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  • New shipping services along the Yangtze may help to speed up cargo flow Photo: C. Ryu
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    Chinese terminals may speed up exports

    2012-06-18T15:58:00Z

    According to a Xinhua report, the Wanzhou and Fuling terminals in the municipality of Chongqing have started operating container shipping services to Shanghai this month - which should help improve cargo flow.

  • David Tongue, ICS Regulatory affairs director - shipping is the greenest form of commercial transport
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    ICS: Shipping provides green growth

    2012-06-18T15:12:00Z

    At a recent event during the United Nations Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, ICS revealed that industry can learn a great deal from shipping as it''s the greenest form of commercial transport.

  • Will your city be the European Green Capital in 2015?
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    Competition European Green Capital 2015 launched

    2012-06-15T14:49:00Z

    The European Commission has launched its search to find the city that will win the European Green Capital title in 2015.

  • Rotterdam now has shore based power for ocean shipping
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    Shore based power for Rotterdam

    2012-06-15T13:24:00Z

    The first shore based power system for ocean shipping has been activated at the Stena Line terminal at the Port of Rotterdam recently.

  • New Kalmar quay cranes for APMT Rotterdam Maasvlakte II
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    APMT kits out Maasvlakte II

    2012-06-14T18:56:00Z

    APM Terminals is busy kitting out its future Maasvlakte II terminal and Cargotec and Bromma have both been selected this week to supply quay cranes and ship to shore spreaders to the operation.

  • The Port of Montreal upholds its level of environmental excellence. Photo: SP Barrette
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    Port of Montreal is environmental leader

    2012-06-14T16:21:00Z

    The Port of Montreal is maintaining its status as an environmental leader, as made clear in Green Marine’s 2011 to 2012 Progress Report on the port''s environmental programme.

  • Accenture believes that Shanghai and others must focus on core competencies
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    A sea of change in China

    2012-06-14T14:49:00Z

    “Reaching the world from northeast China: Port of Dandong,” booms a voice from the television in my hotel room in Shanghai, where I have arrived to spend time with people from the city’s Maritime University, one of the shipping world’s great educational institutions.

  • US East Coast ports are chasing the dredging dollar. Credit: Daniel Christensen
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    Eggs in one basket

    2012-06-14T10:30:00Z

    US East Coast ports have staked everything on the blessings of the Panama Canal, says Martin Rushmere

  • The 16 tonne capacity Hyster forklift trucks will mean fuel saving for Zuidnatie
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    Green order success for Hyster

    2012-06-13T18:32:00Z

    Following the successful introduction of two new Hyster empty container handlers at the Port of Antwerp, port and logistics expert, Zuidnatie, has just invested in seven new low emission Hyster forklift trucks for its operations.

  • RINA’s Green Plus update now includes the cargo dust hazard
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    RINA updates Green Plus rules

    2012-06-13T15:09:00Z

    International classification society RINA has updated its Green Plus notation to include more potential sources of pollution involving seagoing ships and ships operating at fixed locations.

  • Gottwald has launched a new type of harbour crane
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    Equipment frenzy at TOC Europe

    2012-06-13T12:30:00Z

    An exhibition is always a good opportunity for showcasing new equipment – and that was certainly the case at this week’s TOC Europe exhibition in Antwerp.

  • The E-KOTUG is Europe’s first hybrid tugboat
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    Hybrid E-KOTUG launch

    2012-06-13T12:08:00Z

    Europe’s first hybrid tugboat was launched recently at this year’s well known ‘Herring Party’ in Rotterdam.

  • Is an IPO or a direct sale in the offing for the Swiss shipping line's terminal assets? Credit: Alf van Beem
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    Fact or fiction

    2012-06-13T10:30:00Z

    Is Mediterranean Shipping Company offering for sale part of its global portfolio of container terminals or is it planning to spin off its terminal division in an initial public offering in Singapore?

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    Valparaiso seeks Far Eastern investment

    2012-06-13T10:30:00Z

    Valparaiso Port Company (EPV) is undertaking a roadshow in the Far East to persuade investors to stump up the $300m it requires for its Terminal 2 container handling facility.

  • Wind farm maintenance contracts offer rich pickings for ports unable to win the headline projects
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    Key factors

    2012-06-13T10:30:00Z

    What’s on the ‘shopping list’ for developers looking for a port to serve their construction projects?

  • Felixstowe warehouse
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    Portcentric delivered

    2012-06-12T21:00:00Z

    PD Ports, owner of Teesport, the Port of Hartlepool and port and logistics facilities throughout the UK, is one of the pioneers of the Portcentric model in the UK. It has the land, the expertise and the commitment to make the model work for a wide range of customers, says ...

  • Opportunities are rife in mainland China according to HWL Photo: HWL
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    HWL reflects on current market climate

    2012-06-12T18:34:00Z

    Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) reflected on the impact of the Euro zone crisis and the global market in general as part of its annual general meeting recently.

  • The 16 tonne capacity Hyster forklift trucks will mean fuel saving for Zuidnatie
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    Green order success for Hyster

    2012-06-12T14:18:00Z

    Following the successful introduction of two new Hyster empty container handlers at the Port of Antwerp, port and logistics expert, Zuidnatie, has just invested in seven new low emission Hyster forklift trucks for its operations.

  • The ‘Pier 300’ project will modernise the container terminal Photo: Port of Los Angeles
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    LA terminal expansion approved

    2012-06-12T14:12:00Z

    The Los Angeles Harbour Commission has approved Eagle Marine Services’ ‘Pier 300’ expansion project.

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    Wuhan in major dredging programme

    2012-06-12T10:30:00Z

    The port of Wuhan in China is to receive investment of at least $8.33bn over the next five years, which will enable it to receive ships of up to 10,000 dwt, twice the existing limit.