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NewsSupersize Khorfakkan
Khorfakkan received its largest ever ship in July, with the arrival of the 9,415 CMACGM Fidelio at the recently completed 400-metre quay.
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Australasia-Asian trade demand stifles shipper complaints
Although not in the ''overheated'' state of a couple of years ago, AsiaAustralia trades appear to be bouncing back from a lull in the first half of 2006.
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NewsHead to head: boxes versus cargo
New Zealand ports are celebrating impressive long term growth and not just for containers, reports Iain MacIntyre
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NewsRiding the dry bulk wave
Australian ports are steaming ahead with expansion plans as cargo throughput surges.
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NewsTeam up or bail out
New Zealand’s ports are told to consolidate or risk losing out to the Australians in the battle for booming Asian cargo.
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Federal move mooted
The prospect of Australian ports coming under Federal Government control has been mooted by Treasurer Peter Costello, and his suggestion that central direction could help ease bottlenecks and improve efficiency has met with a guardedly-positive response from the industry.
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Melbourne ups the ante
Melbourne, Australia''s largest container port, has moved towards deepening sections of its channels to accommodate vessels of up to 14 metres draught at all tides.
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NewsNSICT: jewel in the crown
The first container terminal to be privatised in India is perhaps the most interesting one by far.
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NewsMore than a sporting chance
The London Olympics organisers are going for green - and the opportunities for the region''s ports and waterways are obvious. Felicity Landon reports on the key role they could play in delivering a " sustainable" games
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Seaway offers alternative outlet
Grain volumes shipped via the St Lawrence Seaway rose 25.5% in the first quarter ended June 30 to 3.36m tonnes, according to Richard Corfe, chief executive and president of the St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation.
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NewsBeating hurricane hangovers
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused unprecedented human and financial damage along the Gulf coast of the US last year. As this year''s season gets underway, Michael King examines how the grain ports are gearing up for this season''s onslaught
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NewsCautious curiosity
Questions are being asked, but many ports are still not serious about building facilities to support automation, reports David Foxwell
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NewsIn-built intelligence key to successful automation
With shipping lines demanding higher productivity and reduced handling costs, terminals that don''t have the ability to implement new technology are less likely to be able to provide efficiency improvements, as David Foxwell reports
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Speed up, tone down and save time
Users such as Ceres Paragon Terminals say automation and a high specification TOS has a number of benefits. Ceres Paragon claims to operate the fastest container terminal in the world, and will be the first marine terminal to integrate IT systems provided by Navis with image acquisition portals, weigh-in-motion scales, ...
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Sealed and secured
Despite so much talk of intelligent seals, the majority of containers still don''t have any technical seal at all. " Most have normal physical seals which can easily be bolt-cropped, " says David Fairnie, corporate security consultant with Hart Security.
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NewsBeating security blackspots
Industry experts say the focus on container security has sharpened following the furore surrounding the DP World port ownership in the US. Felicity Landon reports on the latest developments in container seals and the challenges of box security on the quayside
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NewsThreat of standards stalemate
With two organisations now pledging to produce standardised container security measures, manufacturers are concerned that the message will become mixed. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsBack to basics
Introducing a larger measure of common sense into container terminal concessioning should be a priority, according to Mike Mundy
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ROSTOV BUILDS SECOND BOX TERMINAL
Further expansion is required in order to meet future demand and the aim, in respect of the Kotka project, is to add container terminal equipment equivalent to a capacity of up to 50,000TEUs per year. The capacity of the Litke Bay Terminal is to be increased to 150,000TEUs (Phase II) ...
