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    Crane Cabs

    2008-06-11T21:26:00Z

    With cabs getting ever more sophisticated, crane workers are more akin to their office-based counterparts than ever before, as Alex Hughes discovers

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    Productivity gains on the back of software introduction

    2008-06-11T21:26:00Z

    If you look back over the last 50 years, the introduction of software to monitor productivity has definitely been one of the major advances in helping to improve it, says Associated British Ports'' Danny Carmichael.

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    Sea change in thinking on performance measures

    2008-06-11T21:26:00Z

    Martin Szakal began working in the UK''s port industry 30 years ago, when activities on the dock were governed by the National Dock Labour Scheme.

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    Promoting better box handling

    2008-06-11T21:26:00Z

    The introduction of software has been an invaluable tool and has dramatically transformed the container handling industry, says International Container Terminal Services Inc''s Andy Andrews.

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    Dredging Helps to Clean Up the Oslo Fjord

    2008-06-11T11:54:00Z

    Port of Oslo Takes Action to Clean the Contaminated Parts of Oslo Fjord to Improve Navigation and Safe Vessel Traffic

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    More contracts to come at Khalifa

    2008-06-10T21:26:00Z

    After having awarded contracts worth $952m to build the initial phase of Khalifa Port, the government of Abu Dhabi has announced its intention to issue a new round of tenders covering additional construction work.

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    Variance in fortunes for Russian ports

    2008-06-10T21:26:00Z

    Vladivostok Port has reported a net profit of $9.54m for 2007, 3.3 times better than the 2006 result. During the same period, revenue grew by 34% to $53.21m, while cargo throughput increased by 20.6% to 4.8m tonnes.

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    APM take over for Brazil port

    2008-06-10T21:26:00Z

    APM Terminals has taken over Ceará Terminal Operator (CTO) the stevedoring and container terminal operating company at the Port of Pecé m, in Northern Brazil.

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    Auckland port finances attacked

    2008-06-10T21:26:00Z

    Shipping industry figures are querying Ports of Auckland''s ability to fund a future port development plan or even a forecast NZ$15m (US$11.6m) dividend payment for the current financial year.

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    Introducing: The 30 ton Electric Container Truck

    2008-06-10T11:37:00Z

    A new emissions-free, 30-ton container hauler, aimed at cutting noise and air pollution, has been launched by the Port of Los Angeles

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    Eco-friendly RTG's boost Mediteranean

    2008-06-09T21:26:00Z

    Tangier Medgate and Somaport are to boost container handling capacity in the Mediterranean with Kalmar crane orders.

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    Strike hits ports in Nicaragua

    2008-06-09T21:26:00Z

    A transport strike has halted the movement of containers in Nicaragua. In the port of Corinto, several hundred containers containing perishables are essentially stuck, while others containing raw materials are unable to reach end-users, resulting in factories having to close.

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    Lieberr first for Russia

    2008-06-09T21:26:00Z

    Container terminal NUTEP (a joint venture of NCC and the Delo group) has signed a contract for the first Liebherr postpanamax crane in Russia.

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    Long Beach signs enviro-agreement with Rotterdam

    2008-06-09T11:26:00Z

    During a recent trade mission to major European ports, Long Beach Port officials signed an agreement with Port of Rotterdam to share best environmental practices, work together on ways to reduce greenhouse gases and promote environmentally sustainable seaport technologies.

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    DP World inks Saudi deal

    2008-06-08T21:26:00Z

    Developer Emaar EC and DP World have signed an agreement to build and manage a new port in Saudi Arabia at King Abdullah Economic City.

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    Cosco and HPH in race for Piraeus

    2008-06-08T21:26:00Z

    Piraeus Port Authority has received two bids for the concession to operate container berths 2 and 3, one from from Cosco Pacific and the other from a joint-venture consisting of Hutchison Port Holdings and Greek partners the Alapis Group and LYD.

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    Top Priority: Clean Air

    2008-06-08T11:21:00Z

    Vessel speed reduction, accelerating the use of cleaner burning fuel and cleaner trucks are all key elements of the Clean Air Action Plan being implemented by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

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    No moor vessel surge

    2008-06-07T21:26:00Z

    Cavotec''s innovative vacuum-based mooring system has been introduced at APM Terminals'' container facility at the Port of Salalah, Oman.

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    Northern Gateway go-ahead

    2008-06-07T11:02:00Z

    PD Ports (PDP) has received formal planning approval for its Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in the North East of England.

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    Vycon validated

    2008-06-06T21:26:00Z

    Vycon has published fuel saving test results from its flywheel energy storage system in a new paper.