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Meeting the challenge of increasing demand
For Wampfler, the most important challenge for the future will be manufacturing the cable in a short time – allowing more flexibility in projects and demanding more flexibility in the supply chain, production and logistics. The firm’ s Michael Ibarth says Wampfler is experiencing strong demand for flexible cables.
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NewsDemand for data
Cable development has had to meet the demands of improved communications, reduced weight and extended crane life. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsGiant steps
Moving quayside cranes from one port to the next is not a job for the faint-hearted, as Stuart Pearcey finds out
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Move with confidence
Crane relocation is clearly a job for the expert contractors, so how do you pick the right one?
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NewsLook to proper maintenance to fend off tyre crisis in your yard
Dockside crane operators should tread carefully to keep the wheels turning while worldwide demand for new tyres continues to outstrip supply.
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NewsMore cash on the table
Emerging nation ports were once the poor relations of the port business in terms of finance options but with interest in the emerging world at an all time high things are changing. Barry Parker reports
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The outsourcing evolution
Port authorities are increasingly reluctant to provide services themselves if somebody else can do it cheaper and more efficiently, as Alex Hughes finds out
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A question of security
The introduction of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code in 2004 forced a sharp rethink on the best and most cost effective route to improving security at ports around the world.
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Shifting the sediment
Maintenance dredging is an area where ports are increasingly seeking external input and Rotterdam has proved itself an expert in this regard – it has never undertaken this activity in house.
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NewsTechnophiles hone in on computer-dependent ports
Given the highly specialised nature of the IT industry it is little wonder that employing external IT providers is becoming more common in ports.
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NewsFrom sea to shore
Land reclamation is often viewed as the only answer to space constraints, but it is not without its own problems, warns Alex Hughes
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NewsSettling down to business
Settlement, regarded by some as one of the huge unknowns in any land reclamation project, need not be a major problem, if reclaimed areas are subjected to a geo-technical improvement programme as part of the initial construction phase.
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UK ports review puts trust in operators
The UK Ports Policy Review interim report has concluded that a market-oriented approach to port development remains appropriate and that there would “ in general” be no additional benefit from a locally or regionally determinative ports policy.
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NewsThames power trial for Sainsbury's supplies
UK supermarket Sainbury’ s has hailed a success a trial using the London artery of the River Thames to supply its daily product.
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Government committee lambastes Lisbon PA
The Portuguese government' s audit committee (Tribunal de Contas) has declared that the Port of Lisbon Authority (APL) is losing millions of euros annually because of the way it allocates concession contracts, many of which are questionably profitable. The worst contracts are those offered to multipurpose terminals, says the committee.
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NewsCongestion at Vigo causing traffic loss
Vigo is progressively losing competitiveness in the container market because of problems associated with a lack of space and the restricted operations at its frontier inspection post.
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Cargotec CVS Ferrari purchase hits a wall
German competition authorities are demanding “ disproportionate remedy actions” to a deal sealed late last year to bring CVS Ferrari into the Cargotec fold, according to Cargotec.
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Tartous takes delivery of ground-breaking handlers
Crane manufacturer Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has delivered two new mobile cranes to ICTSI’ s Tartous International Container Terminal.
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MAASLAKTE 2 SEALS LINER CONSORTIUM
A consortium of Mitsui OSK Lines, APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine, CMA CGM, and DP World is to jointly establish a terminal operation company “ Rotterdam World Gateway” under a 25-year lease contract with the port of Rotterdam.
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YILPORT SUPPLIED BY KALMAR
Yilport Container Terminal, located at the Turkish port of Izmir, has placed an order for 21 terminal tractors with Kalmar. Delivery will commence from October 2007. Another option for a further 30 tractors to be delivered over the next three years has also been included in the contract.
