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NewsCoping with a bigger drop
Two special versions of the MoorMaster suction anchoring system have been designed by Cavotec, one that has to deal with a massive 14 metre drop on an inland waterway, and another which deals with repetitive flooding.
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NewsGreen innovation in the supply chain
Jane Gorick, managing director of LPR – one of the UK’s leading pallet pool operators – discusses how the sector can look at reducing empty running and the combined environmental and cost benefits it can bring.
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Shanghai pulls out of Zeebrugge deal
Shanghai International Port Group is not now to go ahead with the purchase of a 40% stake in APM Terminals Zeebrugge. The decision was made because of the global economic downturn.
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NewsManta seeks strategic partner
Following the pull out of Hutchison Port Holdings, Manta Port Authority in Ecuador is seeking a new strategic partner to build and operate an international terminal in the port. If none is found, the project could go-ahead with state backing.
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NewsWe mustn't pay the earth for development
It''s a burden we all have to share; protection of the environment should be top of port developers checklists, as Stuart Pearcey explains
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Venezuelan port privatised
Venezuela has passed a law effectively transferring control of national ports from provincial to central government control. Guamache, Cabello and Maracaibo will be administered by the newly created Empresa Bolivariana de Puertos.
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Shanghai and Ningbo in merger talks
The Chinese ports of Shanghai and Ningbo are reported to be in negotiations on a possible merger sometime in the near future.
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NewsThe measure of things
Drewry Shipping Consultants advises clients on a host of possible KPIs but again, as Drewry ports director Neil Davidson points out, it all comes down to the way they are measured and used.
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NewsLong Beach’s green administration complex
New energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, administration and operation complexes are being constructed at the ITS terminal.
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NewsImproving traffic monitoring in EU waters
A new amendment to the EU Community Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information Systems will permit electronic interchange of information between Member Countries. Ingrid Römers, Secretary of the European Harbour Masters’ Committee, explains the aims of this project.
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La Unión port standing idle
The El Salvador port of La Unión is now completed, but continues without an operator, effectively costing $1m a month in maintenance and energy costs. The problem lies at the heart of government where no agreement can be made on the exact conditions to be attached to the eventual concession ...
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No holding back on Brazilian port investment
Brazil''s Special Secretariat for Ports has guaranteed that, despite the world financial crisis, investment to upgrade and expand both public and private ports will not suffer short-term cuts.
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Two Tianjin terminals merge
Tianjin Port Development (TPD) has acquired 56.81% of rival Tianjin Port Holdings, which also manages the Chinese Port. TPD is to issue new shares to finance the $1.4bn transaction.
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NewsThe key message: keep it simple
Intelligent use of KPIs can have real value in monitoring and improving operational performance. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsDry bulk covered storage options
For reasons of wind-blown dust pollution, open air stockpiles for bulk commodities such as coal and iron ore are nowadays considered to be environmentally unacceptable, especially if they are located close to urban areas. The alternative is to store this type of material under cover and here there is a ...
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NewsPort begins Clean Trucks fee
The Port of Long Beach was scheduled to commence collecting a Clean Trucks Fee on 18 February 2009 to accelerate the replacement of thousands of polluting cargo trucks. “It is imperative that we begin collecting the fees so we can move forward and achieve our clean-air goals,” said Richard D. ...
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NewsAntwerp unveils new Port House
The future headquarters of Antwerp Port Authority will be designed by the London firm of Zaha Hadid Architects. The choice of architect was made at the Port Authority board meeting in mid-January. The new Port House will occupy the site of the technical services building on quay 63.
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Antwerp decline 'not unexpected'
Belgium''s Antwerp port has seen the total volume of goods handled in the first quarter of 2009 slump 19% on the same period last year, falling from 46.2m tonnes to 37.3m tonnes.
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NewsTacoma recognises cleaner customers
The Port of Tacoma Commission has recently applauded the take up of a collaborative program to reduce emissions from trucks that serve the port - which includes putting together a list of trucking companies that meet the modern emission standards and helping those that don''t, along with other efficiency strategies.
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NewsPunta Colonet document delay
No tender documents or bidding rules for the new Punta Colonet port in Mexico are now expected to be issued until early next year.
