north side of Albert II dock, the completion of the quay and construction of a jetty in the…

4th June 2008

Zeebrugge readies itself for trade growth

4th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Fiftyyears ago, Antwerphad just seen the construction of the Boudewijn lock.

4th June 2008

Fifty year flashback

4th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Benelux ports are soaring with rocketing volumes and investments on a breath-taking scale. Felicity Landon reports

4th June 2008

Flying high

4th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Operator PD Ports and UK supermarket chain Tesco have announced plans to bring 800 new jobs to Teesside, through the development of a state-of-the-art import centre.

30th May 2008

Tesco brand takes on port

30th May 2008

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EUROPE

Poti seaport in Georgia has issued an international tender for dredging work in its approach channel. The 1.6 km channel is to be deepened to 12.5 metres.

28th May 2008

Poti to dredge channel

28th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Russian Black Sea port of Yuzhny is to make all payments to foreign shipowners, consignors and consignees in euros. Existing payments are made in dollars, which are generating considerable losses.

28th May 2008

Yuzhny ditches the dollar

28th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Irelands Department of the Environment has issued a special protection order increasing the area it protects in Dublin Bay by 30%.

28th May 2008

Dublin expansion challenges environmental protected area

28th May 2008

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EUROPE

Spains Gijón Port Authority has issued a tender for a concession to build and operate a wind farm in the outer dykes in the new expansion area of the port. The concession…

24th May 2008

Gijón windy plan

24th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Specialist insurer TT Club is demanding a cleaner work environment for quay crane drivers to protect them from stack emissions.

21st May 2008

Ship pollution a major threat to crane operators

21st May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The well-respected TOC Europe exhibition and conference islooking to capitalise on networking opportunities at this years eventwith the introduction of happy hour networking drinks and the launchof a new online networkingfacility.

21st May 2008

TOC Europe bid to be bigger and better

21st May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World has acknowledged that it is exploring maritime opportunities in Russia, in conjunction with Russian partners. The company already jointly operates the Vostochny International Container Services terminal.

18th May 2008

DPW Russian exploration

18th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The proposed fifth container terminal at the port of Valencia, which could also be divided into two different concessions, has drawn interest from shipping lines Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC, as well…

17th May 2008

International operators eye Valencia

17th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Transport and Communications Ministry in Ukraine has produced a new port development strategy, allowing ports to be operated on a landlord basis.

14th May 2008

New port plan for Ukraine

14th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM Terminals ended 2007 with a net profit of $411m compared with $99m for the previous year. Throughput amounted to 31.4m containers, an increase of 13%.

14th May 2008

Bumper year for APM

14th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Stevedoring companies have taken equity control of 19 of the 36 Port Labour companies in Spain, which will become Economic Interest Port Groups (APIEs).

11th May 2008

Spanish stevedores seize labour company control

11th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

DPWorlds monster London Gateway port project has received the final seal ofapproval from the UK Government, making its dream of creating the countrysmost advanced container port a reality.

7th May 2008

London Gateway clears final hurdle

7th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dramatic photos taken as the Port of Liverpool disposed of two redundant quayside cranes mark striking images of port progression in the 21st Century.

7th May 2008

Liverpool crane crashing marks a sign of the times

7th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Classification society Germanischer Lloyds award of its first Container Terminal Quality Indicator (CTQI) standard is an important step towards meeting the challenge of comparing global box terminals.

7th May 2008

Container terminal meets the mark

7th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Seven of Frances nine public ports - Bordeaux, Dunkirk, La Rochelle, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire and Rouen - are to be privatised, with investment made available by the state to boost throughput…

6th May 2008

France to privatise ports

6th May 2008

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EUROPE

Completion of phase two of the Port of Oslos container terminal at Sjursø ya has been put on hold and is unlikely to open before 2014.

6th May 2008

Sjursøya Phase Two delayed till 2014

6th May 2008