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Offshore opportunities build
Service providers must step up with integrated support in response to a surge of offshore energy projects throughout the Asia-Pacific region. So says Herman Jorgensen, GAC Malaysia’s Managing Director.
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De-risking port logistics
Ian McRobbie, Programme Manager for Ports and Maritime Infrastructure at BMT*, drawing on extensive project experience highlights the merits of optimising bulk transshipment through ‘Climate-Smart’ simulation technology
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Upping the Intermodal Stakes
While serving local markets occurs via trucking, the need for efficient intermodal rail at North Atlantic ports is required to serve discretionary markets in Central Canada and the US Midwest.
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OCR: The ‘science fiction’ age
The adoption of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology in ports continues to grow…
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Kalmar Corp’ and CES thinking big…
Kalmar Corporation, the specialist provider of material handling equipment and services, and CES Srl, an Italian manufacturer of super-sized heavy-duty material handling equipment, have confirmed a new partnership.
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Camera Telematics rolls out multi-camera system at Rosslare
A fleet of 20 terminal tractors has been fitted with an advanced multi-camera system to mitigate risk and improve safety at Rosslare Europort, the primary Irish port serving mainland Europe.
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India Green Tugs
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has unveiled the Green Tug Transition Program (GTTP)…
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Auto’ RTGs Arrive
Hutchison Ports Felixstowe has taken delivery of five new automated electric rubber tyred gantries. These new units will initially operate in semi-automated mode but…
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Future Proof Tees
The Emerald Duchess has arrived on the River Tees, in the UK. The £23m dredger is…
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Green Gateway
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) has been awarded US$283 million from the federal government to support…
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BEST lifts storage capacity new automated stacking cranes
BEST container terminal at the Port of Barcelona, operated by Hutchison Ports, has taken delivery of 14 new automated stacking cranes (ASC) from Konecranes of Finland.
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Generation 6 mobile for ST Vincent and Grenadines
The St. Vincent and Grenadines Port Authority (SVGPA) has ordered a new Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7 Mobile Harbor Crane to boost container and general cargo handling capacity in the Port of Kingstown.
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…while DPW Southampton buys more Kalmar straddles
Kalmar has concluded an agreement with long-term customer DP World Southampton to supply another 14 hybrid straddle carriers.
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Antwerp Buys Electric
Brabo, specialist provider of pilot and port services in Antwerp, Belgium, has signed a deal with…
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PSA Takes Loconi
PSA Baltics N.V., a subsidiary of PSA International (PSA), is acquiring an 85% majority stake in Loconi International S.A. …
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Chancay – high risk?
Significant new capacity is due on stream at the port of Chancay, Peru. For this to succeed as an investment it will require the alignment of several key factors. Andrew Penfold takes a look. What are the lessons for other southern port developments?
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Technological tipping point
The Smart Port is seen by many as the fifth-generation port management model – a ‘new kid on the block’ that together with automated container handling holds the promise of much more to come as new technologies advance. Mike Mundy assesses the trend lines
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CMA CGM set for takeover of Santos Brasil operations
After one of the longest courtships in port terminal history, involving many suitors, it looks like Santos Brasil will finally be taken over by French based liner company CMA CGM, for an initial outlay of around US$1.12BN and an eventual cost of approximately US$2.26BN.
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Moldova Port Bid
The Romanian government is reportedly in talks to buy Moldova’s only port. The Giurgiulești International Free Port is located at km 133 of…
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Jan De Nul deals aim to accelerate “middle corridor”
Maritime construction Group Jan De Nul has been awarded two major contracts in Georgia and Kazakhstan.