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NewsUnions bemoan 'unsafe' ports working
Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) general secretary Joe Fleetwood says Kiwi ports are "cutting" safety corners due to the economic recession and increasing competition for available cargo.
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NewsLayup plan may impact ports
If a German plan to put a group ship layup in place gets past the European Commission, it might well further impact on already burdened European ports.
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NewsAustralasian Feature -- MAIN LEAD
Ports down under have been spared the worst of the recession, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsIndonesian terminals to open around the clock
Indonesia''s 13 international ports are moving towards 24 hours-a-day operations, with Tanjung Priok, Makassar, Belawan and Tanjung Perak ports the forerunners for the move.
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News1st Stones shipment for Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 sea defences
The Yeoman Bontrup, the first ship carrying stones for the hard sea defences for Maasvlakte 2, was unloaded in Rotterdam.
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NewsThe Insurer
Ports are as vulnerable as any other business to problems sprung on them from the blind side. Take the outbreak of swine flu, which hit Ukraine in the autumn, causing initially 30 or so deaths, and government orders to close schools and universities.
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Mascus speaks up
Electronic heavy machinery online marketplace Mascus has added three new languages to its platform: Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
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NewsLimited growth in 2010 best US ports can hope for
Early indications on final import figures for US ports in 2009 reveal a 17% slump in traffic, despite overcoming a trough in the first half of the year.
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NewsThailand safety rules
The Port Authority of Thailand has been ordered to complete a new set of safety measures for emergencies in a bid to help make its deepwater port Laem Chabang the country''s first "safety port", official sources have confirmed.
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NewsRescues not in industry's best interests?
Noting a container rebound "on the far horizon" and a year ahead that will continue to be "challenging", Drewry Shipping Consultants has questioned the financial bail-outs of suffering shipping lines.
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NewsDutch bow to Scheldt dredging pressure
A Netherlands court has finally given its approval for the Scheldt deepening project on the Dutch side, removing a thorn in the side of neighbour Antwerp who has already completed its dredging works.
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Bromma secures Georgia order
Stockholm-based Bromma has won an order from Georgia Port Authority for 25 rubber-tyred gantry yard crane spreaders, with delivery set for mid-2010.
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Gothenburg goes live
The port of Gothenburg''s new CATOS terminal management system has, after just a week of the system roll-out, allowed Gothenburg to hit 137 moves per hour at peak.
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ICTSI unit wins Syrian award
Tartous International Container Terminal (TICT), was recently named best Container Terminal Manager in Syria. TICT was one of 25 Syrian companies chosen in the recent World Finance Syria Economic Reform Awards held in London. The awards were given to companies who weathered the social and economic problems of the country.
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NewsDPW still committed to London Gateway
The London Gateway''s port construction site got a visit from Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in January as work started on the project. The Prime Minister called the London Gateway "a significant foreign investment" and "a massive vote of confidence in the UK''s economic recovery."
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NewsCavotec reels in DP world
DP World has returned to cable reel specialist Cavotec to equip its new container terminal at Jebel Ali Port.
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Chip off the old block
Telestack has designed and manufactured a customised Hopper feeder and Radial Telescopic ship-loader to load woodchips to handymax and panamax ships in Africa.
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Between a rock and a hard place
In the last issue of the year, it is traditional to reflect on the year gone by. However, I''m afraid I can see little worth in reliving the mess that was 2009.
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Cargotec partners ST Kinetics
Cargotec is to work with Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics) to develop and launch hydraulic hybrid technology in terminal tractors as an option for Kalmar terminal tractors.
