Ports & Harbours – Page 14
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NewsEmden readies for LNG RoRo ships
German vehicle handling port Emden has deepened its outer harbour and is expanding elsewhere to meet the challenge of bigger ships in 2020, Tom Todd reports.
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NewsBremerhaven Westkaje project for completion soon
A €30 million project to rebuild Bremerhaven’s 110-year-old Westkaje for big ships will be completed soon following initial delays, Tom Todd reports.
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NewsUK port begins GB£4.3m ro-ro project
A major UK port has begun a new phase of planned investment to maximise quayside space and ensure the world’s largest ships can continue to call there.
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NewsData system boosts port efficiency
A new data system designed to coordinate and monitor work has enabled safer, quicker and more efficient handling of goods at a Swedish port.
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News€2.8bn Baltic port development unveiled
A Baltic port aims to build a €2.8bn port in a bid to double its cargo volumes from 50m in 2019 to 100m tonnes a year.
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NewsBornholm base for Kreigers Flak
Designed primarily as a base for the Kreigers Flak offshore wind farm, a major harbour development on the island of Bornholm has seen the port of Rønne almost double in size.
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NewsEconomic viability of drone traffic tested
Drones have been tested at a Belgium port to demonstrate the economic viability of drone traffic in this environment.
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NewsRostock deepening will boost port handling
The German Baltic port of Rostock is hoping for a substantial boost in cargo handling from planned approach channel deepening expected to be approved soon, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsPlans for Clyde commercial marine hub
A major milestone has been reached in an ambitious plan to bring marine manufacturing and support industries back to the Upper Clyde, Scotland.
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NewsExpansion at Belfast
Belfast Harbour in Northern Ireland, has announced major plans to expand its facilities and revealed its ambition to become one of the best regional ports in the world writes Dag Pike.
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NewsThird time lucky for troubled German lock?
A third round of major repairs inside five years was being completed by October at Bremerhaven’s trouble-plagued Kaiserschleuse ship lock, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsSunderland ready for Dogger Bank windfarm
Port of Sunderland has declared itself ''ready, willing and able to deliver'' after a long-awaited government announcement of investment in Dogger Bank.
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NewsMega warehouse facility boosts logistics firm
A logistics solutions company aims to support its transcontinental operations with the opening of a a 17,000sqm warehouse facility.
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NewsTwelve Quays project nears completion
A major port modernisation project in the Northwest of the UK is expected to be completed at the start of 2020.
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NewsUK’s first Port Economic Partnership launches
The UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) has partnered with a port to launch the UK’s first Port Economic Partnership (PEP) with the aim of creating stronger links between ports and Government to maximise long-term trade and economic growth.
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NewsPortsmouth cruise development
The UK’s Portsmouth International Port is making a long talked about move towards creaming off some of near neighbour Southampton’s considerable cruise traffic thanks to a berth extension project.
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NewsEstonian port invests in automated mooring
A port in Estonia has ordered a rope-free automated mooring system to facilitate faster berthing processes and improve safety.
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NewsKlaipeda oil terminal expansion
Work is starting on the expansion of the oil terminal in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda to allow it to handle deeper draft tankers and to increase the number of berths from two to three writes Dag Pike.
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NewsFrench port invests €20m in shoreside power
A French port authority aims to cut emissions by spending €20m over the next six years to extend shoreside power.
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NewsSafe mooring solution boosts efficiency
A new safety-focused mooring solution actively dampens vessel motion to increase the range of environmental conditions in which cargo can be transferred and improve throughput.
