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Santos Brasil orders 12 all-electric RTGs
Brasil S/A has ordered 12 Kalmar E-One2 RTG cranes. With a total of 41 machines, the agreement confirms them as the biggest customer of Kalmar E-One RTGs worldwide. The units are for the newly inaugurated Tecon Santos Terminal 4 expansion.
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Gangavaram port to grow
India''s deep, multi- purpose port at Gangavaram will be expanded with an investment of Rs9.40bil.
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Smaller ports gain from short sea shift
Although in the main, ports tend to be reactive to supply chain and eco-initiatives like short sea shipping are traditionally based on demand. However, a group of small Californian ports have reversed this pattern.
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Eco-straddle carriers for Burchardkai
Hamburg terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has placed an order for 14 Kalmar 7+ generation ESC350W diesel-electric straddle carriers.
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United on the green
Stevie Knight looks at the merits of a combined approach for ports looking to capture the green dream
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Conveyor training goes online
Martin Engineering’s online Operations & Maintenance Seminar takes an in-depth look at methods to improve the safety, performance, and payback of belt conveyors by controlling fugitive material and improving system efficiency.
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NCC dry port to simplify logistics
In April 2011 Russia’s National Container Company (NCC) started to use the recently approved dry port technology at Logistika-Terminal (LT).
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Dusty cargo, a headache to Chennai port
Chennai port has been ordered to stop handling polluting coal and iron ore.
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Q1 Losses for Hanjin too
The Korean shipping giant also reported a Q1 2011 operating loss, despite higher revenues.
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Konecranes Product Review
Konecranes heavy-duty fork lift trucks and reach stackers with a lifting capacity between 10 and 65 tons offer maximum efficiency, economy and safety in container and goods handling.
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Record for KCT & SCT
Gulftainer''s UAE container terminals Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) and Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) have experienced significant growth of around 10% per annum for the last two years.
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Building of Green Port Hull set to create hundreds of jobs – contractors sought
HUNDREDS of jobs could be created in Hull with the start of one of the biggest construction projects the city has ever seen.
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It's not always down to fuel efficiency
The rising cost of diesel fuel and the availability of more fuel efficient new pieces of equipment aren''t factors necessarily undermining the second-hand market.
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S$100mil Green Boost
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has launched a comprehensive package to promote environmentally-friendly shipping.
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ICTSI Q1 up 25%
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has reported unaudited Q1 2011 revenue from port operations of $US154.9 million, an increase of 28% over last year, with EBITDA 26% higher at $US71.2mill.
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Green agenda stunts US second-hand sales
It is getting harder to sell older handling equipment to some parts of the US, according to Port International Equipment''s chief executive Terry Troutman.
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Sheerness turbine deal could overhaul port
The Port of Sheerness has signed an option agreement with Vestas which would see 70 hectares of port land handed over for a wind turbine manufacturing and installation facility.
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DP World share consolidation gets green light
DP World shareholders have approved a 1 for 20 share consolidation to “better reflect the value of the company”.
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Industrial unrest rocks Australian ports
Australia’s deteriorating industrial situation in the port sector is worrying the country’s shipping bosses.
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Salalah sets higher targets for less CO2
Having achieved a 10% reduction in CO2 emissions in the last year, the Omani Port of Salaah plans to extend the scheme.