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NewsPortals for Immingham
Gottwald has received an order for two HSK 360 EG four-rope grab portal harbour cranes for a new coal-handling facility from ABP at Immingham. The order is part of ABP' s largestever investment in a terminal development: the £ 44.5m extension of the Humber International Terminal at Immingham with the ...
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NewsTHE SHARP END
Prolific innovation is helping to maintain strong competition between spreader manufacturers. Benedict Young explores the latest product developments which promise to enhance terminal operations.
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NewsWIFI COVERS THE WATERFRONT
Figures about just how many ports and harbours already make use of wireless data communications in one form or another are hard to come by, but leading WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) providers suggest that 15-20% of ports now use it in some shape or form, and that the numbers of users ...
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How secure is your PIN asks TT Club
It' s a question that worries us all as we struggle to control our banking and credit card transactions in these days of chips and, particularly, Personal Identification Numbers, or PINs. But in fact, warns the transport insurance provider TT Club, we should be even more worried about the security ...
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NewsTHE SPOTLIGHT IS ON THE PRIVATISATION PROCESS
Why is the Nigerian port concessioning process so important for Africa? Because whatever the outcome, its success or failure will affect the international market''s perception of privatisation projects in Africa in general. Furthermore, it will provide a benchmark that will influence Nigeria''s own future privatisation process. Steve Cameron reports on ...
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CSXWT BIDDING UNDERWAY
Seven parties have expressed interest to CSXWT''s lead bank, Citigroup in the second round of bidding for the company''s portfolio. Parent company CSX Corp wants to sell the business as a single entity although it has terminal operations across four continents. Offers are to be submitted by midNovember and a ...
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NewsPORTS HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ABOUT LATEST EU LEGISLATION
Port organisations say the latest environmental legislation from Brussels - the Water Framework Directive (WFD) - could have adverse effects on essential operations such as maintenance dredging, as David Foxwell explains.
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IGNORE US AT YOUR PERIL
A study just published on the global container feeder industry offers some interesting views and data to port readers, not the least of which is that it is a big mistake to treat the sector as a poor relation. Mike Mundy takes a look.
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NewsDIRECT CALLS FOR NORTHERN BLACK SEA PORTS
Black Sea ports have traditionally been served by feeders out of Istanbul, Malta, Piraeus and even Gioia Tauro rather than being subject to calls from liner services. However, as the region increasingly sources its imports from China rather than Western Europe, shipping lines have reacted by establishing new liner services, ...
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Middle East embraces ISPS
Portside compliance with the ISPS Code is pretty much a farce at the moment, right?
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NewsIt's life Jim, but not as we know it
Every so often something really nasty comes along doesn''t it?
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IN PRAISE OF THE HUMBLE AGENT
As a magazine for port managers maybe we don''t pay enough attention to the humble shipping agent but think about it and you''ll realise the relationship between port and agent can and should be of benefit to both - truly symbiotic.
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No ISPS gold for Piraeus yet
Of all the ports in the world to fail to meet the requirements of the ISPS Code, Piraeus would not be an immediate selection.
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NewsSearch mirror redesign
UK-based security equipment specialist PW Allen has redesigned its range of CEM Search mirrors - mirrors used to look under vehicles and access other normally difficult to-access areas.
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NewsX-ray system for Adelaide
Smith' s Detection has received an order from the Australian Customs Service for its newly introduced container/ palletised goods cargo X-ray system, HI-SCAN 250250, to go into service at Adelaide.
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NO WALTZ ON THE DANUBE
Creating an all-river route from the Atlantic to the Black Sea remains problematic. The European Union is financing upgrades along the Main-Danube canal, but barge transit times remain too long. In addition, low bridges restrict container carryings to twohigh, although a recent study showed that three-high carriage is possible with ...
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NewsCRUNCH TIME FOR THE RHINE
Barging containers along the river Rhine is an increasingly popular transport mode. But, as Neil Madden reports, congestion problems at the river''s seaport end have proved frustrating for shippers and carriers.
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PRIVATE PARTICIPATION POINTS THE WAY
Undeterred by the worries that have beset the Bombay Stock Exchange since a new government took power in India in May, port throughput volumes have continued to rise across the country, up 7% compared to last year, and it is the bulk industry which remains its main driver. Gavin van ...
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NewsCOASTAL AND TRANSHIPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAUDI
Jeremy Brown reports that when current reforms and the easing of Customs restrictions are complete, the Saudi regulatory framework will be more supportive of port trade development and should allow ports to better benefit from their unique trading position. New coastal shipping options and transhipment opportunities can then emerge.
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NewsFREE ZONE FORMULA OR FRENZY?
Many a port, both in the Middle East and elsewhere, seeks to emulate the success of Dubai''s Jebel Ali Free Zone. Already a base for 2,800 companies from more than 100 countries, the Free Zone and Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) are inextricably linked. The Free Zone is built around the ...
