05 December 2008	The on-line newspaper devoted to the world of transports	05:43 GMT+1

April 16, 2003 Diversification is all port of the service Exporting 21 million tonnes of coal a year is a lot of cargo - expecially by 1920s standards. And as the North-East's coal industry was sent into decline the region's largest port - Port of Tyne - had to come up with innovative new ways to ensure its business survived. The collapse of much of the North-East's heavy industry in the 70s and 80s meant the port had little to export and ...... Read more on ic Newcastle Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail