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Konecranes nets Lithuania contract
Konecranes has confirmed an order for three ship-to-shore cranes and seven rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Lithuania’s JSSC Klaipedos Smelte. The cranes will be delivered to the port of Klaipeda starting in the fourth quarter of 2012.
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Spaniards demand profitable ports
The Spanish cabinet has approved revisions to the National Port Law which will make it mandatory for ports to achieve a 2.5% annual surplus.
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NewsKiel’s opens up its vista
The Port of Kiel has opened its doors to the public with a new viewing terrace at its Schwedenkai Terminal.
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EU to reform ports legislation
European Commissioner Siim Kallas has announced a policy to be in place by 2013 to reform ports policy by reducing the administrative burden placed on ports.
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Dover welcomes Brazilian mission
The Port of Dover recently welcomed a delegation from the Association of Road Freight companies of Brazil, a syndicate of over 7,000 freight companies in the Great São Paulo area as part of their fact finding trip to the UK.
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Crane gives Odense flexibility
The recent acquisition of a Liebherr mobile harbour crane has gained the Odense Port Terminal at Lindø more than one kind of efficiency.
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Barcelona gains information system
HITT''s subsidiary in Canada, Klein Systems Group, is to provide the Spanish port of Barcelona with a Port Management Information System.
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Humber’s ‘reasonable’ renewable bid
The Humber region of the UK has been awarded ‘enterprise zone’ status creating significant financial incentives for new renewable energy businesses, but it’s a cut down version of the original plan.
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Spanish box traffic up 7.3% for half year
Spain''s National Ports Authority has confirmed that in the first six months of this year container traffic grew by 7.3% to more than 6.5m teu.
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NewsCargotec-Sweframe court stories differ
SweFrame claims their court battle over intellectual property with Cargotec seems to have turned in their favour, at least at present – but Cargotec’s version is different.
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APMT profit increases
In the first two quarters of this year, APM Terminals generated revenue of more than $2bn, up 6%. Profits amounted to $304m. Three new port operations commenced: at Cai Mep in Vietnam, at Monrovia in Liberia and at Poti in Georgia.
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NewsRough water ahead for northern Europe
According to the North Europe Port Tracker, despite a very strong second quarter which may rescue total year volumes, the region is in a sharper slow down than anticipated by the industry.
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Cadiz releases terminal tender
The southern Spanish port of Cadiz has issued a tender for a new container terminal.
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NCC expands into logistics
Russia’s National Container Company (NCC) has established a rail and truck operator, NCC Logistics.
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Gioia Tauro workers accept labour changes
Port workers at the Italian Mediterranean container shipments hub of Gioia Tauro have voted in favour of a proposed layoff agreement put forward by trade unions and Medecenter Container Terminal.
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NewsDour outlook, but HHLA bucks the trend
Germany, the Euro’s strong man, might not be able to hold its end up indefinitely with obvious impact on its ports as its economy flat lines, but so far HHLA appears to be bucking the trend.
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Cadiz issues box build tender
Cadiz port authority has issued a tender for a company to oversee work linked to the construction of its new container terminal.
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Bilbao issues terminal tenders
Bilbao port authority has issued tenders for two new bulk solid terminals and a third for general cargo. The former will occupy the AZ1 and AZ2 quays, while the general cargo terminal is destined for Bizkaia quay.
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NewsNew entrants shake up box operator ranking
SIPG, China Merchants, Modern Terminals and Ports America have forged their way into the Top 10 league table of this year’s Global Container Terminal Operators annual report, joining the ranks of PSA, HPH, APM Terminals, DP World, and Cosco.
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News‘Stolen’ spreader design claims disputed
Following Cargotec’s filing of a lawsuit against its recently formed competitor, SweFrame has rebutted allegations that its Y40-E and Y45-E spreaders were based on stolen Bromma information.
