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NewsMaritime Centres and Democracy
In Belgium and Holland recently it was striking to see what a deep-routed culture of maritime tradition prevails. The history of maritime activity goes back centuries and as with any such region, this breeds much more than just the port and its core activities. In Benelux you will find the ...
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NewsThe Congestion Buster
Barcelona is to award a 30-year concession this year for its brand new container terminal on Prat Quay. Late last year, the port''s second box handling facility, Tercat, made all the industry headlines when it was revealed that its bidding partner for the contract would be none other than the ...
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NewsCapacity tsunami
The issue of adding new UK box port capacity is becoming more complex and the industry itself has contributed to this process. Has it shot itself in the foot or is it about to?
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NewsOn the investor radar
Prompted by rising container volumes and better conditions for inward investment the Ukraine is now the focus of growing interest on the part of international terminal operators and shipping lines, as Konstantin Ilnitskiy reports.
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NewsLow Countries aim high
The ports of Holland and Belgium, together with their watery hinterlands, have long served as breeding grounds for innovation within the cargo handling and port construction sectors. Nick Elliott offers a sampling.
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NewsSelective outsourcing
" The importance of good maintenance cannot be over-emphasised, " says KS Won, president of Portek Indonesia. The company is part of Portek Group, and maintains a total of 28 quay cranes, 40 RTGs and four MHCs across the whole Indonesian archipelago.
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Wireless workers compete
Wireless technology continues to make inroads, but what are the advantages, how cost-effective is it and how do staff react to its introduction? David Foxwell asks the questions.
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NewsThe human factor: friend or foe?
Asked how wireless is received by those who have to use it, Frans Kok reckons ''very well''. It is seen by workers as an endorsement of their operational role. Training is not a problem either he believes, because the radio computers LXE use are fully graphical and support all languages. ...
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NewsLoss prone industry
Surely, few parts of any industrial economy can approach the modern port or terminal for the variety of ways in which losses can occur. Sam Ignarski reports.
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The system approach
Handling equipment suppliers are getting involved much earlier in the port planning process, claiming more effective systems selection and, hopefully, faster payback. Neil Madden reports.
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NewsPlanned system migration
One of the most comprehensive projects in which Kalmar''s capability has been used is the Port Est extension, on the Indian Ocean island of Ré union.
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2015 Mediterranean box traffic to reach 91.6m TEU
According to Ocean Shipping Consultants (OSC), container throughput in southern Europe and the Mediterranean will increase somewhere between 35% and 48% by 2015. This would mean terminals in the area needing capacity of between 78.2m and 91.6m TEUs. In the shorter term, traffic is predicted to rise by between 62% ...
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RMS acquires Freshney
Port operator RMS Europe Group has strengthened its position on the Humber following the acquisition of Freshney Cargo Services.
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PIRAEUS
RMS will now have operations in five ports on the Humber and will be able to provide services to clients through handling larger ships with cargoes of up to 30,000 tonnes.COSCO Hellas has expressed interest in taking a stake in Piraeus' container port. A potential deal was discussed during the ...
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NewsCaledonian Canal
It is hoped a recent trial along the Caledonian Canal will open up a new freight logistics gateway for the Scottish Highlands. The trial was undertaken by the ship''s owner in conjunction with the Scottish Executive and British Waterways (Scotland) and demonstrated in a that with technical modifications commercial ship ...
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NewsAPM to boost Algeciras box lifting capability?
APM Terminals is to spend € 48m this year on new equipment for its Algeciras container terminal. The Argentinean manufacturer IMPSA will supply three super post-Panamax gantry cranes for delivery in July, while ZPMC is scheduled to deliver a further two in 2007 as part of an order totalling € ...
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VALENCIA
RMS will now have operations in five ports on the Humber and will be able to provide services to clients through handling larger ships with cargoes of up to 30,000 tonnes.The Association of Logistics and Container Transport Companies in the port of Valencia (ELTC) has presented the port authority with ...
