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Ust Luga to gain from the big freeze
The Ust Luga deepwater port is readying itself to take on winter volumes that it predicts will be rerouted from the sometimes ice impacted and congested St Petersburg.
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NewsWest African breakthrough for Kalmar
An order from the French Bollore group means Cargotec’s cranes are now starting to move into the emerging African ports market, through Bollore’s wholly-owned Unicaf subsidiary.
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Salvador’s growth aims to cut costs
Tecon Salvador SA has gained financing from Cordiant Capital to refurbish and double the terminal’s container handling capacity as well as cutting the costs for Brazil’s rising exports industry.
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Konecranes' temporary layoffs
Konecranes has said it is starting negotiations regarding possible temporary layoffs in Finland in response to what it calls a “weakened demand” for its machine-tool services.
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NewsYuzhny’s ship comes in
After a long wait, Yuzhny’s Transinvestservice (TIS) is to see its first container vessel; what’s more it’s a direct call from Latin America, and it’s a fair bet is that plenty more will follow.
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NewsLight masts star in radio role
Taking an innovative stance on fast deployment and cost savings, one US container facility is making light fittings double up as radio masts.
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NewsComplete cross-border co-operation
Copenhagen and Malmo must represent the ultimate cooperation between ports – they made history ten years ago when they merged to form one company in two countries, Copenhagen Malmö Port.
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NewsTeaming up
Strategic partnerships, joint marketing alliances, MoUs … cooperation between ports can mean a lot of different things. Felicity Landon explains
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NewsThe bigger picture
US labour issues have once again stolen the headlines on the West Coast, with a timing bordering on perfection.
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NewsThe Catastrophe is forecase to be...
ONLY FEW PEOPLE will be able to forget the recent oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico by the giant British Petroleum.
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Lazaro Cardenas concession decision imminent
A ruling on the concession for second container terminal at the Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas will be made in November.
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Europe’s most productive
The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 put together by the World Economic Forum suggests that ports in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are among the most productive in Europe.
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NewsPIANC speed checks to aid designers
PIANC - the global organisation providing guidance for sustainable infrastructure for ports – is part way through a study of vessel approach speeds that will be invaluable for fender designers.
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NewsSea2Cradle: A balanced act
IT HAS TAKEN a long time for ‘the greenest way of transportation’ to catch up on the green awareness of modern society.
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GL examines MEPC 62 outcome
Germanischer Lloyd has held its traditional recap of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO, focusing on the “groundbreaking developments” at the 62nd session.
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Chennai congestion forces lines’ re-think
With severe congestion dogging DP World and PSA’s Chennai terminals, many shipping lines have sought alternative facilities.
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NewsBetter protected
Fender failure can be avoided with shrewd purchasing and better sector regulation. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsCMA CGM Group's fight against Climate Change
CMA CGM GROUP is the world’s third largest container shipping company and is ranked number one in France.
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NewsJebel Ali expansion spurred by regional growth
DP World’s Jebel Ali port is to boost capacity by 1m teu through a 400 metre quay extension in time for a 2012 opening.
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Six in the running for Talcahuano
A total of 11 groups have bought tender documents for the privatisation of the Chilean port of Talcahuano, of which six are said to be very interested. An award is expected on September 27 and the winner will be required to invest $75m.
