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Haskoning name dropping
Posford Haskoning will henceforth be known as Royal Haskoning. Posford Haskoning was adopted as a means of introducing the Haskoning name to the UK market three years ago and the job is now done, says the company.
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KCI KONECRANES ACQUIRES MORRIS MATERIAL HANDLING
KCI Konecranes has acquired Morris Material Handling Ltd (MMH) of the UK. MMH''s product range covers electric overhead travelling cranes, monorail and chain hoists and crane maintenance services. For the financial year that ended June 2004, MMH had sales of £ 25m.
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Embarcadero launches auto application
Embarcadero Systems Corporation (ESC) has released VinTelligent 3.0, a web-based application designed to optimize automobile handling throughout the entire supply chain. VinTelligent introduces the Port Processor module that manages the job planning and tracking of finished vehicle up-fitting.This new capability allows port processors to set up processing jobs at the ...
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NORCONTROL IT AIS SOFTWARE FOR EAST MALAYSIA
Norcontrol IT will supply the shore-based software infrastructure for the first AIS Network for East Malaysia.
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NewsTrelleborg rides the wave
Full order books and strong demand are being fuelled by the boost in global shipping says Trelleborg Fenders, and sales are growing in untapped markets such as the Middle East and Japan, and are in fact increasing more than in the traditional Trelleborg strongholds. Lately, Trelleborg has assisted Malayan Flour ...
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NewsLiebherr's successful year
Entreprise Portuaire de Skikda, Algeria, Hawaii Stevedores, TM International Logistics Limited, India and Cardinal Logistics, India were amongst newcomers to Liebherr''s order book last year. The company highlights the contract with TM International Logistics as historic as it opened up the Indian market and led to seven consecutive orders for ...
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VDL ACQUIRES SMITS SPREADERS
VDL Groep of Eindhoven has taken over Smits Spreader Systems of Someren. Besides standard spreaders and rotators, Smits also develops and produces customised spreaders for specific types of handling. VDL Containersystemen develops, manufactures and markets systems for loading and unloading containers on/from lorries.
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TIDEWORKS' NEW BABY SCORES IN WALES
Associated British Ports (ABP) has selected Tideworks Netherlands, formerly Sonu Software Solutions to deploy a terminal operating system for its timber operations and warehousing requirements. Forest products can now arrive with a unique unit specification with known articles established in the article files of the system.
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P&O Nedlloyd to charge
In order to meet costs incurred to comply with the requirements of the ISPS code, P& O Nedlloyd has announced the introduction of a global " carrier security charge" of US$6 per container with effect from January 2005. In addition, Origin and Destination Terminal Security Charges will be passed on ...
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PROES AND MUSC JOIN FORCES
He was there during many defining moments in his chosen professional sphere.PROES, creators of SECUREPORT, have joined forces with MUSC to support the programme of security enhancements for the ports of Spain. PROES developed SECUREPORT, the port security assessment tool created for the National Spanish Port Administration, Puertos del Estado ...
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NEW YORK'S SPEND ROCKETS
New York Port Authority Board of Commissioners has approved a US$4.5 billion 2005 budget that upgrades security at its airports, bridges, tunnels, seaports and rail system. The port has seen its costs for security rise dramatically since September 11, 2001.
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Liscont to be moved to Santa Apolonia
Lisbon Port Authority (APL) has communicated to its leading deepsea container terminal Liscont that it would like it to vacate its current concession in the Alcantara zone and move to an entirely new site at Santa Apolonia. To build the proposed new terminal would cost an estimated ¢ 200m, although ...
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NewsMarseilles polls workers over plans
Marseilles-Fos handled 94m tonnes of cargo in 2004, a 1.6% drop on the previous year''s but container throughput rose 10% to 916,600TEUs. The total included 593,600TEUs at Fos and 323,000TEUs at Marseilles.
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NewsNew port for the Greater Dublin
The Drogheda Port Company (DPC) has announce its long term development strategy.
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NewsOfficial opening
Following studies, Bremore in Fingal Co, Dublin, was selected for a new deepwater port.Port of Tyne's £6.3m warehouse has been officially opened by Nigel Sherlock, Lord Lieutenant for Tyne and Wear. At 18.6 metres high, the new facility provides palletised warehousing for high value products bringing the total warehousing capacity ...
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NewsGenoa's port masterplan
¢ 4 billion port masterplan will be revised to incorporate leading architect Renzo Piano''s "Fresco of the Port of Genoa" concept. The Fresco is revolutionary in that it would transform the entire 20 kilometre coastline, from Voltri to the Fiera Exhibition Area.
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ALGECIRAS AND TANGIER NOT COMPLEMENTARY
The timescale of the plan - divided into three phases - has been estimated at 6, 12 and 18 years and will be achieved with no detrimental effect to daily port operations. Piano's plan envisages doubling the current operating surface from 200 to 400 hectares, thereby providing Genoa with the ...
