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Low maintenance plastic for Fleetwood port
Two 2.4m plastic buoys ordered by Associated British Ports from British manufacturer XJF Plastics are to be followed by another order after proving their effectiveness at Fleetwood, UK, in guiding the freight and passenger routes between the North of England and Larne in Northern Ireland.
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NewsFinland mega port project opens for business
Touting itself as the "most modern of the Baltic harbours", Finland''s massive port relocation project is to open this month.
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NewsPort Louis
Port Louis is making sure that it secures a long term future to evade the threat of extinction. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsGreen initiatives from Tratos
A supplier of specialist cables, Tratos are always seeking to work with customers to find better, more environmentally friendly solutions to their challenges, one of its greatest strengths is the ability to tailor solutions to customers needs.
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GPPL offering
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL) has filed its draft prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an initial public offering of 5bn Rupees ($100.2m). The shares will be listed on the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange. GPPL has as its major shareholder APM Terminals.
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NewsCutting down on noise
Konecranes of Finland, a leading manufacturer of grab gantry un loaders, reports that it is currently delivering two such machines to the Danish power company Dong Energy that will feature the most advanced noise reduction system that has ever been installed on this type of crane.
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Container and LNG infrastructure lacking in Europe
A study prepared on behalf of the European Commission identified a ''mounting need'' for investment in port infrastructure, specifically to handle containers and liquefied natural gas.
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Granskog joins Cavotec Board
Global engineering group, Cavotec MSL, has appointed Christer Granskog, former CEO of Kalmar Industries, to the Cavotec Board of Directors.
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Algeciras downbeat on short term box figures
Algeciras Bay Port Authority has agreed a series of very modest container traffic figures over the next five years.
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Transnet appointments
Former chief operating officer for Transnet''s container business, Solly Letsoalo has taken over as chief of operations at the company. Reporting to Mr Letsoalo will be a team of divisional executive managers, each tasked with a separate sector of operations: Siyabulela Mhlaluka will be in charge of the container sector, ...
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Mombasa cancels tender for second grain handler
Kenya Port Authority unexpectedly cancelled a tender for a second grain handler at the port of Mombasa just three days before the bidding deadline.
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NewsAssociation provides common platform
The port authorities of Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion and Seychelles are all members of the Association of Ports of the Indian Ocean Islands (APIOI), which was officially established last year.
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NewsFirst shore-side power supply for merchant shipping in Germany
After successfully completing the testing phase, Siemens Energy and the Lübeck utility have commissioned Germany’s first shoreside power supply system for merchant shipping. The shoreside power supply, installed at the port of Lübeck’s Nordland dock, provides ships with an environmentally friendly ...
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NewsValencia no 1 Spanish box port
The Spanish Port of Valencia has overtaken Algeciras as the country''s leading container port.
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Port body to service north-east
A dedicated bulk ports corporation is to be set up in Queensland with another body set to administer the far north''s smaller "community" ports.
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Container recognition in Europe
A new container recognition system is being installed at the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium. This will be the first port in Europe to take up the technology after its successful deployment in the US.
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GreenPort 2009 Environmental Study Tour
Prior to GreenPort 2008 in February the world’s first environmental port study tour was held: devised to enable GreenPort delegates to experience environmental projects and management expertise in other ports.
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Green light for Danube environmental initiative
The European Commission has decided not to raise objections to plans to extend a scheme piloted by Austria’s federal government, aimed at promoting a modal shift to inland waterways. Under the pilot scheme, new inland navigation services on the Danube are eligible for ...
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NewsMadagascar investment continues
Madagascar International Container Terminal at Toamasina, run by Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) through a 20-year concession signed in 2005, is also looking for transhipment; Madagascar International Container Terminal Services (MICTS) has stated its ambitions to be "Africa''s secondary hub".
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NewsPort Reunion
Port Reunion is looking to increase its transhipment business, and the expansion of its container terminal this year is a key part of this ambition.
