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TTS trailer trestles promise manpower savings
Gothenburg-based TTS Ships Equipment, the ro-ro access equipment developer, has unveiled a new design of ro-ro trailer trestle with a built in cargo-lashing system.
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NewsBulky issues
Today' s pneumatic unloaders offer significant operational advantages but energy consumption can be a prohibitive issue, writes Benedict Young
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NewsWhat to do with the empties?
To remain viable, container terminals must implement effective management strategies for handling empty boxes, writes Benedict Young
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NewsBeating Box CONGESTION
Benedict Young investigates some of the new container handling technologies which promise to streamline operations for the ultra-efficient terminals of the future.
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NewsThe soft UNDERBELLY
It is said that in the rather anxious aftermath of the 911 outrage, officials in the Bush administration looked around at the shipping and transport industry and saw in all its openness and globalness, the soft underbelly of national security.
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THAT MAGIC WORD "MANAGEMENT"
''Management'' is the word that underpins portstrategy, the new magazine for your industry. portstrategy, or PS as we call it, is designed to meet the modern information needs of port and terminal management, as well as inform key port users of the main industry trend lines and developments.
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Oakland Maersk and Evergreen Negotiations
The Port of Oakland is in discussion with two leading liner operators regarding the enlargement of their respective terminal facilities.
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NewsEC goes further on security
The European Commission is to introduce anti-terrorism legislation that goes further than the agreements made within the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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NewsMed Medley plays the tune of DEMAND
Container terminal strategies to suit every aspiration have evolved in the Mediterranean but can they keep pace with change? Nick Elliott reports .
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NewsThe scramble for Africa
Steve Cameron considers the accelerating move towards the commercialisation of Africa''s ports.
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NewsAngolan privatisation
Steve Cameron reports from Luanda on the Angolan road to port privatisation.
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NewsPrivate participation drying up?
In the first of an ongoing series, Jordan Schwartz examines the uncertain future of private investment in port infrastructure within the developing world, with a particular eye this month on Africa.
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NewsClock ticking at Halterm
The first quarter results reported by Halterm, one of the two Halifax container terminal operators, show a goodwill write down of C$56m and tell the story of dark days ahead for the embattled terminal operator.
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First USWC LNG Terminal
The Port of Long Beach, USA has cleared the way for the development of a US$400m liquefied natural gas terminal (LNG) on Terminal Island, the first facility of its kind to be built on the US West Coast.
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NewsScale technology people
Dredging capability review: it' s all about size, technology and the right people, reports David Robinson
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NewsCompetition intensifies FOR BIG PROJECTS
As the competition regime for big projects intensifies, David Robinson examines future dredging schemes and the aims behind them.
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NewsClydeport commits to Hunterston hub environmental study
Clydeport has announced a full environmental study conducted by Halcrow for its proposed international container transhipment terminal at the Hunterston deep-water site on the Clyde.
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Portek to operate Makassar
Singapore-based Portek International has secured a contract from Indonesia''s Pelindo IV to jointly operate a container terminal at Sulawesi''s port of Makassar which handles close to 200,000 TEUs annually.
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NewsHumber Trade Zone key to UK's 'Southern Discomfort'
An international conference to promote shipping, logistics and investment opportunities around the Humber Estuary takes place on 24 June in Hull.
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US$65m Expansion for Kingston
The Caribbean''s premier container transhipment hub, the Port of Kingston, Jamaica, has announced a fourth-phase expansion ahead of its terminal facilities in a move designed to consolidate and expand container business.
