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IPO to fund Port Klang expansion
Westports Malaysia is to raise $500m through an IPO in the second quarter of next year.
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Pelindo II to sell off box terminal holdings
Indonesian state holding Pelindo II is reported as preparing to sell off its subsidiary, Multi-Terminal Indonesia, which manages its logistics activities, as well as container and multi-purpose terminals.
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East African ports for sale
The secretary general of the East African Community has revealed that negotiations are at an advanced stage to privatise the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.
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Revised MARPOL Annex V - IMO overview
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a simplified overview of the revised version of MARPOL Annex V (Garbage), which comes into effect on 1 January 2013 and will introduce stricter controls on the disposal of garbage from ships at sea.
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Cargotec enters the AGV fray
Earlier this year, PSA announced that it had asked ZPMC and Singapore Technologies Kinetics Limited to each develop an AGV prototype with energy-efficient hybrid technology. As part of the project, Cargotec was contracted to supply a common equipment navigation system.
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Greentech evaluation for box terminals
A new EU project aims to demonstrate the viability of new technologies and alternative fuels through pilot schemes implemented in the container terminals of Valencia, Livorno and Koper.
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Greentech evaluation for box terminals
A new EU project aims to demonstrate the viability of new technologies and alternative fuels through pilot schemes implemented in the container terminals of Valencia, Livorno and Koper.
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Automation justification
Automated guided vehicles make sense on a productivity and a labour cost front if the expense can be justified. Alex Hughes report
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Port of Hamburg calls for change in laws
The Port of Hamburg Business Association has accepted the Federal Administrative Court’s (FAC) decision to deepen the River Elbe, but says fast legal decisions need to be made to reduce the impact on its port’s key infrastructure.
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MetriTech develops labour cost tool
California based labour management software company, MetriTech, recently developed a new labour cost modelling tool to improve operations at major container terminals.
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DPW Melbourne invests in greener equipment
DP World recently invested in the latest straddle carriers for its container terminal at the Port of Melbourne.
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Towards a zero emissions reachstacker
As governments across the world insist on engines being ever cleaner, is it realistic to assume that one day we can expect to see a 100% green reachstacker? The manufacturers we approached were split on this point.
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Tanker company confirms green credentials
Petroleum tanker operator AET has formally committed to the MPA Green Shipping Programme. President and CEO, Hor Weng Yew, signed-up to the initiative at a Singapore bunkering conference, SIBCON.
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TT Club warning over uninsured assets
A case study by TT Club points out that normal insurance might not cover crane and vessel collision damage if the crane is in the process of being delivered or installed.
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New Commission guidelines for inland navigation and Natura 2000
The European Commission published new guidelines on inland navigation and nature protection to assist the sector in applying EU environmental legislation.
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Private sector finally welcome in Africa
The acceptance of private sector participation in ports in Africa is gaining traction, and not before time. At least that''s what a meeting of port minds in Nigeria would have us believe.
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SOGET taps fast growing PCS market
French port operations solutions company, SOGET, recently announced its plans to strengthen its international growth strategy to become the point of reference for Single Window by 2015.
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POLB funding to reduce diesel pollution
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted $1.34m to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) for its diesel reduction project at its container terminals.
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Moving targets
Comparing apples with apples is mission near-impossible when it comes to reachstacker emissions, as Alex Hughes finds out
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Learning east coast lessons
The September ''event season'' included back-to-back appearances by executives from the City of New York’s Economic Development Corporation, one aboard “Pier 66”- an old cross-harbour railcar barge converted into a floating restaurant in Chelsea - and the other at the appropriately named Captain’s Ketch, downtown near Wall Street.