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French ports grain boost

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France’s bumper 2008-9 grain harvest has boosted all the country’s leading grain export ports. The season finished at the end of June an...

Panamax ships are competitive

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The unprecedented demand for coal and iron ore has put such pressure on the shipping market that charter rates for Capesize ships have risen...

Rouen wants deeper water

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Martine Bonny, the director of the Port of Rouen, is leading a campaign for the Upper Seine to be deepened by 1m to ensure the port’s futu...

Milling the slag in Rouen

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Traditionally, the crushing and drying of slag and dross produced in steel-making takes place at the mill site and it is then shipped as raw...

French bulk records?

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The French Port of Dunkirk looks set for a new annual record in the mineral bulks and coal handling field this year with the total volume up...

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