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NewsLine boss adds his voice
Chuck Raymond, ceo of Horizon Lines, has commented on port security in the wake of the DP World debacle. Raymond is past Chairman of the National Advisory Council on the Maritime Transportation System and the Security sub-committee of that council and also a member of the National Maritime Security Advisory ...
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Smiths Detection wins cargo screening contract
Smiths Detection has developed a system that will distinguish between organic and nonorganic materials in cargo.
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NewsFinally Reform
Alex Hughes reports on how Israel is finally wrenching its ports into the 21st century.
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NewsIndian ports struggle to keep up
Remarkable growth in container trade has focused minds on the need for massive investment in the region''s ports. Nick Elliott reports.
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NewsPRIVATISED CARGO HANDLING AT KPT
Karachi Port Trust: a step towards privatisationAs readers of PS will have noticed, South Asian port development projects - India in particular - almost warrant their own news department in the magazine. Nevertheless, berth congestion appears to be on the increase at major ports throughout India. For the nine months ...
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NewsKANDLA ACCELERATES EXPANSION
Kandla is speeding up its € 946m expansion programme in an attempt to boost cargo handling capacity by 32.4m tonnes over the next five years which will give it a total capacity of 73.6m tonnes. This will require the construction of new berths, the development of a satellite port at ...
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MULTI-PURPOSE BERTHS FOR CALCUTTA..
As readers of PS will have noticed, South Asian port development projects - India in particular - almost warrant their own news department in the magazine. Nevertheless, berth congestion appears to be on the increase at major ports throughout India. For the nine months ending December 2005, the average vessel ...
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NewsPOTENTIAL TAX BREAKS ON OFFER AT GWADAR
Pakistan''s government is considering extending tax and investment packages to benefit Gwadar Port, although no details are to be released in the near future. In addition, the Minister responsible has made it known that operations at the port will almost certainly be privately operated and that negotiations were underway already ...
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Pakistan seeking a conduit role
The government of Pakistan has asked Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim Authority and Pakistan National Shipping Corporation to put forward plans to make the country''s ports and shipping industry more efficient and cost-effective as soon as possible. The government has already introduced reductions in port and freight charges to boost ...
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SETHU CANAL TO GET EXTRA DREDGING
Pakistan's Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping has praised the recent performance of Port Qasim Authority, saying the port has proved itself to be very efficient, cost competitive and having great potential vis-a-vis competing regional ports. The committee also emphasised that established procedures were being followed and that the PQA ...
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..AND NEW EQUIPMENT TOO
Calcutta Port Trust is to undertake a major investment in the Calcutta Dock System, involving MHCs, RTGs, reachstackers and terminal tractors/trailers. One RTG will enter operation by May, bringing to four the number of RTGs available within the Dock. At present, there are seven reachstackers operational. of which two are ...
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NewsMultilift: for and against
Terminals pursuing growth want to maximise the productivity of every lift cycle. That is why the trend is towards twin-lifts from ship-to-shore and twin-lifts on the yard, says Bromma. But does it necessarily follow that a universal rush to multilift spreaders is justified? Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsIn-house or outsourced?
When it comes to towage and workboat operations, there is a case to be made for either route. Felicity Landon reports.
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Stick to your core activities
VT Halmatic is reporting increasing interest from ports in its fleet contract hire scheme in which it will provide workboats, maintenance and service, agree a replacement schedule, and even source crews.
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Rosslare Europort gets upgrade
Consultants Royal Haskoning recently became involved in an upgrade project at the Irish port of Rosslare. The project addressed the repair of berths 1 and 2 at Rosslare Europort where the pier is 260m long and was built in the 1950s using two parallel walls of concrete blockwork founded on ...
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HAMBURG'S WOMEN GET TO WORK
The Hamburg stevedore HHLA is training its first female port workers. After six months'' training, the women will take up positions in Hamburg container terminal Burchardkai as gantry crane operators and van drivers, and will be followed by more female workers at new terminal Alternwerder.
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SETUBAL CONTINUES INVESTMENT
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The port authority of Setubal & Sesimbra in Portugal is to invest ?7.9m on various projects in 2006. Some of this money will be spent on refurbishing the ...
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HAMBURG TIGHTENS UP
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Hamburg is aiming once more to restructure its intra-terminal traffic, installing its first motorised and crane-fitted container barge. The vessel will have a capacity of 170TEUs and will ...
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MORE IMMINGHAM MUSCLE
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Associated British Ports and Arkady Feed have made a new long-term agreement which will boost agribulks throughput at Immingham by 100,000 tonnes a year.
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NewsGongs for going green presented
Environmental awards have been handed out to five UK ports in acknowledgement of Associated British Ports'' commitment to protecting local environments. Swansea, Talbot, Barry, Cardiff and Newport have all received Port Environmental Review System (PERS) accreditation, a mark of their eco-conscious status.
