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NewsLook to the supply chain
The Europees Massagoed Overslagbedrijf (EMO) terminal at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam is the largest dry bulk terminal in Europe specialising in the discharge and storage of iron ore and coal. Handling over 35m tons annually, EMO feeds into the supply chains of Europe''s steel and electricity industries. Around one third ...
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News'Trust Me' pays off
Whilst forecasters warn dry-bulk volume growth is expected to slow - though not just yet - on opposite sides of the world terminal operators are working with their partners to streamline supply chains. Kevin Chinnery and Nick Elliott report.
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NewsSlowing - but not by much
This year, according to the latest update to Global Insight''s World Trade Model, total world (international) trade will climb by 4.1%, slower than last year''s 5.0% and even slower than the "record" growth of 6.2% in 2003. Total tonnage this year will hit more than 8.7 billion metric tons.
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The pros and cons
Assessing the benefits of modifying ship-toshore cranes is far from an exact science. It is unlikely that modernising an older crane will match the performance of a new unit but it will certainly improve productivity and extend the working life. Although each crane is likely to have to be out ...
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NewsBiting the Bullet
If your quay cranes aren''t big enough to handle new generation containerships, it may be time to replace them - but there are alternatives. Benedict Young investigates two very different approaches to resolving what can be a mammoth predicament.
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Belligerent Nations?
Another alternative being examined could see regional or continental chains of linked VTS systems exchanging data originally derived from AIS that would not require ships to transmit data once they had entered such a chain.
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NewsThe Two-Edged Sword
Advocates of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) believe its integration with Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS) can make ports safer and offer a commercial advantage. Others disagree as David Foxwell explains.
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NewsCooling it
Alex Hughes turns to the southwest of England and South Africa to discover what makes for a successful chilled fruit terminal operation.
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Soft times a-coming
All of sudden, if you are a port operator or a port authority, the international insurance market located in London has the welcome mat out for you. In addition to the TT Club, there are market segmenters at work aiming at different parts of the whole. If you are a ...
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NewsFeeding Belfast livestock
Redler, the bulk materials handling specialist, is to undertake the mechanical and electrical design and construction elements of a new 75,000 tonne animal feed store planned to be built within the port of Belfast.
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Hull and Goole upwardly mobile
ABP''s two north Humberside ports have each ordered a Liebherr LHM 320 MHC, primarily for container handling. Both are equipped with automatic telescopic spreader. They also include Liebherr''s economy software for optimised fuel consumption as well as a second cabin on the slewing platform offering the same features as the ...
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NewsTrailer positioning system for New York
Four super post-Panamax cranes recently delivered to New York Container Terminal (NYCT) by Liebherr Container Cranes feature an ultramodern trailer positioning system (TPS).
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NewsNavis/APL get results
APL Kaoshiung recently set a new productivity record at the port loading and discharging an average of 164 containers per hour over 21 hours from a single vessel. This record exceeds the port''s standard of 55 containers per berth hour by 198%.
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NewsGottwald supplies Varna and Antwerp
Gottwald has recently delivered its first MHC to Bulgaria. The 100-ton HMK 300 E, Gottwald''s current bestseller, will be operated as a container crane at Varna.
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NewsGantry cranes
The third of five gantry cranes was taken ashore at berth 1 of the Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg from ZPMC''s ZHEN HUA 8. ZPMC ensured the 1,800 ton giant was pulled onto the quay wall when the water level was at its highest.
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Consens brings fresh thinking to strad market
Consens'' straddle carrier range will be launched early next year and its new machines trialled at terminals in Europe and the US at the end of this year. The company, formed by former FantuzziNoell staff including Bjorn Riechers as Consens'' managing director, will focus on developing its strad carrier range ...
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Cargo scam warning
UNCTAD carried out a global government and industry survey on ISPS Code implementation, costs and related financing (available for downloading at www.unctad.org/ttl/legal). A total of 55 completed questionnaires were received from respondent ports, the majority of these being in developed countries.The TT Club warns of increasingly sophisticated cargo theft methods. ...
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New scanner for Banjul
The Gambian Government has signed up with Scanning Systems for the installation and operation of scanners in Banjul.
