Europe
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Incumbents welcome to Valencia concession
17/01/2019Valencia has confirmed that incumbent operators are free to participate in the tender for its fourth container terminal with no requirement to increase current capacity levels. READ more
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Yilport supports innovation contest
16/01/2019Global port operator Yilport is backing a Port Innovation Contest to encourage solutions to the current challenges facing the industry. READ more
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Boluda identifies possible Valencia bidders
09/01/2019Spain’s Confederación General del Trabajo trade union reports that Vicente Boluda, president of both Boluda Corporación Marítima, which operates the Boluda shipping company, and Valencian business association Asociación Valenciana de READ more
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APM submits Poti design
08/01/2019APM Terminals Poti and Poti New Terminals Consortium have submitted conceptual designs for the first stage construction permit of the Poti Port expansion, which includes a new breakwater and extended quay wall. READ more
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UK tackles no-deal Brexit with test HGV route
07/01/2019The UK government has been preparing for a no-deal Brexit scenario by trialling a 20-mile lorry route to the Port of Dover in a bid to ease traffic congestion. READ more
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2019 about 'more than Brexit' for UK ports
07/01/20192019 will see the British Ports Association (BPA) focus on issues including port sector-promotion, increased public transport investment, planning/consenting improvements and issues around people and safety, in addition to Brexit. READ more
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Strike finally ends at Setúbal
21/12/2018Workers at the Portuguese Port of Setúbal returned to work on December 15, drawing to a close a virtual paralysis of the port since November 5. READ more
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Spain challenges north European dominance
06/12/2018Spanish ports are taking advantage of the current sustained growth in maritime traffic to add new infrastructure to allow them to better compete with northern European hubs, such as Rotterdam. They have long argued it makes sense for most of READ more
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MEDports sets out 2019 stall
06/12/2018The new Mediterranean Ports Association (MEDports Association) has approved an action plan for 2019 which includes the adoption of common key performance indicators and a ‘single window’ cargo community system. READ more
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Arctic port Russian investment could see new Arctic port
29/11/2018Discussions are ongoing between Roman Trotsenko’s AEON Corporation and Russia’s railway monopoly RZD over the development of a coal export port in the Nenets Autonomous Region and a railway line to it. READ more