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  • The Port of Tauranga’s AGM was focused on the Rena incident and investment Photo: Maritime New Zealand
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    Tauranga AGM oil spill focus

    2011-10-27T13:02:00Z

    The Port of Tauranga’s annual general meeting, which took place earlier today, was somewhat taken over by an update on the Rena oil spill incident.

  • Fitting diagnostic tools in gate kiosks can take the guesswork out of pinpointing problems
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    Spotting the weak links in the chain

    2011-10-27T10:00:00Z

    As more and more gate automation systems become an integral part of the terminal’s production, so any problem with one individual process can quickly have an impact on the entire terminal operation, says Anton Bernaerd, business development manager at CAMCO Technologies in Belgium.

  • Sergey B Ivanov has said that Russia is intending to modernise its ports
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    Green partnership for Rosmorport

    2011-10-26T15:38:00Z

    Rosmorport has begun a “strategic co-operation” with Cargotec that should help the Russian body to upgrade its ports and give the Finnish equipment manufacturer a sales platform.

  • Plans have emerged to cut VPA's force of sworn police officers by two thirds
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    Full throttle

    2011-10-26T10:00:00Z

    You certainly can’t accuse Virginia Port Authority of half measures. In July, it replaced all of its board members bar one in a sweeping move to kick-start growth.

  • There are now several 'gates' to consider on dock beyond the traditional entrance point
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    No way to ‘cut and paste’

    2011-10-26T10:00:00Z

    Every operation is different and there is no way to ‘cut and paste’ from one port to another, says John Lund of Visy.

  • The global economic climate doesn’t seem to be affecting DP World’s growth
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    DP World announce 10% growth

    2011-10-25T21:28:00Z

    This morning, DP World announced a solid third quarter with gross handling volumes up to 14.4 million teu – 10% up on the same quarter last year.

  • The market for wood pellets is at present estimated at 10 million tonnes a year but its predicted to grow sharply
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    Biomass markets spur port development

    2011-10-25T15:02:00Z

    Energy derived from biomass products is becoming increasingly significant around the globe with the concern for sustainability and security of supply - and with it comes a need for large-scale biomass bulk terminals in ports.

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    Portunus wins APM Poti contract

    2011-10-25T10:00:00Z

    APM Terminals has selected spare parts and service specialist Portunus for the refurbishment of its N.4 quay cranes in Poti Port, Georgia.

  • Operators looking to improve their gate technology should prioritise value over price, say manufacturers
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    Mixed messages

    2011-10-25T10:00:00Z

    Partners, competitors, or a bit of both? The overlap of gate solution, terminal operating and third party systems is causing confusion. Felicity Landon reports

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    New dry bulk terminal agreed at Puerto Montt

    2011-10-24T10:00:00Z

    Empermontt, the Puerto Montt port operator in Chile, has been given permission to go ahead with a $50m investment in a new dry bulk terminal at Panitao. However, it is expected to take three to four years to build the terminal.

  • 'Social conscience' is now a must have in sought after concessioning deals. Credit: APM Terminals
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    A fit of conscience

    2011-10-24T10:00:00Z

    Stevie Knight asks how important social awareness is in today''s tighter tender processes

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    Qatar plumps for Jade

    2011-10-24T10:00:00Z

    Qatar Navigation Services is to employ Jade’s Master Terminal to make the switch from a paper-based system container processing system.

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    Fos opens gate to CAMCO

    2011-10-24T10:00:00Z

    Gate specialist CAMCO Technologies is to supply its Gate Automation system to the greenfield MSC terminal in Fos-sur-Mer, France.

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    Lajes project halted in Brazil

    2011-10-23T10:00:00Z

    All work on the projected Terminal Port of Lajes in Brazil has been halted by a court injunction taken out by the Federal Public Ministry.

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    Ticking the green boxes

    2011-10-23T10:00:00Z

    One grab factor that has to be taken into account nowadays is that of the environment – when a crane handles dusty material, this is always going to pose problems such as dust pollution and spillage.

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    Cargotec testing centre on track

    2011-10-23T10:00:00Z

    Manufacturer Cargotec is to invest E35m ($48.4m) in a testing centre in Tampere, Finland.

  • Shoreham employs a giant hydraulic grab on its biomass cargoes
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    Gift of the grab

    2011-10-22T10:00:00Z

    The unsung crane grab is an integral element for ensuring fast, effective bulk handling. John Bensalhia reports

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    Kribi construction starts in Cameroon

    2011-10-21T10:00:00Z

    The president of Cameroon has attended the stone laying ceremony for the new deepwater port at Kribi, 4 km south of Mboro.

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    Teesport high-cube rail service

    2011-10-21T10:00:00Z

    A revolutionary new high-cube rail service has been launched from the UK’s PD Ports’ Teesport container terminal by Direct Rail Services (DRS).

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    Single bid for Chennai box terminal

    2011-10-20T10:00:00Z

    Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone was the only bidder for the $754m deepwater container terminal development at the Indian port of Chennai. PSA, DP World and L&T all declined to bid.