about two hours northeast of Paris near the France/Belgium border Under command of his human partner Officer Garcia K9 Norton is very energetic and always eager to work His breed is listed as a Chien De Berger Belge which loosely translates to Belgian herding dog This breed of dog is still used to herd livestock but they have also proven to be well-suited for protection and police work These French dogs differ slightly from a traditional looking Belgian Malinois police dog as French dogs have a pretty massive coat of hair K9 Norton is very friendly (unless you’re a criminal) loves meeting new people and is great around kids he enjoys hanging out with Officer Garcia’s other dogs Zuel (Blue-Nosed Pit Bull) and Titus (Cane Corso) Officer Garcia has been an Officer since March 2013 and joined the Santa Monica Police Department in June 2015 Officer Garcia previously worked in the Downtown Service Unit prior to becoming a K9 Police Officer Officer Garcia enjoys taking his dogs out on hikes and the dog beach watching movies and spending time with family Enter your email to sign up for news and updates from the city Logistics provider Contargo North France has won the Europe-wide tender for extension of operations of a Ports de l’Escaut container terminal Located at the quayside of Bruay-sur-l’Escaut/Saint-Saulve near Valenciennes the newly-signed agreement came into force on 1 January 2022 Contract extension: Contargo North France has won the Europe-wide tender for the operation of the Ports de l'Escaut container terminal on the quay of Bruay-sur-l'Escaut (near Valenciennes) for a period of fifteen years. Photo: Gilbert Bredel and Bruno Fontaine pic.twitter.com/NLYWeGGMz2 The container terminal Escaut Valenciennes Conteneurs Terminal (EVCT) the terminal has an annual handling capacity of 140,000 TEU Managing Director of Contargo North France Gilbert Bredel Managing Director of Syndicat Mixte Docks Seine Nord Europe Escaut were pictured signing the contract for the lease Contargo commits itself to the ongoing development of the container terminal and its multimodal transport activities,” Contargo wrote The terminal benefits from the growth of road/barge combined transport and an offer of combined rail transport is planned In the short term various investments are planned in handling equipment including a new reach stacker and a second portal crane DP World is set to implement OneStop Modal and the OneStop Vehicle Booking System (VBS) The US House of Representatives has voted to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency‘s (EPA) 2023 global schedule reliability surged to 57.5 per cent Container throughput at the Port of Melbourne totalled 267,000 TEUs in March 2025 Cover image: ©Associated Press The death toll has risen to at least 70 You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Welcome to portstrategy.com. This site uses cookies. Read our policy webinars and articles on innovations and current trends in the ports and terminals industry Alternatively REGISTER for website access and sign up for email alerts By 2022-01-10T09:40:00 Contargo will operate the container terminal in Valenciennes for a further 15 years Want to read more before deciding on a subscription It only takes a minute to sign up for a free account and you’ll get to enjoy: Get more free content sign up today Ready to subscribe? Choose from one of our subscription packages for unlimited access Site powered by Webvision Cloud