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04/03/2010 - Belgian project receives Marco Polo II support
22 new projects were selected under the 2009 call for proposals to receive funding in the framework of the Marco Polo II programme ...
04/03/2010 - One-stop helpdesk for the Motorways of the Sea
At the beginning of February the European Commission has launched a "one-step helpdesk" on funding possibilities for "Motorways of the Sea" projects ...
04/03/2010 - Shortsea limits traffic loss in 2009
The economic crisis has caused the shortsea transport to drop 11.29% in 2009. However, the shortsea traffic figures registered by the promotion centre from January to June 2009 have improved markedly in the second half of the year. In the first semester the transport by shortsea dropped 18.70%. At the end of 2009 the decrease amounted to just 11.29% ...
04/03/2010 - KESS starts new service to the region of Northern Spain
Since the beginning of the year ‘K' Line European Sea Highway Service, or KESS, has started a new trilateral service between Vigo, Zeebrugge and Sheerness ...
04/03/2010 - Transeuropa Ferries and LD Lines join forces between Ostend and Ramsgate
As from the middle of March the ropax "Norman Spirit" will provide two sailings each day between Ostend and Ramsgate and back. That is the result of a cooperation agreement between LD Lines and Transeuropa Ferries, who ...
04/03/2010 - Mann Lines links Zeebrugge to Södertälje, Sweden
The British shipping company is initiating a ro-ro service between Zeebrugge and Södertälje near Stockholm. The vessels "Bothniaborg" en "Balticborg" of paper manufacturer Smurfit Kappa will adapt their rotation ...
