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NewsMore than just a structure
The Rubb team considers all the relevant factors when planning a new project, as illustrated in the recent design and construction of a new warehouse for Sprague Energy, says spokesman Ian Patterson.
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NewsRunning out of rubber
A widespread tyre shortage is really starting to bite and terminal operators are left with few options when the black stuff wears thin. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsUncertain supply dogs Salerno
Salerno Container Terminal (SCT), which mainly uses 18.00/33 and 18.00/25 radial tyres, is faced with an uncertain supply of industrial tyres, according to managing director Frans Jol. "As an example, I would point out that it is not currently possible to buy any new tyres before next year, basically because ...
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NewsCraning for a better view
China may house the price leaders in the manufacture of quayside gantry cranes but the technical forefathers are still found in Europe. Alex Hughes headed west to find out what operators can expect in the near future
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NewsTesting the outer limits
Europe''s crane manufacturers are increasingly delivering equipment with wider reaches, but the ceiling is far from being hit, as Alex Hughes finds out
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Lower lead time a boon for users
The average lead time for a quayside gantry crane is now in the region of 15 months, a period that Gerry Bunyan, sales and marketing manager for Liebherr''s container cranes division, believes is more than satisfactory for the industry.
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NewsLocking horns
Three way tussle around Bohai Bay for box supremacy, as lacklustre port past is swept aside
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NewsLifting eastern fog
There''s more to eastern China''s ports scene than the massive Yangshan, with Taicang,Nantong and Nanjing leading the container pack
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NewsWest Coast ports must shape-up to retain cargoes
US West Coast ports have some tough challenges ahead if they are to avoid the spectre of shipping lines diverting into ports in Mexico and elsewhere, according to Stacey Jones, Halcrow''s newly appointed regional director for the US West Coast.
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Party poopers
Southampton''s sensible UKport development proposal throws yet more doubt on the increasingly expensive alternative options
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NewsHinterland headaches in North Europe
A number of studies have been completed, and most likely some are still in progress, that have addressed the issue of the origin and destination of cargo from the "natural hinterland of the major European ports". In theory this should not be a hard task to achieve, but in practice ...
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NewsSpanish labour bottleneck needs urgent attention
Labour has traditionally been a problem along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline and recent times have seen things getting worse.
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Foreign bodies
Space to expand, government backing and support from terminal operators - sounds like any port authority''s dream. But Rotterdam has never been one for dreaming. Here''s a port that has always been one step ahead of the game. In the 1950s growing ship calls prompted the construction of Botlek and ...
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Importers demand Port Harcourt overhaul
Nigerian importers have asked the federal government to make immediate changes to the management of Port Harcourt.
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Algeria mulls Mediterranean hub port plan
The Algerian government is contemplating the construction of a new port, which would help reduce congestion at existing facilities,many of which are operating at 75% capacity. Although no definitive site has yet been identified, the favourite is Issers, where a 600,000 teu/year terminal could be built.
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KPA EQUIPMENT BUY
Kenya Ports Authority has acquired new handling equipment worth ¢ 3m, which forms part of a ¢ 5.44m modernisation programme begun in 2002.This includes 20 terminal tractors, five FLTs and a set of pollution-control equipment. A further 25 terminal tractors entered service in 2003-2005.
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MOMBASA PRIVATISATION TEAM
The Kenyan government has put together a committee that will oversee the privatisation of the container terminal at the port of Mombasa. However, the rest of the port will remain within public sector ownership.
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NewsDurban shippers' congestion despair
Shippers, fed up with delays in container processing at Durban Container Terminal, have threatened to impose a surcharge. Just last month, an MOL ship was delayed by 200 hours, however the average wait is around three days.
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NewsEating into the Bottom Line
Accelerated low water corrosion is becoming more widespread in sheet piling. David Foxwell looks at the latest thinking on how to tackle port nasties
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Alternative to ultrasonics
Visual inspection and ultrasonics may be the most used forms of inspection for ALWC,but RTD Group also recommends RTD INCOTEST (which stands for INsulated COmponent TEST), a unique corrosion survey method that allows ferrous objects to be surveyed without the need to make contact with the surface. This means that ...
