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NewsWhere's my box?
Customers want to know exactly where their container is in the supply chain and terminals need to have the information at their fingertips. David Foxwell reports
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Keeping abreast of the container tracking trail
Despite the most advanced software solutions in use, every terminal will occasionally misplace containers, particularly if drivers may not always be able to correctly execute the instructions they receive. To avoid this, Cosmos in Belgium has integrated differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology into its applications, resulting in higher operational ...
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SYRIA SIGNS FOR LIEBHERR
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has ordered two new Liebherr LHM 400 mobile harbour cranes for its new Tartous container terminal concession in Syria.
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KONE NETS UKRAINE ORDERS
Odessa''s HPC Ukraina has ordered four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) Konecranes cranes for Odessa Sea Trade Port, a subsidiary of HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH.
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KALMAR RENTAL COUP
Sweden''s largest timber products company has agreed a multi-year rental contract with Kalmar for 31 specially developed forklift trucks.
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LARNE VTS UPGRADE
The UK''s Port of Larne is to upgrade its vessel tracking system (VTS), currently consisting of two radar sites, closed-circuit TV and recording system,VHF recording and three VTS operator workplaces.
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Piraeus Port loses box traffic
Piraeus Port Authority posted revenue growth of 2.9% in 2006, when it generated ¢ 144.1m ($195m). However, the increase would have been more had the port not been hit by several strikes during the last few months of the year.
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Humber sets legal first with wildlife project
A landmark legal agreement between industry and conservationists has led to the creation of more than 60 hectares of wildlife habitat at a cost of £ 3.5m.
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NewsChina Shipping swaps Spanish services
China Shipping has moved its prestigious AEX-1 service, which links the Far East with northern Europe, from Marítima Valenciana in Valencia to TCB in Barcelona.
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NewsJadeWeserPort crosses planning hurdle
Construction of Germany''s new ¢ 950m ($1.3bn) super-containerport at Wilhelmshaven is set to begin in earnest this summer after planning permission was approved.
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LISBON DELAYS THIRD BOX TERMINAL
The president of the port of Lisbon''s administrative authority,Manuel Frasquilho, has indicated that it will not be necessary to expand Terminal da Trafaria to accommodate major flows of container traffic in the short-term.Work to create a new container terminal will not therefore be necessary until 2015.
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ROAD ACCESS IMPROVED TO VALENCIA
The Infrastructure & Transport Department of the Valencia regional government has issued a tender in respect of the initial phase of construction of the northern road access to the Port of Valencia. Investment will be ¢ 20.1m ($27.2m).
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GOOD YEAR FOR IHC
IHC Holland Merwede is anticipating a 35% increase in turnover this year on the back on improved results from its dredging, offshore and marine businesses. In a booming year, the company''s sales doubled to ¢ 1bn ($1.4bn) in 2006 and net profit tripled to ¢ 31.2m ($42.2m).
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FREIGHT FORUM PROMOTED
The European Federation of Inland Ports and the European Sea Ports Organisation are to establish a "Platform of European Sea and Inland Ports" to strengthen co-operation between both organisations.
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NewsCollapse of El Prat quay blamed on port authority
Spain''s Infrastructure Minister, Magdalena Álvarez, has emphasised that the collapse of one third of the new Prat Quay at the Port of Barcelona is entirely the responsibility of the Port Authority and has nothing whatsoever to do with her department. This is despite the fact that all port infrastructure in ...
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Barcelona's TCB borrows to expand
Barcelona Container Terminal (TCB) has signed a loan agreement, securing ¢ 118.5m ($160.4m) to expand its Muelle Sur terminal to a 870,000 sq m facility capable of handling 2.2m teu.
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MORE NPA WORKERS CUT
The Nigerian Port Authority has made a further 3,000 workers redundant, bringing to 6,000 the number offloaded in the last eight months. It has borrowed ¢ 91m ($123m) to finance the cuts.
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NUADIBÚ UPGRADE
The government of Mauritania has issued a tender in respect of expansion and upgrade work at the port of Nuadibú for ¢ 20.4m ($27.6m).
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KUWAITIS TO EXPAND TANGA
Kuwait and Gulf Link Port International have signed an agreement to build a series of deep water berths in Mwambani Bay, which forms part of the Tanzanian port of Tanga.The work, which includes the provision of handling equipment, has been costed at $400m.
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Dar es Salaam told to clean up its act
Tanzania''s prime minister recently made a surprise visit to Dar es Salaam port following increasing problems with congestion. He met with officials and private terminal operators, after which he instructed both the port authority and revenue authority to work 24 hours-a-day until congestion had been reduced.
