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NewsWell-equipped
Equipment purchasing is not being sacrificed for financial expediency, writes Martin Rushmere
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NewsAPMT invests in Russian market
APM Terminals (APMT) has taken the unusual step of investing in the growing Russian market by acquiring 37.5% of public container terminal operator, Global Ports.
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NewsWeighbridge innovation
When Clarkson Port Services opened its grain terminal fifteen years ago at the Port of Ipswich it was among one of the first to achieve cost effective driver operation, but recently the system’s inflexibility has been holding up plans.
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NewsCapacity commitment
Dubai''s ports continue to shine in all cargo areas, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsBahrain seabridge plan takes shape
APM Terminals Bahrain is working with partners to set up a ‘seabridge’ feeder service which would link Khalifa Bin Salman Port with the Saudi industrial hub of Jubail, providing petrochemical companies with a new export route and enabling imports to bypass congestion at Dammam.
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PATCH creates industry webinars
Partners of the Ports Adapting to Climate Change (PATCH) project have created three high level web training seminars for ports and the shipping industry.
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NewsNo holds barred
No fears of overcapacity in the burgeoning Middle East market, finds Felicity Landon
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NewsGL product launch at SMM
This week at SMM 2012, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) launched its latest product, the GL EmissionManager – a software tool which will allow the emission of a ship to be collected, tracked and calculated in detail for the first time.
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NewsCSL's newbuilds eliminate pollution
Canadian ship owner, CSL, has removed oil from the stern tube and equipped nine of its new builds with Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings in a bid to comply with the ongoing strict IMO regulations to reduce air pollution.
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NewsD-day for PSA at JNP?
There is speculation this week that Jawaharlu Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has served terminal operator, PSA International Pte Ltd, a deadline of 10 September to sign the agreement to build the new Rs 6700 crore (US$1.2bn) terminal at the port.
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NewsShoot first, aim later
Vessels presently described as post-panamax will be the new panamax class three years from now when the works are finished in Panama.
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Piracy statistics make grim reading
The latest International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre statistics show that 20 vessels were hijacked worldwide in the first six months of 2012, with a total number of 334 crew members taken hostage.
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NewsPNA improves Ouistreham terminal
The Ouistreham ferry terminal has successfully undergone the first stage of an extension and redevelopment plan under the supervision of port owner, the Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA).
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NewsLloyd’s Register introduces optimisation service
Lloyd’s Register has introduced its latest performance optimisation service, aimed at supporting shipowners, builders and designers to develop more efficient new and existing ship designs and retrofits for vessels already in service.
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NewsGL envisions a zero emissions future
At the Global Maritime Environmental Congress (GMEC) this week, Dr Pierre C Sames of Germanischer Lloyd (GL), gave a presentation on how to achieve a zero emissions future through innovative design and a shift to renewable energy.
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NewsCommercial operations begin at Khalifa
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has commenced commercial operations at Khalifa Port this week after years of meticulous planning.
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NewsA supporting role
Ports should embrace the opportunities presented by combating modern day piracy, advises HFW''s Katie Lenko
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NewsBaltic rail link increases intermodality
In May 2012 a new railway link opened between Katowice in Poland and the northern Polish ports of Gdynia and Gdansk and this month two other trains will be added to the three times weekly service, linking Slovenia’s Luka Koper Port to Poland’s Port of Gydnia.
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NewsCargotec wins major Australian carrier order
Finnish cargo equipment company, Cargotec, has won an order to deliver 44 automated straddle carrier systems (AutoStrad) and related automation technology to Australian port operator Asciano’s container terminal at Port Botany in Sydney.
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NewsWorking together on sustainable connections
Companies, authorities and the Moerdijk Port Authority at the Moerdijk Port and Industrial Estate in the Netherlands, have been working together on sustainable connections since the end of the 1990s, writes Jacco Rentrop, environmental manager at the Moerdijk Port Authority.
