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Ports of Auckland chief executive Jens Madsen has incensed Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns with criticism the latter''s MetroPort Auckland inland port is an "illogical supply chain".
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Holy Ghost Brazilian blessing
Over the next seven years, the Brazilian state of Espí rito Santo is to invest $7.25bn in logistics areas and infrastructure. Ports will be the biggest beneficiary, receiving $3.19bn.
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Colombia coal barges death
Colombia has passed legislation making it mandatory to undertake direct loading of coal vessels to improve environmental conditions. The plan will eliminate the use of barges to load deepsea vessels. Most affected will be the port of Santa Marta.
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Congestion to force feeders out of Calcutta
Feeder operators are said to be considering transferring calls from Calcutta Dock System (CDS) to Haldia dock as a means of reducing port dwell times, which are being adversely affected by congestion.
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NewsSiemens powers down with 'cold ironing'
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution has thrown its offering for combating air pollution in port in the ring with a ship-to-shore cold ironing product that allows ships in port to be connected to the medium voltage network of the local power supply company.
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Kongsberg eye on Rijeka
Vessel tracking specialist Kongsberg is to supply ship monitoring and port management solutions to the Port of Rijeka. All components will be installed by the second quarter and training is also included as part of the contract.
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Records for Tauranga
Port of Tauranga set a second-successive container throughput record of 50,466 teu during November - a 6% increase on the previous record set only a month before.
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NewsDraught deepened at Barranquilla
Work to deepen the draught at the entrance to the port of Baranquilla was completed at the end of December, four months behind schedule. However, changes to the original design meant that one of the major levees needed to stabilise navigation along the Magdalena River was not built.
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Extra lift for Hyster
Handling equipment manufacturer Hyster has increased the capacity of its 7-high single empty container handling models by 1.5 tonnes. The H16.00-22.00XM-12EC, can now lift a total of 8.5 tonnes.
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Russian dockers demand salary hikes
A strike by dock workers in late 2007 effectively paralysed operations at the Russian port of Tuapse for three days, with dockers eventually ordered back to work following a court ruling.
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Northern neighbours foster relationship
Germany''s Eurogate and Russia''s National Container Company (NCC) have forged a North-European alliance to improve prospects for their respective container terminals in Ust-Luga and Wilhelmshaven.
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Marseilles incentives to woo lines
Marseilles-Fos is offering reduced 2008 port dues to container lines that push increased volumes through the French port.
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Chinese to fund Hambantota Harbour
The Chinese government has agreed to fund 85% of the $360m cost of building the new Hambantota Harbour in Sri Lanka. The loan will have to be repaid within 15 years at an interest rate of 0.9%, including a four-year grace period.
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NewsPorts must invest to meet demand, says PTP
Harun Johari, chief executive of Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), has spoken out on the need for ports to invest in handling to meet mushrooming container trade.
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NewsTighter belts
Global credit crunch and port finance provision tightens but the year still starts with some "new wave" deals, as Mike Mundy reports
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Ship and shore
A significant increase in the number of accidents threatening assets and environment has led to an increasing demand for the training of ship and shore personnel in the same exercise, says VTS (vessel traffic system) and VTS simulator specialist Transas.
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NewsShelf life
What is the shelf-life of a simulator? GlobalSim says the first crane simulator it sold is now over ten years old and was recently upgraded, with new computers, motion controller, projector and software installed. Many of the original components could be re-used, says Clyde Stauffer.
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NewsGame plan (please delete earlier version)
As new computer hardware and software technologies evolve, crane and material handling equipment simulators will continue to get more realistic, says Clyde Stauffer, vice-president of US-based GlobalSim. "We take major advantage of a lot of the technologies developed for the computer games industry. Specifically, as image generation hardware increases in ...
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NewsAnswering the 'what if' question
In training situations or in feasibility studies, simulators can provide answers to the "what if?" question. Felicity Landon reports on the latest trends
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Whiplash, what next? (Viewpoint)
With "Wall Street whiplash" another phrase is coined to sum up the recent snakes and ladders effect taking place on Wall Street and mirrored on other stock exchanges around the world, not least the FTSE.
