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Straddle carriers from Konecranes
Konecranes purchase of Consens Transport Systeme's product rights for straddle carriers earlier this year has given the crane specialist an important foothold in the straddle carrier sector. "Straddle Carriers complement our product range," said Konecranes' Director Jarmo Juntunen, noting that a core group of 12 German experts had transferred to ...
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NewsKalmar trailblazes hybrid technology
Leading port equipment manufacturer Kalmar is ploughing ahead with research and development on hybrid technology in a bid to be ahead of the environmental protection game.
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Gijón attracts private cash
The Spanish port of Gijón will attract ¢ 615m ($866.9m) in private sector investment in 2007-2010.
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Major new MP terminal at Tarragona
Tarragona is to offer a concession for a multipurpose terminal, consisting of a 670 metre quay and 250,000 square metres of backup land by the end of this year.
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Ferrol to remodel outer quays
The port of Ferrol has issued a tender covering the remodelling of its outer quays, which involves paving the operating area and building internal roads at a total cost of ¢ 1.5m ($2.1m).
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Valencia's EIA given green light
Spain''s Environment Ministry has approved the environmental impact assessment governing the port of Valencia''s expansion project.
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Vigo overcome congestion problems
Jesús Paz, president of Vigo Port Authority, claims that container terminal Termavi has managed to overcome the massive congestion that was threatening to swamp operations.
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NewsCardiff upbeat on future prospects
Associated British Ports married the old with the new at the centenary celebrations of the Port of Cardiff Queen Alexandra Docks.
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BOX OUT Waste: Planning ahead
Legislation introduced in 2003 which ostensibly updated existing requirements for UK ports to hold a Port Waste Management Plan, introduced a new provision stipulating that vessels have to contact their destined ports with details of the waste streams onboard and their waste disposal requirements.Associated British Ports has honed its waste ...
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NewsWaste in a mess
Despite legislation in place to combat pollution in ports, ships continue to discharge illegally, reports Patrik Wheater
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NewsLegal Eagles thinking ahead
With ports increasingly waking up to the potential of renewables, lawyers have been kept busy this year. Felicity Landon reports
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Legal Eagles Pinsent Masons
With a ports team that covers the Middle East, India, Asia Pacific and Europe, legal eagle Pinsent Masons is keeping itself busy.
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NewsLegal Eagles Norton Rose
Law specialist Norton Rose has seen demand for container port financing services explode, as Felicity Landon discovers
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Aborted Merger Expensive
The aborted merger between the New Zealand ports of Tauranga and Auckland cost Tauranga alone NZ$1.2m ($890,484) in third-party research costs.
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LPC software signing
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has signed a contract with Lawson Software to install its M3 Enterprise Asset Management, Finance and e-Procurement applications, which are expected to minimise downtime and optimise maintenance resources.
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ACCC Legal Action
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted legal proceedings against former Patrick companies (now owned by either Asciano or Toll), former P& O companies (now owned by DP World) and executives for alleged contraventions of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
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Efficiency gains may delay LPC upgrade
Improved productivity at existing Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) container berths may see a planned NZ$26m ($19.3m) upgrade of Cashin Quay Number Two delayed by two years.
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NewsFit and forget
Take the time to make crane grab choice right from the offset and save problems down the line, Stuart Pearcey advises
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Radiation risks
The presence of radiation in cargoes presents real risks not only to continued operation of ports, but also to the people who work in them. In other industries, particularly metals recycling, plants can be incapacitated for years, a blow from which they may never recover, if radiation sources are allowed ...
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Caught Between a Very Public and a Somewhat Private Place
During a recent visit to Egypt my attention was caught by the enthusiastic expansion plans for the Egyptian port sector, particularly on the Mediterranean coast.
