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    Repeat RAM order for London Gateway

    2015-06-29T14:27:00Z

    RAM Spreaders has received a repeat order for its SingFlex Twin40 headblock system at DP World’s London Gateway Container Terminal.

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    Chinese back Pacific-Atlantic rail bridge in South America

    2015-06-26T21:03:00Z

    Chinese investors are advancing a rail project to link ports in Brazil with those in Peru. The proposed line, which will be 5,310 km long, would carry both agribulk and minerals.

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    Spain queries European port policy

    2015-06-26T21:03:00Z

    José Llorca, president of Spain''s National Ports Authority, has publically stated that neither the EU, nor its member states have “clear ideas about the governance of ports”.

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    Cutting emissions with clean driving

    2015-06-26T14:54:00Z

    Corporate fleet managers in Europe could save millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions and €28bn a year with available efficiency measures and clean technologies, according to a new report by analysts, CE Delft.

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    Auckland extension consent revoked

    2015-06-25T16:18:00Z

    Ports of Auckland’s plans to build two 100m piled expansions at the end of Bledisloe Terminal have been scuppered by the High Court’s decision to revoke consent.

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    Haldia becomes ‘first’ green Indian port

    2015-06-25T16:01:00Z

    The Indian port of Haldia has become what is said to be the ‘first’ green port in the country after a bio-diesel dispensing unit was inaugurated recently.

  • Schneider Electric’s ShoreBoX solution allows ports to supply energy for ships at berth
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    Shore side power at Bergen

    2015-06-25T15:11:00Z

    Cavotec, Schneider Electric and the Port of Bergen have hosted a shore side power event gathering together leading experts to discuss how the technology is playing an increasingly important role in reducing emissions at the world''s ports.

  • The ASCs are part of a large-scale automation project at MIT to streamline operational processes and increase efficiencies
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    Tideworks helps automate MIT

    2015-06-24T13:01:00Z

    US-based Tideworks Technology, Inc has supplied its terminal operating system (TOS) for automatic stacking cranes (ASCs) at Mazanillo International Terminal (MIT), Panama.

  • The Port of Portland and 28 other US West Coast ports to subject to union slowdowns earlier this year
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    ICTSI supports labour slowdown prevention act

    2015-06-24T11:56:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) Oregon is supporting the newly introduced US Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2015 (PLUS Act) that aims to help prevent maritime labour stoppages.

  • Biomass boost: The Port of Liverpool will handle up to 3 million tonnes of wood pellets per year
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    New biomass facility will boost handling

    2015-06-24T10:51:00Z

    A new £100m biomass terminal planned for the Port of Liverpool will see it handle up to three million tonnes of wood pellets a year as part of the decarbonisation of the nearby Drax power station, boosting handling at the port.

  • Biomass boost: The Port of Liverpool will handle up to 3 million tonnes of wood pellets per year
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    New biomass facility to boost Liverpool handling

    2015-06-24T10:48:00Z

    A new £100m biomass terminal planned for the Port of Liverpool will see it handle up to three million tonnes of wood pellets a year as part of the decarbonisation of the nearby Drax power station, boosting handling at the port.

  • New focus: Amsterdam is looking towards handling biomass and the import of diesel and kerosene
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    Amsterdam focuses on cargo diversification

    2015-06-23T17:09:00Z

    Amsterdam is known for being an energy port which is particularly strong in the import of coal and the export of petrol, but it will be focusing on diversifying its cargo going forward.

  • Gobbler Boats won two innovation awards for its Gobbler 290 vessel at this year's Seawork exhibition
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    Gobbler Boats cleans up

    2015-06-23T16:03:00Z

    UK based Gobbler Boats swept the board at this year''s Seawork International exhibition winning two innovation, design and construction awards for its new Gobbler 290 Rapid Response Oil Spill Recovery Vessel (RROSRV).

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    Safeguarding against terrorism

    2015-06-23T12:03:00Z

    A new training project has been launched to help deliver improved training tools and techniques in response to terrorism threats aimed at Europe’s critical infrastructure, including ports.

  • The ropes have been recycled for use as scratch posts by lions and leopards in a big cat sanctuary in Kent, UK
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    London launches recycling initiative

    2015-06-23T10:59:00Z

    The Port of London Authority (PLA) is doing its part to stay green with a new recycling initiative that will also help with wildlife conservation.

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    University of Hamburg team tackle berth errors

    2015-06-22T18:59:00Z

    The University of Hamburg beat off the competition to win the E1,000 cash prize at this year’s PEMA Student Challenge which took place at TOC Europe in Rotterdam.

  • Peel Ports won the award for the second time
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    Liverpool awarded for sustainable development

    2015-06-22T16:56:00Z

    The Port of Liverpool has been awarded ‘Port Authority of the Year’ for its Liverpool2 development that will offer import and export companies sustainable ‘ship-to-door’ solutions.

  • EMS APO is "forbidden to do any loading or unloading", so operations have come to a stop
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    EMS APO battles Durres labour issues

    2015-06-22T16:18:00Z

    Operations have come to a halt at German-owned terminal operator EMS APO’s Port of Durres terminal after illegal action from rival stevedoring companies assisted by the director of the Durres Port Authority (DPA).

  • The app provides stakeholders with a real-time online crane activity dashboard for greater visibility of port operation and productivity
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    ARL app gives crane productivity insight

    2015-06-19T15:12:00Z

    arl-shipping.com has developed an app for Android phones and phablets that provides stakeholders with a real-time online crane activity dashboard for greater visibility of port operation and productivity.

  • The IGF Code aims to minimise the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment, with regards to the nature of the fuels involved. Photo: FJORD LINE_ESPEN GEES
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    IMO adopts IGF Code

    2015-06-18T16:21:00Z

    The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has adopted the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), which aims to minimise the risk to the environment.