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Gilpin officials host tour of Schenley Industrial Park with eyes on redevelopment

Pittsburgh Tribune Review 18 Sep 2023
Abandoned distillery buildings remain ... and Senjan Machine Inc ... Rep ... “We’ll be doing pretty much the same type of work that the building was intended for, which is pretty cool,” Senjan said ... Heichel said plans are in the works for Armstrong Terminal to install a new dock in mid-2024 that will accommodate three barges instead of one.
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UK, Türkiye 'step up joint operations' targeting human trafficking gangs' tactics, British premier says

Anadolu Agency 06 Sep 2023
However, arrivals continue despite efforts to tackle the issue, including the controversial Rwanda plan, illegal migration bill, and most recently, housing asylum seekers on "more cost-effective forms of accommodation" such as disused military bases and barges.
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UK reports highest daily migrant crossings with 872 people detected in English Channel

Anadolu Agency 03 Sep 2023
However, arrivals continue despite efforts to tackle the issue, including the controversial Rwanda plan, illegal migration bill, and most recently, housing asylum seekers on "more cost-effective forms of accommodation" such as disused military bases and barges.
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More than 2,000 people cross English Channel over past 7 days

Anadolu Agency 25 Aug 2023
However, arrivals continue despite efforts to tackle the issue, including the controversial Rwanda plan, Illegal Migration Bill, and most recently, housing asylum seekers on "more cost-effective forms of accommodation" such as disused military bases and barges.
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What will life be like for migrants aboard UK barge?

RTE 08 Aug 2023
Here PA looks at the living conditions they can expect on the controversial barge ... But inside the perimeter, they must board a shuttle bus to be taken from the barge to the gate because of safety rules inside the working port ... First migrants arrive on board UK accommodation barge.
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Why the UK has it so wrong on refugees

Gulf News 04 Aug 2023
... from Amsterdam to accommodate refugees and migrants to the UK does not meet fire safety standards ... The barge had been previously used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers in the Netherlands and was also used for oilfield workers working on rigs off the coast of Norway.
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‘Cabins slightly larger than a prison cell’: life aboard the UK’s barge for asylum seekers

The Guardian 21 Jul 2023
Home Office tour of asylum seeker Bibby Stockholm barge emphasises no-frills features including TVs that don’t work Each two-person ...
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Asylum barge plan ‘unworkable’, critics say after Braverman’s missed target

AOL 26 Jun 2023
The barge is currently in Falmouth, Cornwall for checks, maintenance and refurbishment work.
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Ships now need to give a 2-hour notice before Liberty, Independence bridges can open

Michigan Live 23 May 2023
Granite is authorized to use two 40-foot by 40-foot barges by the Liberty Bridge for undoing work, however, the U.S. Coast Guard is requiring that the barges are to be moved to accommodate any vessels that are coming through in accordance with the new two-hour role. The barges are ...
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Barge set to hold 500 migrants is inspected as activists leave cardboard signs calling for ...

The Daily Mail 22 May 2023
The Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge undergoes refurbishments in a dry dock in Falmouth, Cornwall, yesterday ... Banners are left by protestors above the dry dock where the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge is being inspected ... The Bibby Stockholm barge will provide 'basic and ...
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Business as usual as port prepares for arrival of refugees

The Business Desk 12 Apr 2023
It comes as preparations continue with the Home Office and local agencies for the arrival of an accommodation barge for refugees ...Cruise lines are used to operating in ports where a variety of other activities are also taking place, whether that is cargo operations, ship yards or accommodation barges.
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Luxury living: A bar, a gym and en suite rooms...Inside the 'Bibby Stockholm' barge that ...

The Daily Mail 05 Apr 2023
‘We have to use alternative accommodation options, as our European neighbours are doing –including the use of barges and ferries to save the British taxpayer money and to prevent the UK becoming a magnet for asylum shoppers in Europe ... Typical charter costs for accommodation barges ...
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Petra Energy awarded accommodation vessel contracts by Petronas

Splash24/7 19 Mar 2023
The work has ... The marine support service provider owns and operates eight accommodation work barges and workboats.
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Demolition work begins on Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach

ABC7 10 Jul 2022
Monday, the Port of Long Beach's back channel will be closed to ship traffic to accommodate the work. On Saturday, crews dismantled the suspended portion of the bridge and lowered it onto a barge for removal ... The demolition work is scheduled to be completed by late 2023.
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Mighty Mississippi Flows Forever

Victoria Advocate 23 May 2022
New Stamps Commemorate America's Superhighway. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S ... Scanlon photographed a towboat pushing cargo barges upriver toward Memphis ... Massive engineering works — channels, locks, dams and levees — help accommodate barge tows more than 1,000 feet long, common along the Arkansas-Tennessee boundary and beyond.

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FILE - Harvesters collect wheat in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2022. Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says his government will not lift its embargo on Ukraine grain imports on Thursday because it would hurt the interests of Polish farmers. In accordance with the European Union, the embargo was imposed in April, until Sept. 15 to prevent Ukraine produce from glutting Polish market.
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