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NewsSecurity plans need to converge
Ports and harbours have a number of plans to deal with emergencies, but whether or not they come together to be effective is another issue entirely.
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NewsTaking the pulse
Time and money. Two valuable commodities – but as ever in all walks of life, there never seems to be enough of either, meaning that both are as precious as gold dust.
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NewsCleaner ships for Port of LA
The Port of Los Angeles is building on its clean air action plan success with a new global environmental ship index strategy.
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NewsThe winner will now take the stage...
Is the burgeoning prominence of TV shows such as the X Factor symptomatic of the fact that nowadays there is growing scope for industry award events?
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Andhra Pradesh seeks second major port
The state of Andhra Pradesh in India says it would like to establish a second major seaport, following the success of Visakhapatnam.
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NewsPitching a lift
While the reachstacker may be growing in popularity, the fork-lit truck is still an efficient, value-for-money container handler. John Bensalhia explains
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Venezuelan haul for Cargotec
Cargotec has made significant inroads in the Venezuelan equipment supply market with an order for 54 Kalmar units to Bolivariana de Puertos.
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UK deals for Conductix-Wampfler
Manufacturer Conductix-Wampfler has confirmed two cable-related deals in the UK.
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NewsShoreham and Sennebogen deal
The UK’s Shoreham Port has commissioned the world’s largest mobile material handling crane.
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NewsIMO emission focus
IMO secretary general, Efthimios E.Mitropoulos told delegates at the 27th IMO assembly this week that ship emissions has been a central theme of the organisation’s work this year.
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Chennai brands surcharges as “illegal”
Chennai Port Trust believes that congestion surcharges being levied by container shipping lines calling at the new container terminal are illegal.
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NewsRiding the green wave
Energy efficiency has moved off the desirable list and on to the essential list for terminals looking for temporary structures - and manufacturers have been quick to respond.
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Dutch pilots go portable
AD Navigation has received an order for 25 of its high precision ADX XR portable pilot units (PPU).
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NewsRAM popular in the Americas
RAM is to deliver six MHC spreaders to Brazil, with four of those pegged for Santos Brasil.
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Recife order for Jade’s Master Terminal
Software supplier Jade has won an order from port operator Gulftainer to run its Master Terminal system at the Port of Recife in Brazil.
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Auckland pioneers smart lighting
New smart-switching technology has been developed by Ports of Auckland’s IT team to save power bills on port lighting.
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NewsADPC awarded for sustainability
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has gained recognition for protecting the environment in which it operates - by winning three environmental awards in the past week.
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NewsExplosive containers still a US hot potato
The tricky issue of how to handle potentially explosive reefer containers appearing in US Pacific ports is still not resolved.
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New Climeport emissions study launched
France’s Marseilles Fos and Italy’s Livorno port authorities are to team up to manage a research project on management tools to monitor and estimate greenhouse gas emissions by ports.
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Halterm opts for Tideworks TOS
Tideworks Technology is to supply its terminal operating solutions to Halifax’s Halterm Container Terminal, replacing a legacy TOS.
