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In the case of London Gateway, it is already known that costs for the project have spiralled hugely since the original days of the projects conception and its early development under P&…

1st September 2006

Gateway spiral

1st September 2006

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Interesting to note the saga that is playing itself out in the Port of Marseilles whereby crane operators and other workers employed by the port authority recently stopped work - for three…

1st August 2006

Thumbs Down

1st August 2006

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What goes thud, thud, thud? Sound of a small container vessel skating along a quayside in an erratic departure?

1st June 2006

Thud, Thud, Thud

1st June 2006

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Now the TT Clubs TT Talk is always an interesting read. From a recent edition comes this statistical gem: " Good news reaches us from the United States where reader Alan Spear,…

1st April 2006

Truck crime: the good news

1st April 2006

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As reported in our Europe news this month, the Hamburg stevedore HHLA is training its first female port workers as gantry crane operators and van drivers.

1st April 2006

..including Fraulein Gantry Crane Driver

1st April 2006

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Felicity Landon, one of PS trusty band of freelance contributors, commented the other day that she found ports and shipping by far the most interesting of the industries she writes about. She…

1st April 2006

To unsung heroes?

1st April 2006

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Take three scenarios: Africa, Italy, the UK.

1st September 2005

African Promises, Italian Pizzazz and British Playing Fields

1st September 2005

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Then move to the Mediterranean. You have to hand it to the Italians. They know all about pizzazz - or is it brio ? that boldness, vigour, style and flamboyance. Whilst polite…

1st September 2005

Its about Pizzazz

1st September 2005

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A UK election has been called and the last time this happened when there were any particular port issues on the agenda was when Margaret Thatcher was in power and overseeing a…

1st May 2005

UK Port Plans – No Election fever here!

1st May 2005

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Every so often something really nasty comes along doesnt it?

1st September 2004

Its life Jim, but not as we know it

1st September 2004