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    Gottwald Launches Generation 5

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    To coincide with its 100th anniversary this summer Gottwald has launched a new generation of harbour cranes.

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    DP World's bid prevails over PSA

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    DP World were left with a clear shot at P& O Ports after the withdrawal of PSA International''s bid. Singapore''s PSA decided it would not be increasing its 470p per share bid for P& O, after Dubai''s DP World scuppered their offer in just 12 hours with a rival one ...

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    Prequalification for Panama's Pacific port

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Panama Maritime Authority (APM) is to pre-qualify all those international stevedoring groups interested in managing its new US$600m Pacific coast container port project.

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    The system approach

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Handling equipment suppliers are getting involved much earlier in the port planning process, claiming more effective systems selection and, hopefully, faster payback. Neil Madden reports.

  • Reunion: upgrading to strads will increase storage by 50%
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    Planned system migration

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the most comprehensive projects in which Kalmar''s capability has been used is the Port Est extension, on the Indian Ocean island of Ré union.

  • Keeping engineers up to date with technology is of paramount importance - and that is not the core activity of a port
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    When business profiles change

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    If Tilbury''s experience is anything to go by, ports have much to gain by outsourcing their materials handling operations. Felicity Landon reports.

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    The Congestion Buster

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Barcelona is to award a 30-year concession this year for its brand new container terminal on Prat Quay. Late last year, the port''s second box handling facility, Tercat, made all the industry headlines when it was revealed that its bidding partner for the contract would be none other than the ...

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    Demand holds strong

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Ports and terminal operators are continuing to invest heavily in additional ship-to-shore container gantry cranes, in order to keep pace with the sizeable annual growth in box traffic volumes. Rowland Armstrong reports.

  • Port operators gain expertise without going through the learning curve on their own
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    Selective outsourcing

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    " The importance of good maintenance cannot be over-emphasised, " says KS Won, president of Portek Indonesia. The company is part of Portek Group, and maintains a total of 28 quay cranes, 40 RTGs and four MHCs across the whole Indonesian archipelago.

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    Teesport and ASDA collborate on modal shift

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    ASDA has signed a landmark deal with PD Teesport to develop a new £ 20m import centre at Teesport with the creation of 300 jobs. The project will be delivered by leading European logistics developer, Gazeley, on behalf of ASDA.

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    NY/NJ

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Already an RSO in Panama, Chile, Cayman Islands and Liberia, MUSC has carried out over 200 ports assessments worldwide and concurrently trained Port Facility Security Officers. Course instructors are all experienced security personnel verified by Det Norske Veritas.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a record ...

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    CHITTAGONG

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Already an RSO in Panama, Chile, Cayman Islands and Liberia, MUSC has carried out over 200 ports assessments worldwide and concurrently trained Port Facility Security Officers. Course instructors are all experienced security personnel verified by Det Norske Veritas.Bangladesh's main port will spend US$12m on container scanners following a series of ...

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    SAFMARINE OPTS FOR LA LUZ

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Las Palmas-based La Luz Container Terminal which covers an area of 20,000 sq m, has signed an agreement to handle transhipment traffic on behalf of Maersk affiliate Safmarine. Three of the company''s services linking northern Europe with West Africa will henceforth call at the terminal which should amount to annual ...

  • Bathside Bay provides a vital home for thousands of wild birds each winter, including shelducks which feed on the mudflats
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    Felixstowe gets green light

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    At time of press, Felixstowe''s expansion plans - Felixstowe South - were expected to get the green light from Government imminently. This follows news late last year that Hutchison Port Holdings'' neighbouring project at Bathside Bay was also likely to get the go-ahead together with P& O Ports'' London Gateway ...

  • Dockers protesting against the Directive drew Europe-wide media attention
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    Port services directive buried

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The European Parliament has rejected the second Proposal of the European Commission to regulate market access to port services with a massive majority of 532 out of 677.

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    PORTLAND

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Proposal is now expected to be withdrawn altogether.The UK south coast port of Portland which has been in commercial operation just ten years, is hoping to expand its facilities to accommodate increased cruise, ro-ro and container traffic.

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    CADIZ BAY INVESTMENT PLAN

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Proposal is now expected to be withdrawn altogether. Cadiz Bay Port Authority is to invest ¢70m in the 2006-2009 period as part of its recently published strategic plan. The main projects involve extensions of the Marques de Comillas and Reina Sofia quays in Cadiz Harbour.

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    SINES REPORTS MODEST 2005 PROFIT

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Proposal is now expected to be withdrawn altogether.The port of Sines is forecasting a net profit of between €200,000 and €400,000 for 2005. Despite its modest nature it is the first profit to be made for six years. For 2006, a profit of up to €5m is forecast. 2005 ...

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    GENOA

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Genoa Port Authority will go out to tender over the next two months for the construction and financing of a € 4bn expansion and modernisation plan.

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    BARCELONA

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Leading architect, Renzo Piano's plan involves the relocation of the airport to a new manmade island and the conversion of the old site into a new container terminal.Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has signed a conditional agreement with Grupo Mestre of Spain to acquire a majority stake in Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT) ...