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News‘Deepening’ concerns
Dave MacIntyre analyses how Pt Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) has to be a mix of commercial operator, diplomat and pressure group to achieve its strategic ambitions.
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NewsCancer risk from ports
A draft study produced for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) published in early October suggests that air emissions from ships and cargo handling equipment in the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach - the busiest port complex in the US - raise the risk of cancer for people ...
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NewsOccupational Disability and Box Terminals
Sam Ignarski , editor of industry e-zine Bow Wave (www. wavyline. com), looks at workman''s compensation in the container terminal environment.
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Cold ironing helps
Recognising the problems associated with diesel particulate matter emissions, the Port of Los Angeles has been examining alternatives to ships using their auxiliary engines to provide onboard power when in port.
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No room for complacency
Gazing into the future of the trade from a terminal capacity perspective, Drewry''s ports director Neil Davidson told PS: " Our analysis of supply and demand at the major North European deepsea container ports including UK, shows that even with the new developments which we definitely know are coming on ...
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NewsRiding the Rollercoaster
It''s a tumultuous, not to say precarious time to be reviewing this trade, as Nick Elliott reports.
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Pains of Quarantine
The case of the quarantine station in Essex which took delivery of shipments of birds from Taiwan and Surinam recently, allegedly infected with Avian Flu, has been well reported in the UK press.
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Liner market concentration presages omens for ports
The global ports industry is going to face the repercussions of a major shift in the market power of the dominant 5-10 carriers that will lead to an urgent need for the industry to evaluate its future strategy.
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Real-time cargo monitoring
IBM and AP Moller-Maersk have introduced Intelligent Trade Lane, a global supply chain solution they claim will transform the logistics industry and improve crossborder security.
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NewsCork gets new security system
CEM Systems has supplied its AC2000 SE integrated security management system for installation at Cork. The contract was awarded by ADT Fire & Security and will be supported by an advanced CCTV system and intercom network, part of a major contract ADT has signed with the Port of Cork to ...
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Palm image claimed more reliable
Ocean carriers, manufacturers, retailers and governments will be able to share reliable, real-time cargo shipment information worldwide.Palm Vein is much more reliable than digital fingerprinting and iris scanning as it can't be forged, claims Fujitsu. Its Palm Vein captures an individual's palm image with near-infrared rays. The deoxidized hemoglobin in ...
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Stolen excavator recovered at port
A JCB excavator bound for Ireland has been seized at a port in Lancashire after plant and equipment investigators National Plant and Equipment Register (TER) identified it as stolen.
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Ports undergo security drill
Security efficiency and access controls at ports throughout New Zealand have recently been tested in " level two" Maritime New Zealand security drills. The half-day exercises have involved port security and operations staff, police, Customs officers, sniffer dogs and x-raying equipment.
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Barco claims breakthrough
Visualization specialist Barco has been awarded a contract by EADS of Munich to deliver software and services for a large-scale Vessel Traffic Control System (VTCS) in Portugal. The new system will allow the country to reliably monitor its maritime traffic, protect the outer borders of its mainland, and improve the ...
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Hutch wades in
HPH''s recently reported foray into St Petersburg will certainly shake things up in the region. Its impending US$150m acquisition of 50% of the port''s First Container Terminal and 37% of the Baltic Container Terminal (time for some fresh thinking on the naming of these terminals perhaps? ) at Ust-Luga 110km ...
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NewsEU accession brings mixed fortunes
The disintegration of the Soviet Union left Russia with a dilemma: should it carry on using container terminals in what had become former colonial territories or develop existing ports within its own territory? Alex Hughes reports.
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NewsWhen the Big Boys move in
Overseas investors vie to enter China''s fast-expanding grains storage market and are the force behind consolidation in the Former Soviet Union. John Balfe reports.
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. . . and it's not over yet
Few believe that the spending is over with years of consolidation of Russia''s grains sector anticipated. Russia''s 2005 grain harvest exceeded 78m tons, with an estimated 10-12m tons set for export and overseas interests believed to control around 20% of the market. International competitor Louis Dreyfus of France already has ...
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NewsFrom Engineering to Operations
Portek’s chief, Larry Lam is making inroads into terminal operations. He spoke to Dave MacIntyre.
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Look to achieving cost efficiency
Dan Pettersson, product manager at Kalmar, puts the view of the equipment providers: " For some time now there''s been really a very high demand for dedicated empty handlers. This is partly driven by the growth of empty containers needing to be handled and also a continued strong trend for ...
