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Forth Ports accepts Arcus bid
Arcus European Infrastructure Fund has agreed a £760m takeover of Forth Ports, where it had previously been the biggest shareholder. The move comes on the back of a 20% increase in pre-tax profits to £56.3m and a 5% increase in revenue to £181.9m. Forth Ports operates six Scottish ports and ...
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Lyttelton quake rubble re-use stopped
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has been ordered to cease dumping bricks, masonry and concrete from demolished Christchurch buildings into its harbour reclamation.
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NewsFloating port offers 'quick fix' to congestion
A novel idea for a floating hub port has been unveiled which could not only boost the Scottish economy, but also provide an answer to ports’ perennial problems of trying to predict the future.
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NewsFire in the belly
India’s interior is forcing large scale port growth on both coasts. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsEuropean ports start radiation screening
The port of Rotterdam has confirmed that it is begun to monitor levels of radiation on vessels making calls at Japanese ports.
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NewsIndia "haphazard" terminal growth criticised
The Expert Appraisal Committee of India''s Ministry of Environment and Forests has issued a warning against the "haphazard and piecemeal" growth of container terminals.
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NewsQueensland bounces back from disasters
Devastating floods and cyclone damage have failed to dent Queensland’s ever-expanding coal industry.
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A question of timing
There are various methods of measuring productivity and determining whether the underperformance of the terminal operator is material and should entitle the shipping line to terminate the agreement.
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NewsTrade could suffer from the 'Japan effect'
The impact of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami on Japan’s imports and exports potentially has significant implications.
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NewsA good performance
HFW''s Cecile Schlub and Matthew Gore discuss the legal implications of enforced key performance indicators
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Tubeless solutions on the horizon
The future of tyres will be affected by various outside influences. Price rears its ugly head again, especially bearing in mind the recent news that tyre prices will increase further due to the high costs of natural rubber used in production.
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NewsFrom across the oceans
The world’s ocean industries will meet at the Sustainable Ocean Summit to tackle shared environmental challenges
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20% ‘green’ energy in electric power contract
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority are considering awarding a contract for $19.8 million to Just Energy Texas L.P. for the purchase of deregulated electric power to be used Port of Houston Authority-wide from 2009 to 2012.
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Bio fuels and electricity from algae
Technoplex Inc., a port technology consultancy group, and Proteus Environmental Technologies, a leader in the innovation of green technology, have announced a national strategic partnership to bring their combined “green technology” practices into the port, maritime and goods movement community.
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NewsPeter Barham Environment Ltd established
After eight years as Sustainable Development Manager with Associated British Ports, Peter Barham has moved on to set up his own company providing advice to the ports industry on environmental and sustainability issues.
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NewsMaking quality count
John Bensalhia looks at how rising prices, efficiency standards and maintenance need to be carefully juggled when making a tyre choice
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NewsUnlocking the true potential of perimeter protection
Ports can choose high-quality fencing and gates but then pay very little regard to the last item – the lock, says John Moore, business development director of Leeds-based Pickersgill-Kaye, which supplies high-security locks for a variety of sectors.
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NewsHHLA orders 14 Kalmar straddle carriers with eco-friendly technology
Hamburg terminal operator HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) has placed an order with Cargotec for 14 Kalmar 7+ generation ESC350W diesel-electric straddle carriers.
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NewsEleventh hour truce averts Aussie strike
A potentially-damaging outbreak of industrial disruption on the Australian waterfront has been averted – for the time being – by a truce between stevedore Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia.
