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APAPA BULK TERMINALS NOW IN PRIVATE HANDS
Nigerian Flour Mills, which operates the Apapa Bulk Terminals ''A'' and ''B'', has spent ?24.5m on upgrading berths and other infrastructure awarded to it as part of the ports concession programme in Nigeria. These facilities are shortly to be linked to the Nigerian Railway network.
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DP World to invest $450m in Kochi
DP World is expected to issue a tender for the design of a $450m container terminal in the Indian port of Kochi, which is located in the southern state of Kerala.
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NewsCareer transitions: an agenda
Steve Cameron* argues that the maritime employment market will benefit from greater facilitation of personnel movements between sectors 45Anyone who reads the maritime press on a regular basis will have heard the concerns voiced by employers that the maritime sector is not attracting sufficient numbers of high calibre people required ...
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Scale Returns
Since last reporting, your columnist has been to Colombo, to take part in a Conference organized by Ceylon Association of Ship Agents (CASA) and to hear the news of this island which always seems to perching on the brink of something much better. The shipping industry in Sri Lanka is ...
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VTS confirmed for Saudi
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT and its partner, National Advanced Systems Company (NASCO), have won a contract to supply Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), AIS Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) and high performance radar systems for eight ports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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NewsLyttelton Port pioneers SPARCS N4
New Zealand''s Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has become the first port in the world to go live with the new Navis container management system SPARCS N4.
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PACECO-MES FLEXES MUSCLE IN THE USA
Paceco-MES has signed a contract with TraPac, Inc. (USA) for the supply of new super post-Panamax quayside cranes and RTGs destined for service in various terminals in the US.
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..Bega signs-up
During the official opening ceremony for the new Liebherr factory, BEGA Baltic Stevedoring company signed a contract with the company for a crane to handle bulk commodities at its terminals in Klaipeda.
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NewsTriplock Tracking Technology
Using the latest wireless telematics technology, the Overseas Shippers Association (OSA) is taking part in trials to track containers using a device called TripLock. TripLock is supplied by Aeromark, a UK based telematics company, and has the ability to position a container anywhere within the mobile phone network and send ...
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NewsFactory opens and..
On 12 May, in an official opening ceremony, the Liebherr Group opened its new works in Rostock for maritime cargo handling equipment. The LiebherrMCCtec Rostock GmbH production plant, erected on a site measuring 226,000 square metres in the port of Rostock, includes two production halls and an administration block together ...
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Stub dark dealings
The following interesting " ditty" was highlighted in the TT Club''s newsletter - it adds a new dimension to air travel!
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KONECRANES INC SHARE PURCHASE
HMM Acquisition Corp. , a wholly owned Konecranes Inc. subsidiary, has increased its shareholding from 59.2% to 74.5% in MMH Holdings, Inc. , the owner of US based Morris Materials Handling, Inc.
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NewsIs there an Independent in the room?
Who are you really getting into bed with in the new age of the non-independent terminal operator?
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PSA BOND ISSUE
Part of the Port of Singapore Authority''s recent purchase of a stake in Hutchison Ports (see International Terminal Operator story this issue) is to be financed by an offshore bond.
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NewsPaper Mate
The deployment of supply chain expertise in the set-up and operation of the Port of Tilbury''s Enterprise Distribution Centre has proved a decisive factor in its success
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NewsReach stackers: six big questions
Steve Cameron put six critical questions to reach stacker producers and users. The answers supplied offer major assistance to identifying the right machine at the right price
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NewsMobile power
The addition of a new bespoke design mobile has significantly enhanced steel slab handling operations at Tees Port
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NewsLine boss adds his voice
Chuck Raymond, ceo of Horizon Lines, has commented on port security in the wake of the DP World debacle. Raymond is past Chairman of the National Advisory Council on the Maritime Transportation System and the Security sub-committee of that council and also a member of the National Maritime Security Advisory ...
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HAMBURG'S WOMEN GET TO WORK
The Hamburg stevedore HHLA is training its first female port workers. After six months'' training, the women will take up positions in Hamburg container terminal Burchardkai as gantry crane operators and van drivers, and will be followed by more female workers at new terminal Alternwerder.
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SETUBAL CONTINUES INVESTMENT
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The port authority of Setubal & Sesimbra in Portugal is to invest ?7.9m on various projects in 2006. Some of this money will be spent on refurbishing the ...
