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NewsTake the bull by the horns
Financing institutions are ready to increase their port lending, as Martin Rushmere discovers
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NewsMAFI launches new tractor generation
MAFI Transport Systems has launched a new generation of terminal tractors aimed at optimising container handling and reducing CO2 emissions for operators.
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NewsGas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012 – Call for papers
The call for papers has been announced for Mercator Media’s third Gas Fuelled Ships Conference this year, being held from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.
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NewsEmerson overhauls Cortés crane drives
Control specialist Emerson Industrial Automation is to modernise the motor control system on an aging port crane in Puerto Cortés, Honduras.
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Angola invests in Port of Lobito
According to the Chairman of the Lobito port company, Anapaz de Jesus Neto, the government of Angola has invested $1,2 billion in the modernisation and expansion of the port.
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NewsBCT gets a third off its expansion costs
The Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia – an ICTSI subsidiary - is to gain from a grant worth around a third of its PLN153m (US$49.2m) development, an expansion project that will raise BCTs capacity by 60%.
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Liebherr secures RMG and STS orders
Liebherr is celebrating two key orders for rail-mounted gantry cranes and ship-to-shore cranes.
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Kalmar SmartPower RTG improves fuel use
Cargotec has unveiled a new rubber-tyred gantry crane which promises minimised fuel consumption.
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NewsPresidential infrastructure order to aid US ports
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will help expedite the permitting and review process for US government infrastructure projects, which will directly benefit US ports.
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NewsGo fish and keep good staff on the hook
We are bombarded on a daily basis with spiralling unemployment figures. So dire is the job market in many countries that you would be forgiven for thinking that employees would put up with anything just to keep what they have.
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NewsDP World rides the world’s markets
After getting its cash flow and net debt back under control as a result of good performance and the selling of 75% of its Australian operations, DP World has “a solid platform” underfoot, but there remain challenges.
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NewsPorts prepare for arrival of LNG-fuelled ships
In preparation for the imminent arrival of LNG-fuelled ships, a working group has been set up within the World Ports Climate Initiative to consider the standardisation of the safety aspects of LNG bunkering operations at worldwide ports.
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DP World splashes cash on loan repayment
Cash-rich DP World is to repay a $3bn loan outstanding under its revolving credit facility due to mature in October 2012. The repayments will take place between 4 and 10 April 2012.
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APMT injury and CO2 wins
APM Terminals’ 2011 Sustainability Report reveals a 21% decrease in Lost Time Injury Frequency, and a 16.5% per teu reduction in CO2 emissions, but admits there is still much to be done.
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NewsAPMT seals Moin concession deal
APM Terminals has passed the final hurdle for its Moin Container Terminal concession, gaining the final endorsement from Costa Rica’s Comptroller General Office in March.
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Peru to handle 2m teu by 2014
Peru’s National Port Authority has forecast that cargo handled by its national ports network will rise by 14%-15% on average over the next five years.
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Valencia focuses on strategic priorities
There was little talk of transhipment costs or container investments being frozen by the Port of Valencia at a recent workshop held at the London School of Economics.
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Qube buys into Melbourne lease
Assets and leases held by Westgate at Victoria Dock in Melbourne have been bought by Qube Logistics in a deal worth A$47m (US$49.3m).
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Manta close to finalising tender
Guillermo Morán, managing director of Manta port authority in Ecuador, has publicly stated that the organisation is close to finalising terms and conditions for the international tender that will result in a complete new container terminal complex being built at the port.
