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Move with confidence
Crane relocation is clearly a job for the expert contractors, so how do you pick the right one?
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NewsLook to proper maintenance to fend off tyre crisis in your yard
Dockside crane operators should tread carefully to keep the wheels turning while worldwide demand for new tyres continues to outstrip supply.
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NewsMore cash on the table
Emerging nation ports were once the poor relations of the port business in terms of finance options but with interest in the emerging world at an all time high things are changing. Barry Parker reports
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The outsourcing evolution
Port authorities are increasingly reluctant to provide services themselves if somebody else can do it cheaper and more efficiently, as Alex Hughes finds out
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A question of security
The introduction of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code in 2004 forced a sharp rethink on the best and most cost effective route to improving security at ports around the world.
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Shifting the sediment
Maintenance dredging is an area where ports are increasingly seeking external input and Rotterdam has proved itself an expert in this regard – it has never undertaken this activity in house.
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NewsTechnophiles hone in on computer-dependent ports
Given the highly specialised nature of the IT industry it is little wonder that employing external IT providers is becoming more common in ports.
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Vycon teams up with Fantuzzi
Energy regeneration specialist VYCON has partnered with Italy’ s Fantuzzi group to market and sell its REGEN system on new cranes and as a retrofit to the existing fleet. Fantuzzi Group, with its subsidiary company Noell Crane Systems (China) Ltd, has a production capacity of approximately 120 new rubber-tyred gantry ...
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Guardian angle for perishable goods
Credit-card sized data-loggers that monitor the temperature and humidity of shipments such as perishable goods and pharmaceuticals during transportation and storage could put an end to unnecessary wastage of perishable goods.
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SECUREWEST CELEBRATES MARAD APPROVAL
Maritime security specialist Securewest has received official approval from shipping classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) on behalf of the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) to deliver updated Company Security Officer, Facility Security Officer, Vessel Security Officer and Security Awareness training courses.
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CEMA CONVEYS SAFETY
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) has released a conveyor safety program for use by conveyor manufacturers, distributors, and end users.
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NewsPOLB to trial alternative emission control
Spurred on by a successful trial to reduce diesel pollution at a train yard in California, The Port of Long Beach is to trial Tri-Mer Corp’ s Cloud Chamber System (CCS) technology to cut emissions from diesel generators of ships at dock.
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NewsMuch stick, little carrot
Saddled by high costs and an uneven playing field for foreigners, India’ s awkward attitude to port development is turning away manufacturers, reports Wing Kah-goh
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NewsChina comes to Pakistan's rescue
With a world-class deepwater facility, bankrolled by the Chinese, now up and running at Gwadar in the southwest of Pakistan and PSA International as its operator, the government is now working out the details of a fourth major port. The Pakistani government continues to sift through the bids for a ...
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NewsHand that feeds
Back to normal in Tuticorin after PSA International made a point to the Indian Government about the weird workings of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP), the body which, in September 2006, effectively halved PSA’ s revenue at its Tuticorin Container Terminal (TCT) as a result of enforced tariff ...
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B&B ACQUIRES MANUPORT
Australian group Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has acquired a majority stake in Belgium’ s Manuport Group, which mainly handles dry bulk at the ports of Antwerp and Ghent, with annual traffic of more than 7m tonnes. The rest of the equity will remain with company management.
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TAURANGA BIODIESEL PLUG
Biodiesel producer Argent Energy New Zealand has confirmed the Port of Tauranga is in strong contention for a planned NZ$60m ($45.6m) production plant. With the findings of a recent feasibility study due to be announced soon, the port has indicated its capability and keenness to attract the new business.
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PLASTIC UNDARIA BATTLE
Divers have wrapped wharf posts at New Zealand’ s South Port in plastic in an attempt to suffocate the invasive underwater pest Undaria. A recent check of 65 boats at the port found over half were carrying the fast-growing brown kelp which can readily “ jump” between vessels and the ...
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DPW LAVISHES BRISBANE
Dubai World’ s chairman, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, has toured subsidiary DP World’ s container terminal in Brisbane and underlined the strategic significance of the port to the group. He compared Brisbane with DP World’ s flagship Jebel Ali terminal, in witnessing continuous growth over the last decade.
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Victoria competition inquiry planned
An inquiry into the impact of port planning on competition for container stevedoring services in Victorian ports is to be conducted by the state’ s economic regulator.
