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NewsNew terminal for Philadelphia
The project that will have an annual capacity of 2.4m TEUs in its first phase.The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA), has revealed plans for a major extension of their terminal facilities on the Delaware River. The 'SouthPort' project represents the largest new port expansion in nearly 40 years. Philadelphia is ...
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Ports emerge in Brazil
New investment in port infrastructure in both north and south Brazil should help relieve existing bottlenecks in these regions over the next eight years. The Battistella conglomerate and the Alianca Navegacao Logistica, for example, are investing US$100m over the next eight years on the construction of the port of Itapoa ...
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VISY
The manpower required for conventional lashing of trailers on a typical North Sea freight ro-ro is 32. However, utilising the IPSI Trailer Trestle system this figure is reduced to just 10. With the high cost of port workers and seamen in northern Europe, the savings are significant, says TTS.LPR(License Plate ...
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The manpower required for conventional lashing of trailers on a typical North Sea freight ro-ro is 32. However, utilising the IPSI Trailer Trestle system this figure is reduced to just 10. With the high cost of port workers and seamen in northern Europe, the savings are significant, says TTS.A new ...
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Mooring Systems remains optimistic
Despite failing to secure a shipto-ship mooring equipment contract with the US Navy, Christchurch-based Mooring Systems remains optimistic about its future. Mooring Systems'' ceo Peter Montgomery says the company has 20 prospective deals before it and seven patent applications under consideration. Current projects include trials at Salalah and Dover, ongoing ...
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VANTAGE OPS/TIDEWORKS
Meanwhile, Suria Capital Group, owner of Sabah Ports, has also engaged Kalmar Asia to provide consultancy to another subsidiary, SP Satria, to improve support services to the port through a training and consultancy agreement.Vantage OPS and Tideworks have integrated Vantage performance management software with Mainsail Terminal Management System to provide ...
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NewsAPS supplies rail tracking system
APS is to provide APM Terminals with a Rail Equipment Tracking system for its Pier 400 facility in Los Angeles. The solution will include Rail OCR Portal and RailTrack which will give the terminal the capacity to automatically identify railcarladen shipping containers and track their exact GPS location as they ...
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TECON SUAPE
ICTSI''s Tecon Suape has spent US$17m for the purchase of two new postPanamax quay cranes and two RTGs from ZPMC, and the construction of a 30,000-square meter storage area.
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Strainstall wins jetty contracts
Strainstall has won US$6m of orders for its berth monitoring systems and Quick Release Hooks for new LNG terminals, new and refurbished oil facilities and ore terminals.
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KCI KONECRANES
For the oil and gas industry Strainstall specialises in the design of Quick Release Hooks and custom-built multi sensor mooring load monitoring, jetty management and vessel approach systems.KCI Konecranes has acquired a majority shareholding in Zaporozhcrane, the leading crane manufacturing company in Ukraine. The investment amounts to approx. €3m.
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NewsBerth scheduling tool launched
SEABERTH, a new web-based berth scheduling tool developed by the UK''s Cirrus Logistics enables users to plan terminal activity and reduce demurrage costs. A product extension, SEABERTH Simulation acts as a strategic decision support tool in the management of change in terminal operations.
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ABBautomates
ABB has won a US$52m contract for automation and electrical systems to serve the new Euromax container terminal in Rotterdam.
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NewsABP upgrades to AUTOSTORE
Associated British Ports has upgraded the terminal management system at its 200,000TEU a year Exxtor Terminal at Immingham. The new solution is AUTOSTORE from UK-based Central Systems and Automation.
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BMH
Since the switch, the faster, centrally controlled container management processes have helped improve container stack management at Exxtor.BMH Marine is to deliver two grain unloaders for Rizhao Port Group for delivery in 2006. The unloaders are of the Siwertell continuous screw-type, model ST 640D, and will be used in Rizhao ...
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NewsP&O opts for Kalmar service package
P& O Ports has signed a service contract with Kalmar for the provision of preventative and breakdown maintenance, engineering support and spare parts supply for the 20 ESC 7th generation straddle carriers operating at its new Antwerp Gateway terminal. The contract, based on a fixed hourly rate, is for 8,000 ...
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NewsThe Port of Cork
The Port of Cork has ordered a new pilot launch to be built by Cobh based Safehaven Marine.
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Extending technology's helping hand
Next month in the second part of this feature, PS examines the issues which determine an effective gate system including:
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NewsAutomate the Gate?
In the first of a two-part series Alex Hughes talks to terminal operators in Manila, Santos and Le Havre discovering that there is still at least one barrier to full automation.
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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 ...
