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  • Be watchful over trends elsewhere within the supply chain
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    Look to the supply chain for insurance inspiration

    2010-05-31T10:00:00Z

    Ports these days are the link rather than the culmination of specific transport operations, so it is vital for them to be watchful over trends elsewhere within the supply chain.

  • Barcelona is making a bid for rail links as a way to win over shipments
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    Hearts and minds

    2010-05-31T10:00:00Z

    Southern Europe is drawing up the battle lines for intermodal unity, as Stevie Knight reports

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    Busan places world's largest cable order

    2010-05-30T10:00:00Z

    The largest order in the world for the reeling cable used on high speed cranes has been won by Tratos Ltd. The Tratosflex-ESDB cable will be used in 38 ZPMC cranes at the latest Busan Port terminal in Korea.

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    Lower emissions from Felixstowe

    2010-05-30T10:00:00Z

    The Port of Felixstowe has announced an 8% cut in its carbon emissions in 2009. The amount of carbon dioxide was reduced from 19.8kg to 19kg in 2009 alone, and the port is confident of a further downward trend over the coming year.

  • Eritrea has a long and strategically placed coastline, but its ports have suffered
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    Eritrean ports begin to climb

    2010-05-30T10:00:00Z

    Eritrea has launched a drive to revamp its ports of Massawa and Assab. These ports have been left languishing after the rupture of relations with Ethiopia cut Eritrea out of the picture and Ethiopian cargo moved to neighbouring Djibouti.

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    Italian port reform to go ahead

    2010-05-29T10:00:00Z

    The Italian government has approved draft legislation that will reform the structure of Italian ports.

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    Hamburg's automation advances

    2010-05-29T10:00:00Z

    Hamburger Hafen und Logistiks (HHLA) in Germany recently acquired the first three of eight automatic stacking crane (ASC) blocks.

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    NZ ports' future under scrutiny

    2010-05-29T10:00:00Z

    Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) chief executive Peter Davie predicts there will only be a handful of international container ports in New Zealand within the next decade, as a second tier of feeder ports develops.

  • The Liebherr Pactronic addition is extremely compact
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    Hybrid power storage for mobile cranes

    2010-05-28T10:00:00Z

    Liebherr’s new Pactronic hydraulic hybrid-drive for mobile harbour cranes promises increased handling performance and reduced fuel consumption.

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    Liscont legality questions continue

    2010-05-28T10:00:00Z

    Portugal''s Public Ministry has stated that legislation put forward in 2008 allowing the Liscont concession at Alcântara Dock to be extended until 2042 was unconstitutional.

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    Occupation rights

    2010-05-28T10:00:00Z

    Certain jurisdictions (including England and Wales) have laws which provide for commercial occupiers to acquire rights to automatically renew rights to occupy land and buildings that have been occupied for specific periods.

  • Penalty payments will flow directly between Botany's stevedores and road operators. Photo: J Bar
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    Trucking penalty system questioned

    2010-05-27T10:00:00Z

    The recently announced reforms aimed at reducing congestion at Sydney’s Port Botany has had a mixed reaction from the truckers themselves.

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    KPA investigations called off

    2010-05-27T10:00:00Z

    The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission has recommended that investigations into a flawed $12.3m crane contract awarded by Kenya Ports Authority be dropped.

  • Port Strategy: Concessionaires should ensure full rights of access to and from the terminal or port
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    The real estate question

    2010-05-27T10:00:00Z

    Christian Taylor shines the spotlight on land and real estate interests in concession agreements

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    ABB snares $40m automation order

    2010-05-27T10:00:00Z

    ZPMC has chosen power and automation group ABB for a $40m supply crane automation and electrical system order. The contract covers three projects in Korea’s Busan New Port, Santa Marta International Terminal Company in Colombia, and Shougang Jingtang Port in China. The cranes will be in operation by the end ...

  • Durban was brought almost to a standstill by the strike say reports
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    End in sight for crippling South Africa port strikes

    2010-05-26T18:27:00Z

    A workers'' strike that has crippled South Africa''s ports for more than two weeks could be over by the end of this week, with unions said to be looking favourably on the latest wage deal on the table.

  • Port of Las Palmas, where expansion plans include extending the existing free zone area.
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    Double deal

    2010-05-26T10:00:00Z

    Free zone benefits can sometimes be combined with advantages offered by parallel tax regimes.

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    Funding approved for Savannah

    2010-05-26T10:00:00Z

    The Georgia General Assembly has approved funding for the Savannah Harbour Expansion Project (SHEP) as well as significant infrastructure improvements that will enhance access to the port.

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    Double bubble for Peel

    2010-05-26T10:00:00Z

    Peel Ports has commissioned a double barge service on the Manchester Ship Canal to handle growing container volumes at the UK’s Port of Liverpool.

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    Panama partners with Jacksonville

    2010-05-25T10:00:00Z

    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and Jacksonville Port Authority have launched a strategic partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).