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NewsSteely determination
Ports are a critical hub in the steel industry’ s just-in-time supply chain.Felicity Landon looks at the challenges
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NewsFacing the real challenges
Steel handling specialist WE Dowds says unloading vessels and filling up warehouses is “ the relatively straightforward part” . “ The real challenge, and the benchmark we use to gauge how well we are doing, is to deliver the material on time to the right customer,” says chairman Charles Dowds.
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NewsBeat the orderbook blues
In terms of price and lead time, it can often make sense for a terminal operator to buy second-hand, rather than new. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsSecond-hand still a niche market
Liebherr registers five to 10 secondhand deals for mobile harbour cranes each year,compared will sales of around 70 new units. In the reachstacker business, where the company has a more reduced presence, it undertakes annual second-hand deals involving two to four machines. Spokesperson Thomas Bachmann notes that there are a ...
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NewsPanning for gold
Not all second-hand equipment is good equipment. Alex Hughes finds out that you need guarantees, quality assurance and, crucially, spares
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Second-hand sourcing needn't be a minefield
BMT’ s ports and logistics division says it receives two or three serious enquiries every year to help terminal operators identify second-hand equipment. Managing director David Wignall explains why punters engage a consultant to help.
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NewsStrengthening systems
Teesport has the luxury of challenging its steel handling methods under a ten-year contract, as Felicity Landon finds out
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OSD calls for greener designs
Offshore vessel designer, Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), says going green is no longer just an expensive option, and it is no longer just about containing noxious emissions and oil spills. A global focus on carbon dioxide emission reduction means that going green is both a challenge and a business opportunity ...
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TARRAGONA SEEKS INVESTMENT
Tarragona Port Authority is to award construction and management of its newest terminal to a private sector company.This facility will occupy a 25 hectare area on the extension of the existing outer quay dock wall.Cost is expected to be ¢ 70m ($93.2m) and the concession period is 35 years.
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EU SEEKS QUIETER PORTS
The ports of Amsterdam, Civitavecchia, Copenhagen- Malmö, Hamburg, Livorno and Valencia are to take part in the EU''s Nomeports programme, which is looking into ways of reducing noise pollution in four major sectors, of which one pertains to ports.
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MSC VALENCIA DIVERSION
MSC cancelled approximately 70 services in 2006 that were due to call at Marítima Valenciana located in the port of Valencia. This was blamed on poor productivity at the terminal and also on ongoing labour conflicts.
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NORWAY BLAZES BALLAST TRAIL
Norwegian ports are to implement strict controls on ballast water management this year to meet standards set down in an IMO Convention, which has yet to be adopted internationally.
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MAERSK AND MOTO FORM JV
The Portuguese construction and services group Mota-Engil is negotiating a partnership with Maersk to manage ports both within Portugal and abroad. Domestically, they are looking at possibilities in both Lisbon and Setubal, while further afield they are considering opportunities in ex-Portuguese colonies in Africa.
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GERMANY CHOOSES KALMAR
Kalmar has confirmed orders for27 straddle carriers from Germanterminal operators.
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Ladyman backs Mersey future
UK transport minister Stephen Ladyman has thrown his weight behind a lobbying campaign to raise the profile of Merseyside''s growing maritime sector.
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NewsLiverpool post-panamax terminal gets nod
A proposal for the first post-panamax box terminal on the UK''s west coast has been cleared by the Department of Transport.
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NewsContship appeal over Voltri upheld
The Italian government has upheld the appeal put forward by Contship Italia in respect of the award of the sixth module of Genova-Voltri container terminal to incumbent operator Voltri Terminal Europa (VTE), which belongs to the PSA group.
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Salerno signs up to US initiative
Salerno Container Terminal has opened its doors to US Customs officials as the first commercial port in Italy to become operational under the US Container Security Initiative.
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ABP AGRIBULK COMMITMENT
Associated British Ports (ABP) has committed £ 3.26m to the construction of a dedicated agribulks storage facility at its Port of Immingham.The pledge comes on the back of a new 20- year agreement with existing customer Gleadell Agriculture, the port''s only grain shipper. Construction work on the project is expected ...
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BROMMA BOOSTS SPREADER SALES
Stockholm-based Bromma Group received orders for more than 900 telescopic crane spreaders last year,more than all of Bromma''s competitors combined, the manufacturer claims.
