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Wood power to the fore

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Denmark has pledged to abandon coal by 2023, and convert its power station network to run on imported and sustainable biomass....

Denmark’s green revolution

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As Danish power providers switch from coal to biomass, the county’s bulk ports have an opportunity to benefit from harnessing a new commod...

Provestenen bulk plan

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Copenhagen Malmö Port AB (CMP) is developing a new dry bulk handling complex for Panamax bulkers at Prøvestenen, an existing dry and liqui...

Duisburg dip

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In 2002, the Port of Duisburg (Duisport) handled 37 mt of cargo (water 38 percent, rail 16 percent and truck 46 percent), a slight increase ...

Rostock steady

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The Port of Rostock in north eastern Germany expects this year to match the 6.4 mt of dry bulk handled in 2002 thanks to existing arrangemen...

Rostock volumes fall

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The port of Rostock experienced a substantial decline in agribusiness last year, with grain volumes down 900,000 t compared with 2000. Never...

Wismar comeback

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Some 30 per cent of bulk handled at the Port of Wismar consists of potash and 10 percent grain. Despite the economic downturn, Wismar was ab...

MVT acquired by FL Smidth

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Denmark-based FL Smidth (FLS) has acquired the activities of Maschinen- und Verfahrenstechnik Bernhard Blatton GmbH (MVT), the German compan...

Silos hang in

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Though bulk storage domes are increasing in popularity, conventional silos are often still specified for specific applications. Netherlands-...

Walk on the wide side

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ContiTech Transportband-systeme has invested DM15 mill in two new roller-head units that allow the production of unvulcanised conveyor belts...

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