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NewsRedundancies at Southampton docks
There are to be 60 redundancies at Southampton docks, with even more of the contracted workforce going in response to the "severe decline in UK containerised volumes," says the terminal operator, DP World.
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Declining work for Spanish dock workers
Dramatic drops in traffic at Valencia at the end of 2008 have continued into 2009, leaving some 400 dockworkers with practically no work to do.
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ICTSI's Ecuador inauguration
ICTSI''s Ecuador unit has inaugurated three new quay cranes and eight rubber-tyred gantries at its Guayaquil facility. Hailed by the operator as the "most modern containerised cargo handling equipment in the country", the cranes are the first of their kind to be used in Ecuadorian port operations.
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NewsLeave it to the experts
Hydrographic surveying is "definitely best left to the experts", says William Heaps, chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).
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NewsEnvironmental Award for Linde
Linde Material Handling’s Basingstoke facility in the UK, has taken home a top honour for their environmental achievements. At a ceremony held at the end of 2008 in London, Linde won the Green Champion Award in the Green Apple’s Recycling Projects category.
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New Lagos deep water port planned
Nigeria''s Sifax group, which is involved in port concessions and in the management of bonded warehouses, has revealed it is in discussions with DP World regarding the construction of a modern port complex somewhere in the Lagos region. Although no further details have been yet made public, the Dubai-based operator ...
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NewsCobelfret to mothball Dartford Terminal
UK operator Cobelfret has responded to falling volumes with a decision to mothball its Dartford terminal and transfer its Ostend and Rotterdam services to its Purfleet terminal on the other side of the Thames.
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NewsTT Club slips into deficit
Mutual insurer the TT Club has reported what it terms "satisfactory" financial results for 2008 amid market conditions which have drastically reined back earnings elsewhere in the insurance industry.
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Ceres identity shift
Amsterdam''s Ceres Paragon terminal has changed its name to Amsterdam Container Terminals (ACT) effective immediately. The name change follows a share-swapping agreement, signed in December 2008, when Hutchison Port Holdings became the majority shareholder of Ceres Container Terminals Europe.
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NewsTraffic downturn widespread across US
US container ports on both coasts are acutely suffering from major downturns in traffic.
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NewsOakland concession granted
Ports America beat off the competition to win a 50-year concession for five container terminals at the US Port of Oakland.
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NewsA clear understanding
Effective hydrographic surveying demands a great deal more than simply buying in the latest equipment or calling in outside contractors, as Felicity Landon explains
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BBI draws up Gladstone stake shortlist
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) owner Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) has drawn up a shortlist for a selling a stake in the terminal.
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Kalmar hybrids for DP World Southampton
Kalmar has also received an order to supply 15 of its ESC W straddle carriers to DP World Southampton in the UK. Two of the machines will be fitted with Kalmar’s new hybrid technology package and the remaining 13 are capable of being upgraded to hybrids in the future.
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Kalmar: TCS goes green
With fuel costs increasing and growing pressure to reduce exhaust emissions, many terminal operators are now evaluating Kalmar’s new ‘hybrid’ straddle carrier. Tilbury Container Services (TCS), operators of the only dedicated, modern, direct access deepsea terminal within the Port of London, is one such company and as part of an ...
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NewsRob van Hove
Despite financial turmoil around the world, Ports of Auckland has not initiated a major equipment outsourcing programme, preferring to make better use of in-house staff.
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NewsAsian bank looks to increase capital
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says it plans to help the region overcome current and long-term difficulties by adopting similar strategies to those developed during the Asian meltdown of 1997-98.
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New York/New Jersey's flat figures
Year-end throughput figures for the US Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) make ugly, albeit expected, reading reporting flat growth in container activity for the first time since 1993.
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NewsMaintenance outsourcing
Will the credit crisis send ports scuttling to outsource costly equipment maintenance, or will greater in-house commitments be the answer? Alex Hughes finds out
