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NewsKalmar wins large Venezuelan contract
In a bid to meet rapid efficiency and capacity demands for cargo handling, government owned Venezuelan operator, Bolivariana de Puertos (Bolipuertos), has ordered one of the largest single port equipment contracts to be delivered by Cargotec’s Kalmar.
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NewsPort Strategy on Facebook
‘Port Strategy’ has recently added the social media platform, Facebook, to the various ways in which its content is being distributed.
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NewsMaking the link
Ports are increasingly acknowledging the importance of their role in supply chains, as John Bensalhia explains
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NewsIPA to support 1st GreenPort South Asia Conference
The Indian Ports Association (IPA) has confirmed, along with many key industry organisations, its support to the GreenPort South Asia Conference, which underlines the recognition of the need for maritime ports across the region to engage with the green agenda.
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NewsCutting Carbon to Cut Costs
Supply chain models and seaport infrastructure are changing as shippers must prove their sustainability credentials to stakeholders. Reducing reliance on road and air is a big part of the green movement in transport of cargo, and shipping is becoming more seaport-centric, as maritime shipping cuts costs and carbon emissions, says ...
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NewsGreenPort extends its footprint
GreenPort has recently added the social media platform Facebook to the various ways in which its content is being distributed.
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NewsOceans 2050 - The Ocean Business Community and Sustainable Seas
The World Ocean Council (WOC) is organising from 22 until 24 April 2013, the Sustainable Ocean Summit 2013 (SOS 2013) in Washington D.C.
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NewsShipping sulphur targets could prove harmful
A new report commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping has revealed that the 2015 sulphur emissions reduction targets for shipping companies could result in adverse environmental effects and a loss of 2,000 maritime services jobs.
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NewsCalifornia goes it alone again
California is again going its own way in rulemaking, disregarding IMO recommendations and international considerations in the process, and is getting ready to impose a maximum speed for the whole length of the 1,000 mile state coastline, possibly out to the 40 nautical miles mark.
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NewsKonecranes wins Indonesian record order
Konecranes has increased its strategic position in Indonesia with a contract to deliver the first automated container yard for state owned terminal operator, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III).
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NewsNew oil terminal proposed by green POLB
Following a long series of environmental projects, the Port of Long Beach (POLB) has approved plans to modernise the state''s aging oil transfer infrastructure with a 28 acre deep water oil terminal.
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NewsPanama Canal dredging programme complete
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging of the navigational channels along Culebra Cut, an important milestone in its canal expansion programme.
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NewsA change of pace
Slower speeds are prompting a re-think of port operations, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsClassNK approves ballast water design
Global classification society, ClassNK, has granted Approval in Practice (AIP) to Namura Shipbuilding Co’s Minimal Ballast Water Ship (MIBS) VLCC design.
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NewsThe law of unintended consequences
Roman Poersch of Wilhelm Borchert argues that over and above the regulations, “the law of unintended consequences” means that some environmental port initiatives could have a life of their own.
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NewsHPH Trust acquires ACT
The Singapore listed Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Trust has acquired 100% of shares in the Hong Kong terminal operator, Asia Container Terminal Holdings Ltd (ACT Holdings), for around HK$750m (US$408m).
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NewsSurvival of the fittest
It’s started. It was inevitable that the longer this financial blip continued the more chance there was of seeing business buyouts in the ports sector. And we can thank equipment companies for the start of what may well be a domino effect for the rest of the industry.
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NewsAutomated lashing launch imminent
Bromma is looking to commercially launch its Automatic Lashing Platform this year after agreeing an exclusive global licensing agreement with KALP GmbH in 2012.
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NewsPort users invited to comment on proposed tariffs
The Ports Regulator of South Africa has invited port users and interested or affected parties to attend public hearings on a tariff structure and tariff methodology for setting port tariffs over the medium term.
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Buenaventura terminal invests
Columbia''s new container terminal, Buenaventura, (TCBuen), has become the first Latin American terminal to implement new optical character recognition (OCR) systems and Differential GPS (DGPS) quay cranes, yard cranes and input processes.
