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The Port of Felixstowe employs 230 engineers and the majority of its frontline maintenance - including quay cranes and yard cranes - is carried out in-house, supported by specialist contractors, says Hutchison Ports (UK) spokesman Paul Davey. "We do use some third party contractors and suppliers to maintain other hired ...
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What customers want
Kalmar Industries says customers have many reasons for looking towards outsourcing of maintenance and support services. As well as obvious factors such as flexibility and cost reductions,port operators often have a lack of skilled people.
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NewsWinds of Change
Brownfield sites and generally windy conditions near the coast - what better place than a port to put up wind turbines? Felicity Landon finds out how ports can harness alternative energy
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Record-breaking energy farming
Approval for planned wind farms off the UK''s Kent coast could put the Port of Ramsgate at the centre of the new development. The London Array, the world''s largest wind farm project, will consist of 341 turbines situated between Margate and Clacton.
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NewsBlazing a trail
The United Kingdom port of Blyth is something of a centre of excellence when it comes to renewables.
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NewsFuture-proofing
The trick is to design a low cost terminal with an early start-up,which is ready for future expansion, as Felicity Landon finds out
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Stacking high
How high to stack? Many rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) yards stack one over five and there is talk of one over six becoming more commonplace, says Royal Haskoning''s Jonathan Tyler.
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NewsPioneering tug design breaks Europe
US towage company Seabulk is looking to build on its first break into the European market with its patented Ship Docking Module (SDM) tug design.
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NewsJones to take up ABP mantle
Former Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) boss Peter Jones has been appointed chief executive of Associated British Ports (ABP) from April 1. He will take over from Bo Lerenius, 60, who is retiring from ABP after eight years as chief executive.
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WALLHAMN AND KALMAR TEAM UP
Wallhamn,Sweden''s largest private port,has signed a deal with Kalmar for the financing, insurance, leasing and maintenance of two reachstackers, one 33-tonne fork-lift truck,one 25-tonne fork-lift truck, four terminal tractors, four 8-tonne fork-lift trucks, and a number of smaller Linde trucks.
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ROTTERDAM LEGAL SUCCESS ...
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has come out on top in a $26m claim lodged by Commerzbank. A Rotterdam court dismissed the claim, which stemmed from the end of August 2004,when it emerged that the former chief executive of the Port Authority had allegedly authorised guarantees for bank loans worth ...
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MSC Valencia introduces operational changes
Valencia''s new MSC Terminal has struggled with a lack of available equipment at peak times and has been forced to introduce emergency measures at the gate. The dearth of available equipment has forced the closure of terminal gates on occasions at 1700 hrs.To compensate for the unexpected closures,the terminal now ...
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NewsMerseyside secures training funding
Mersey Maritime has been awarded £ 1.75m ($3.4m) in funding to promote and enhance maritime training on the Merseyside, UK.
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... AND SECURITY SEAL
Savi Networks'' real-time tracking service is to be installed at the Port of Rotterdam.The company''s Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure automatically tracks the location and security status of cargo containers around the world. SaviTrak services are already fully operational at many of the world''s major ports in Asia, the Americas ...
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NewsCement deal binds Tilbury with Cemex
Forth Ports and Cemex have signed an agreement which will involve the building materials company investing £ 27m ($53m) in a cement grinding and blending facility at the Port of Tilbury.
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Dual-purpose security solution
A new combined radar and closedcircuit TV security system has been launched by British company Navtech Radar,which is targeting ports, airports, large industrial sites and other highvalue installations with the product.
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NewsKrystallon: 'scrubbing vital in ports'
Seawater scrubbing technology could have an important part to play in the future as ports come under increasing pressure to reduce air pollution, says manufacturer Krystallon. The company, a joint venture between BP Marine and Kittiwake, developed and installed the first Krystallon seawater scrubber on board a commercial vessel a ...
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NewsRubb drives automobile storage
International facility developer Trans- Development Group recently contracted Rubb Buildings for a relocatable structure to process automotives in Dundalk,US.
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NIGERIA PLANS NEW DEEPWATER PORT
Nigeria is to build a major deepwater port in the Niger Delta.The project is to be taken forward in four phases, the first of which will commence in March for an eventual completion in 2015.
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APM TO INVEST IN APAPA
Finance is being jointly provided by the national government and Dersko Marine Limited as part of a public-private partnership.
