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Dunkirk: two or three more cranes if traffic warrants it DunkirksSince all crane functions, e. g. crane driving and propping, can be executed by the remote control system, there is no need for an additional cabin fitted to the crane's chassis or superstructure. The driver can move the crane from ...
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NewsKalmar lifts Alimak
Orders for 25 Alimak SE-L access lifts for container cranes have been placed by Kalmar for port installations in Rotterdam and Antwerp.
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NewsMultibeam echosounders detect sunken objects
SeaBat Multibeam echosounders are becoming essential equipment for port survey activity, says John Fraser, business development manager at Reson Offshore.
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NewsBMH Marine strike in Far East
BMH Marine has secured orders worth $30m during the summer from customers in Taiwan, India and Singapore for continuous unloading and loading equipment.
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Tideworks acquires Sonu Software . . .
Terminal management and planning software provider, Tideworks, has acquired Sonu Software Solutions. Based in Rotterdam, Sonu is known for its coverage of the conventional cargo and warehousing sector which Tideworks says will complement its existing product line.
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NewsTrellex fenders for Kristiansand
Two very different types of vessel can now be berthed in comfort at Kristiansand with a new fender installation from Trellex Fender. A new catamaran has joined the existing ferries that operate from Kristiansand to Kiel and Hirtshals in Denmark.
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NewsPortals for Immingham
Gottwald has received an order for two HSK 360 EG four-rope grab portal harbour cranes for a new coal-handling facility from ABP at Immingham. The order is part of ABP' s largestever investment in a terminal development: the £ 44.5m extension of the Humber International Terminal at Immingham with the ...
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NewsTHE SHARP END
Prolific innovation is helping to maintain strong competition between spreader manufacturers. Benedict Young explores the latest product developments which promise to enhance terminal operations.
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NewsWIFI COVERS THE WATERFRONT
Figures about just how many ports and harbours already make use of wireless data communications in one form or another are hard to come by, but leading WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) providers suggest that 15-20% of ports now use it in some shape or form, and that the numbers of users ...
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How secure is your PIN asks TT Club
It' s a question that worries us all as we struggle to control our banking and credit card transactions in these days of chips and, particularly, Personal Identification Numbers, or PINs. But in fact, warns the transport insurance provider TT Club, we should be even more worried about the security ...
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NewsTHE SPOTLIGHT IS ON THE PRIVATISATION PROCESS
Why is the Nigerian port concessioning process so important for Africa? Because whatever the outcome, its success or failure will affect the international market''s perception of privatisation projects in Africa in general. Furthermore, it will provide a benchmark that will influence Nigeria''s own future privatisation process. Steve Cameron reports on ...
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CSXWT BIDDING UNDERWAY
Seven parties have expressed interest to CSXWT''s lead bank, Citigroup in the second round of bidding for the company''s portfolio. Parent company CSX Corp wants to sell the business as a single entity although it has terminal operations across four continents. Offers are to be submitted by midNovember and a ...
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NewsPORTS HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ABOUT LATEST EU LEGISLATION
Port organisations say the latest environmental legislation from Brussels - the Water Framework Directive (WFD) - could have adverse effects on essential operations such as maintenance dredging, as David Foxwell explains.
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IGNORE US AT YOUR PERIL
A study just published on the global container feeder industry offers some interesting views and data to port readers, not the least of which is that it is a big mistake to treat the sector as a poor relation. Mike Mundy takes a look.
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NewsDIRECT CALLS FOR NORTHERN BLACK SEA PORTS
Black Sea ports have traditionally been served by feeders out of Istanbul, Malta, Piraeus and even Gioia Tauro rather than being subject to calls from liner services. However, as the region increasingly sources its imports from China rather than Western Europe, shipping lines have reacted by establishing new liner services, ...
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Middle East embraces ISPS
Portside compliance with the ISPS Code is pretty much a farce at the moment, right?
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NewsIt's life Jim, but not as we know it
Every so often something really nasty comes along doesn''t it?
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IN PRAISE OF THE HUMBLE AGENT
As a magazine for port managers maybe we don''t pay enough attention to the humble shipping agent but think about it and you''ll realise the relationship between port and agent can and should be of benefit to both - truly symbiotic.
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No ISPS gold for Piraeus yet
Of all the ports in the world to fail to meet the requirements of the ISPS Code, Piraeus would not be an immediate selection.
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NewsSearch mirror redesign
UK-based security equipment specialist PW Allen has redesigned its range of CEM Search mirrors - mirrors used to look under vehicles and access other normally difficult to-access areas.
