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NewsSheerness flies the RMG flag
Proof that rail mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) have a significant working life can be seen by the two currently deployed at the UK port of Sheerness.
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Ghana in hot water over Meridian
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority decision to allocate more than half of container handling operations at Tema Port to Meridian Port Services has been met with angry criticism.
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NewsChennai box terminal costs soar
The cost of building the Mega Container Terminal at Chennai Port has risen by 21% to $740m,with spiralling dredging rates playing a large part in the price hike.
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NewsBCT Gdynia intends to stay at number one
Baltic Container Terminal Gdynia (BCT) intends to keep its number one position in Poland''s container terminals, despite expecting lower volumes as a result of the global slowdown, according to BCT marketing and sales manager Michal Kuzajczyk.
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Jeddah expansion under way
Saudi Seaports Authority has started a $140m development programme centred on Jeddah Islamic Port, which aims to reduce congestion brought about by increased throughput.
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NewsRMG article
RMGs get short shrift when operators consider quayside container handling options, but are they unfairly tagged as ''unflexible''? Alex Hughes believes so
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NewsThe Insurer
That might be the motto for port and terminal operators as they and their brokers attempt to navigate the aftershocks of the capital markets crisis. Marine insurers are feeling the pinch in any case from their own portfolios, and remain wary of being buffeted by ripples from elsewhere in the ...
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NewsAutomated vehicles go zero
TTS Port Equipment has unveiled a new range of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), following a partnership with Numexia to create a zero-emission energy chain system.
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News'Uncompetitive' stevedores come under fire
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has slammed the uncompetitive nature of the country''s stevedoring industry.
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NewsBPA spotlight on port policy and sustainable development
This year’s British Ports Association conference was hosted by the Milford Haven Port Authority. The Conference focused on UK Transport Policy, Port Markets and Sustainable Development. Kate Royston reports.
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NewsBringing the port into the classroom
In an initiative to improve the image of container ports, Contship Italia has introduced Porto Lab into the curriculum of a number of Italian schools.
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NewsNewcastle Fender Study
Last month’s Port Strategy highlighted the importance of fender research, something that Australia’’s Newcastle port heartily supports.
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NewsWomen in Maritime reaches Asia
Port executives are playing an influential role in the imminent launch of what will be known as ''Women in Maritime Asia Region''.
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NewsShips for the desert
The Middle East is known for both areas of political volatility and large infrastructure projects, and both are combining to motivate one development that would be the mother of them all - a giant canal across the desert that could handle both oil tankers and freight ships.
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NewsStrike action continues at Dover
The strike at Dover looks like continuing this week as a further three-day walk-out is planned for Thursday. Hundreds of Unite members working at Dover Harbour went on strike last week after a dispute hinging on the outsourcing of harbour jobs to private contractors was not resolved.
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Bahrain to open in January
APM Terminals'' Bahrain Gateway facility at Khalifa bin Salman Port in Hidd is slated to open at the end of this year or in early January. The port will service the adjacent Bahrain Logistics Zone.
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NewsPort loses its old friend
Maersk, the first shipping line to recognise the Port of Tacoma''s significance to the US-Asia route over two decades ago is ceasing its service to the port from May next year, due to falling container volumes.
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NewsMiners interested in share of coal port
Macarthur Coal has expressed an interest in buying a stake in one of Australia''s largest coal ports, say industry sources.
