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Hamburg plans it way out of trouble
Last year was “difficult” admitted the Port of Hamburg authority at its annual press conference.
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From TOS to POS
A traditional TOS was first installed at New Zealand''s Port Nelson in 1998 to provide basic gate in/out functionality and yard management.
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Five bid for NMPT terminal
New Mangalore Port Trust has shortlisted five bidders for the contract to build and operate a new container terminal costing $60m.
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Salaverry up for sale
Peru''s state investment body, Proinversión, says that the Port of Salaverry will be offered as a concession later this year.
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GreenPort Conference Opens in Stockholm
Ulla Hamilton, Deputy Mayor of the City of Stockholm and Chairman of the Ports of Stockholm opened the 5th GreenPort Conference which convened this morning in Stockholm...
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Commerce conquers carp in canal victory
Last month, sensibility scored a major victory over rampant environmentalism with a Supreme Court ruling that stops a legal action initiated by the State of Michigan that sought to close two sections of a canal in the Chicago area.
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TOs vs POS
Michael King examines whether traditional Terminal Operating Systems can be expanded to manage entire ports
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Private investors needed in Chittagong
Chittagong Port Berth Operators and Ship Handling Operators Association has emphasised the need to get private investors involved in the introduction of modern maintenance systems at the port.
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Auckland issues auxiliary tenders
Ports of Auckland has issued requests for expressions of interest documents to 16 potential contractors in container lashing, shuttle and supplementary straddle, and crane driving services.
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Guaymas box terminal tender
The Mexican port of Guaymas has issued a tender in respect of a new container terminal.
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Lázaro Cárdenas tender back on the table
Mexican port authority API Lázaro Cárdenas, which operates Lázaro Cárdenas port, is preparing a tender to concession a second container terminal, commercial director Julián Pérez Rodríguez has confirmed.
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Eilat workers up the ante
Employees of Eilat Port Company Ltd are seeking to obtain 15% of the company''s equity when it is eventually privatised, despite a government offer of just 10%.
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Suez terminal benefits from upgrades
Against a background of struggling volumes and a 20% drop in ship numbers transiting the Suez Canal, the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) showed an unexpected 11% rise to a record 2.7m teu in 2009.
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Good year ahead for dry bulk
JP Morgan Chase & Company is predicting that iron ore volumes dispatched by sea will grow by 5.7%, while both coal and grain will go up by 3.8%.
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Green light for second Chennai box terminal
India''s Private Public Partnership Advisory Committee has given the go-ahead for a new $776m container terminal to be built at Chennai.
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All-electric spreads the gain
Bromma is reaping the rewards of the green revolution. Its all-electric Greenline spreader is winning orders, 70 in the last quarter alone.
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Yilport harnesses SPARCS
Turkey’s Yilport has implemented Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating system to support the terminal’s anticipated capacity growth of 2m teu in five years.
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GlobalSim lands Puerto Rico order
Puerto Rico Port Authority has added to its training suite with Globalsim’s ML4000 crane simulator.
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Tough calls: U.S. Coast Guard demands tigher control on Madagascar visits
Madagascan port Toamasina is the only one in the country exempt from new US Coast Guard rules imposed by authorities unhappy with inadequate security precautions at other seaports.
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Gothenburg to re-structure
The Swedish port of Gothenburg is to be radically restructured with the port authority ceding handling operations to three private companies, allowing it to retain landlord and regulatory functions only.