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
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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
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By Rebecca Strong2022-01-10T09:40:00
Contargo will operate the container terminal in Valenciennes for a further 15 years
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