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Maintenance starts at Bowen Wharf, Queensland

Maintenance starts at Bowen Wharf, Queensland

(Posted on 15/06/18)

Maintenance works are set to begin on the Bowen Wharf. North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) acting CEO Rochelle Macdonald said the works included repairs to cracked concrete slab sections and some of the timber decking structure and the removal of deteriorated timber fender piles.Weipa, Abbot Point, Mackay and Hay Point...

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Naming ceremony for Damen tugs in Rotterdam

Naming ceremony for Damen tugs in Rotterdam

(Posted on 15/06/18)

The naming ceremony of the newly-built Damen tugs Rotterdam and Beagle took place this week in the Port of Rotterdam, during Kotug Smit Towage’s annual ‘Maatjes-party’ (Herring with friends, a traditional Dutch event to mark the beginning of the herring season).Damen Shipyards Group operates 34 shipbuilding and...

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EMMA ensures inland shipping a better standing in policy and society

(Posted on 15/06/18)

Project EMMA, funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014–2020, has actively contributed to raising the awareness of the potential of inland navigation and giving inland waterway transport a stronger voice and better standing in policy and society. Several actions to develop inland shipping have recently taken...

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BPA backs the ‘customs backstop’

(Posted on 15/06/18)

The British Ports Association has welcomed the publication of the temporary customs arrangement, known as the ‘customs backstop’.Commenting on the development, the BPA Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne, said: “This arrangement will give ports and freight operators a measure of short-term certainty. It is now...

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Dunkirk gains PERS certification

(Posted on 15/06/18)

In line with the commitments of the PA2D (Sustainable Development and Action Plan), Dunkerque-Port has received the EcoPorts network's PERS certification (Port Environmental Review System), granted by the ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation).This environmental management certification, specific to the port sector, attests to correct...

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Charleston’s harbour deepening project

(Posted on 15/06/18)

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced $49m for the Charleston Harbour Deepening Project in the Fiscal Year 18 Work Plan, critical funds that will be coupled with financial support from the State of South Carolina to further the progress of deepening the Charleston Harbor to 52ft."This funding is great news for continued...

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