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NewsFastNet promises to double crane productivity
APM Terminals has unveiled a new ship-to-shore crane concept designed to work adjacent bays of a large container ship.
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NewsPortcentric solutions reduce miles, time and cost
Import Services delivers millions of cartons every year to retailers in the UK and across Europe, including names such as Argos, Boots, John Lewis, Sainsbury and Tesco.
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Dawei port go-ahead
Thailand and Burma have signalled they will press on with joint development of the Dawei deep-sea port on Burma''s Andaman Sea coast, according to official reports.
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APMT supports dual-port tender
El Salvador''s Acajutla and La Unión ports may be offered as a combined package, rather than being tendered as separate concessions.
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NewsComing together for the greater good
Even before the 2008 elections, President Obama and his team were talking about Infrastructure.
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NewsSavannah’s plans must come through
Plans to deepen Savannah’s harbour must remain on schedule if the port is to remain competetive, Georgia Port Authority’s executive director Curtis Foltz has warned.
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PSA fails to attract traffic to Gwadar
Pakistan''s new Gwadar port has been struggling to attract shipping lines, a failure that sources close to the port blame on poor marketing.
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NewsStoreroom key
Ports want to take over more chunks of the supply chain – but portcentric aspirations can require very specific storage solutions. Felicity Landon reports
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Mogadishu mismanagement allegations
Somali Ports Authority has been accused of misusing government revenue at the port of Mogadishu.
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Asciano tackles debt
Asciano, the parent of Australian stevedore Patricks, has offered US$1bn in notes in an effort to restructure debt. The notes are guaranteed by Asciano and its subsidiaries.
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NewsAntwerp's attitude pays off
The way through a downturn isn’t to try to maximise profits, according to Antwerp chief executive Eddy Bruyninckx as the port of Antwerp approved a €1.6bn ($2.2bn) investment plan that runs to 2025.
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NewsGdansk takes Polish top spot
The Polish port of Gdansk has overtaken its rival Gdynia by nearly 10,000 teu for the month of September, making it the largest container port in the country.
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Police seize Liscont and APL documentation
Portugal''s Judicial Police have undertaken searches at premises of both container terminal operator Liscont and Lisbon Port Authority (APL) in search of documents relating to the former''s concession extension.
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Road hauliers blacklist MSC
Valencia''s Independent Road Hauliers Association, Transcont, undertook a blockade of all MSC container traffic at the ports of Valencia and Barcelona during part of September.
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NewsVirginia turns down offers
Virginia has turned down three unsolicited concession proposals for its state-owned marine terminals because in its view they do not reflect the true value of the operations.
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NewsRadioactivity scanning at Valencia
Valencia Port has seen its security upgraded through an international security program devised by the United States Department of Energy to prevent the illicit traffic of nuclear and radioactive materials.
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Santos sees low sulphur fuel trial
The port of Santos has become the test-bed of low sulphur fuel on a containership in a trial that will yield valuable emissions data for the US’ Environmental Protection Agency.
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Itajai gets ready for installations
A berth in the Port of Itajai that was damaged by floods two years ago is now ready for APM Terminals to install crane rails and electric power infrastructure for ship-to-shore cranes.
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Pucallpa port project progresses
The Transport and Communications Ministry in Peru has approved applications to build a new port terminal at Pucallpa, which it calculates will require investment of at least $16.7m.
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Quake halts Southern port merger
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has advised Port Otago it is no longer in a position to continue merger negotiations in light of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck on the morning of September 4.
