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Patrick raises landside game
Following a series of criticisms of the stevedoring industry, Australia''s Patrick Terminals claims that it now considers landside operations equally important to its oceanside obligations.
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Hybrids amongst the flock
DP World''s UK terminal in Southampton has opted for two hybrid versions in an order for 15 Kalmar straddle carriers.
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Mobile box terminal opens
Mobile Container Terminal, a joint venture between APM Terminals and the Terminal Link subsidiary of the CMA CGM group, has started operations at the US port of Mobile. Its current capacity of 350,000 teu/year will rise to 800,000 teu/year as new infrastructure is added.
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DP World unfazed by economic downturn
DP World says that the economic downturn will not have any impact on completion of the new international transhipment terminal at Kochi in India.
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NewsAnother Rubb for Maher
Maher Terminals has erected yet another fabric structure - its 14th - this time for salt and sand storage at the Port Elizabeth facility in New Jersey.
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NewsBBI sells off more port business
Troubled Australian bank Babcock & Brown is continuing to sell off port businesses in an attempt to fill the holes in its books.
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NewsDrewry paints bleak picture
The latest report from Drewry Shipping Consultants points out what some may feel is the obvious - that 2009 will be the toughest test yet for the container industry and there is a real possibility of others following Chinese company SYMS and the Lonrho-backed SAILs.
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Algeciras unions strike deal with Maersk
After 30 months of negotiation, trade unions at the Port of Algeciras have finally agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Newsstrike Peru
Workers went on strike for a day this week at Peru''s largest shipping terminal as part of their campaign for better pay and benefits.
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Economic Reality
It is not often that we can clearly identify distinct changes in economic realities but we can safely say that September 2008 was just such a critical time point.
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NewsEuropean orders ticking over
Two Liebherr super post-panamax ship-to-shore gantry cranes are destined for the Port of Tilbury, in the UK. The cranes are scheduled for delivery during the first quarter of 2010.
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Logistics winner for Southampton
Logistics company Import Services has found a niche for storage combined with high volume retail ''pick and pack'', close to Southampton container port.
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NewsTT Club confident after renewals battle
Mutual insurer TT Club has retained the vast majority of its prime ports and terminals portfolio, following hard fought start-of-the-year renewal negotiations.
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NewsEmail alerts from Thamesport
London Thamesport has introduced an e-mail alert system to update hauliers and port users on operational conditions.
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Public funding for JadeWeser approved
The European Union has approved $765m of public funding for the $1.2bn new deepwater port of Wilhelmshaven in Germany. The money will come from the federal states of Bremen and Lower Saxony. The first 1,000 metres of quay offering 18 metres alongside draught will open in the second half of ...
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Boskalis ditches Smit bid
The Dutch group Royal Boskalis has abandoned plans to acquire Smit International. Boskalis was unable to agree on a structure for the takeover and, given a deterioration in market conditions, decided to pull out of any possible deal.
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Bolloré Congo concession
Bolloré Africa Logistics has expanded its terminal network in Africa by securing a 27-year concession to manage a container facility at the Port of Pointe Noire in the Democratic Republic of Congo in tandem with local partner Socotrans. The company already operates port facilities in Abidjan, Tema, Lagos, Douala, and ...
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Bintu gets better radar for less
Bintulu Port, Sarawak, East Malaysia is upgrading its VTMIS and has chosen a system from Kongsberg that will improve the port''s radar performance without upgrading radar hardware.
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NewsAPM shows its credentials
APM Terminal''s integration of the new US Transportation Workers'' Identification Credential (TWIC) with its existing security system, could have implications beyond the US borders.
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Rio Grande to deepen access channel
Brazil''s Special Secretariat of Ports (SEP) has published a tender in respect of the deepening of the access channel at the Port of Rio Grande. Investment will be $84m, of which $63m will come from the federal government and $21m from the state government.
