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Newsbiometrics 3
About a million US workers will be enrolled in the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) initiative by the end of this year. The country reached the half-way point of its implementation when the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) started enrolling its workers at Hampton Roads, becoming the 78th port to do ...
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NewsThat's Orwell and good...
The predictions in George Orwell''s novel 1984 seemed far-fetched when it was published six decades ago - but seem to be edging ever-closer with the co-operation between five countries to develop the ''server-in-the-sky'' database.
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Doing it by hand in Halifax
The Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia knows its workers like the backs of their hands - and proves it by allowing (or denying) 4,000 of them access to the right work area by scanning the vascular pattern on their hands.
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Opinion Piece- USA
The designation of "hands-on manager" is not always a compliment; it''s sometimes used derisively to describe someone who somehow advanced from the docks (or other "blue collar" work) up the rungs of the executive ladder.
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NewsProductivity gains on the back of software introduction
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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NewsSea change in thinking on performance measures
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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NewsPromoting better box handling
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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NewsCrane Cabs
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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NewsDredging Helps to Clean Up the Oslo Fjord
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
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
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
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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NewsAuckland port finances attacked
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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NewsIntroducing: The 30 ton Electric Container Truck
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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Strike hits ports in Nicaragua
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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Eco-friendly RTG's boost Mediteranean
Tangier Medgate and Somaport are to boost container handling capacity in the Mediterranean with Kalmar crane orders.
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NewsLieberr first for Russia
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
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
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
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.
