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  • Digging deep: the new Tangier Med port development will boast a depth of 18m
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    African dreams realised

    2007-07-01T16:26:00Z

    Continent’ s new super-port takes shape, with a facility to rival the traditional Mediterranean mega-hubs. Henrik Byrn reports

  • Material girl: MOL's Pacific Glory regularly shifts iron ore around the world
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    Iron Grip

    2007-07-01T16:26:00Z

    Stuart Pearcey discovers that burgeoning demand for iron ore is having a monumental impact on port development in China and Australia

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    Workers challenge the Indian dream

    2007-07-01T16:26:00Z

    India wants to ramp up operations at the 13 ports it controls to 24/7 operation by December this year. 

  • Stepping out: it's high time ports and containership operators worked together to create a safer environment for lashing crews
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    The line on lashing

    2007-07-01T16:26:00Z

    With hundreds of containers going overboard each year, Felicity Landon looks at the container lashing issue from the ports perspective

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    Lashing@Sea puts crew safety centre stage

    2007-07-01T16:26:00Z

    Health and safety aspects for lashing crews and ship crews are a central part of the Lashing@Sea joint industry project which was launched last year to look at the need for the right balance between safety and operational efficiency for container,ro-ro and heavy lift transport. 

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    Where does the buck stop?

    2007-07-01T16:26:00Z

    For the P& I clubs, the dangers associated with lashing operations are only too clear. 

  • Beauty and brains: Kalmar has paid particular attention to driver comfort and machine productivity in its new icon series
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    Powerful Pulling

    2007-07-01T16:26:00Z

    Manufacturers are responding to demands for enhanced productivity by introducing more cost-effective, environmentally friendly terminal tractors, as David Foxwell explains

  • Extra headroom: Terberg has introduced a new, fuel efficient transmission, and raised roof option for its tractors
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    Transmission re-vamp

    2007-07-01T16:26:00Z

    Terberg’ s overhaul of its terminal tractors’ powering gear has made a significant dent in fuel consumption, as David Foxwell reports

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    Handling success for innovative TTS cassettes

    2007-07-01T16:26:00Z

    In recent weeks, TTS Liftec Oy has secured a substantial contract from UPM-Kymmene Seaways, one of the world’ s leading forest products groups, for the supply of 200 cassettes that will be used to transport products such as paper and timber on routes between Finland and Santander and Ferrol in ...

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    FIRST SEA MOTORWAY CONTRACTS

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    The governments of Spain and France have issued the first tenders covering seven motorway services between ports on their Atlantic and northern coasts. These are expected to enter into service in 2008 and attract a subsidy of € 15m ($20.3m) per service from the Spanish state, while France has put ...

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    BEJAÏA INVESTS

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Bejaïa Mediterranean Terminal, a joint-venture between Enterprise Portuaire de Bejaïa and Singapore’ s Portek International, will invest $20.2m in upgrading the container terminal it manages in the port of Bejaïa.

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    MOTA-ENGIL ACQUISITION

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil has acquired port terminal operator Multiterminal for € 25m ($33.8m).

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    HASKONING STRENGTHENS SERVICES

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Specialist consultant Royal Haskoning has purchased UK transport consultant Denis Wilson Partnership in a bid to take its operations “ beyond the waters’ edge” .The marriage will bring Denis Wilson’ s expertise in inland logistics and transport planning to Haskoning clients,offering what the company claims will be a “ one-stop ...

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    HEROD FOR MOFFATT

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Ex-Associated British Ports’ executive David Herod has joined the London team of consultant Moffat & Nichol.

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    SPANISH RTG BOOST

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Grupo Boluda Corporacion Maritima confirmed an order for eight rubber-tyred gantry (RTGs) cranes, while Dragados ordered a further six RTGs from Konecranes.

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    Box traffic to hit 1bn by 2020

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Andrew Penfold, director of Ocean Shipping Consultants, anticipates that total container traffic will hit 1bn teu by 2020, building on last year’ s total of 426m teu and 2015 estimates of 600m teu. 

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    Rotterdam on the slab with ThyssenKrupp deal

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Steel specialist ThyssenKrupp Steel has announced that it will favour Rotterdam when it expands its manufacturing capacities around the world. 

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    Automation the key for Euromax

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    ECT Euromax Terminal, currently under construction at Rotterdam, has taken delivery of 12 automated rail mounted gantry (ARTGs) cranes to work the stacking lanes at the terminal. 

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    Babcock & Brown plans investment fund

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Australian finance group Babcock & Brown is reported to be seeking to raise up to € 2bn ($2.7bn) to feather  a new European investment fund for the future financing of ports and freight transport speculations. 

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    Marseilles takes the long view

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    In an attempt to put crippling strike action earlier this year behind it, Marseilles has announced a string of investments to secure its future growth.