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    Crane Upgrades & Cab Design Container Handling

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Port operators can inject new energy into tired cranes by upgrading and modernising.Alex Hughes investigates

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    When u[grades become a serious consideration

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Obsolescence can sometimes be a key driver in the quest for crane upgrades, as Gottwald company spokesperson Peter Klein explains.   

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    Added value

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Manufacturer Gottwald views crane upgrades as just another service to its clients, as Alex Hughes finds out

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    Making a business case for upgrades

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    An investment return on a crane upgrade can be made in less than ten years, according to Kalmar’ s Gert Jan Doornewaard. 

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    Smarter box moves

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Well-designed and implemented container terminal management systems can make a huge difference to productivity, as David Foxwell finds out

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    Top to bottom control

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Central Systems & Automation in the UK cites the example of the container terminal management system at the Port of Waterford in Ireland as an excellent example of how technology can help container terminals respond to the challenges facing them. A key commercial pressure facing Waterford Container Terminal (WCT) is ...

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    Where's my box?

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Customers want to know exactly where their container is in the supply chain and terminals need to have the information at their fingertips. David Foxwell reports

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    Keeping abreast of the container tracking trail

    2007-06-01T16:26:00Z

    Despite the most advanced software solutions in use, every terminal will occasionally misplace containers, particularly if drivers may not always be able to correctly execute the instructions they receive. To avoid this, Cosmos in Belgium has integrated differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology into its applications, resulting in higher operational ...

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    SYRIA SIGNS FOR LIEBHERR

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has ordered two new Liebherr LHM 400 mobile harbour cranes for its new Tartous container terminal concession in Syria.

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    KONE NETS UKRAINE ORDERS

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Odessa''s HPC Ukraina has ordered four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) Konecranes cranes for Odessa Sea Trade Port, a subsidiary of HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH.

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    KALMAR RENTAL COUP

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Sweden''s largest timber products company has agreed a multi-year rental contract with Kalmar for 31 specially developed forklift trucks.

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    LARNE VTS UPGRADE

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    The UK''s Port of Larne is to upgrade its vessel tracking system (VTS), currently consisting of two radar sites, closed-circuit TV and recording system,VHF recording and three VTS operator workplaces.

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    Piraeus Port loses box traffic

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Piraeus Port Authority posted revenue growth of 2.9% in 2006, when it generated ¢ 144.1m ($195m). However, the increase would have been more had the port not been hit by several strikes during the last few months of the year.

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    Humber sets legal first with wildlife project

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    A landmark legal agreement between industry and conservationists has led to the creation of more than 60 hectares of wildlife habitat at a cost of £ 3.5m.

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    China Shipping swaps Spanish services

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    China Shipping has moved its prestigious AEX-1 service, which links the Far East with northern Europe, from Marítima Valenciana in Valencia to TCB in Barcelona.

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    JadeWeserPort crosses planning hurdle

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Construction of Germany''s new ¢ 950m ($1.3bn) super-containerport at Wilhelmshaven is set to begin in earnest this summer after planning permission was approved.

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    LISBON DELAYS THIRD BOX TERMINAL

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    The president of the port of Lisbon''s administrative authority,Manuel Frasquilho, has indicated that it will not be necessary to expand  Terminal da Trafaria to accommodate major flows of container traffic in the short-term.Work to create a new container terminal will not therefore be necessary until 2015.

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    ROAD ACCESS IMPROVED TO VALENCIA

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    The Infrastructure & Transport Department of the Valencia regional government has issued a tender in respect of the initial phase of construction of the northern road access to the Port of Valencia. Investment will be ¢ 20.1m ($27.2m).

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    GOOD YEAR FOR IHC

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    IHC Holland Merwede is anticipating a 35% increase in turnover this year on the back on improved results from its dredging, offshore and marine businesses. In a booming year, the company''s sales doubled to ¢ 1bn ($1.4bn) in 2006 and net profit tripled to ¢ 31.2m ($42.2m).

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    FREIGHT FORUM PROMOTED

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    The European Federation of Inland Ports and the European Sea Ports Organisation are to establish a "Platform of European Sea and Inland Ports" to strengthen co-operation between both organisations.