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Different approach brings Isoloader success
A " total disregard" for the product offering of its competitors has seen Isoloader Australia recently celebrate 30 years in the design and manufacture of container handling machines.
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SOHAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM CHOSEN
Isoloader business development manager Eric Ronco said the unique approach had enabled the company to develop products specifically to suit individual client needs.A consortium of Interbeton, Six Construct and Van Oord has been awarded the €195m contract for the construction of quay walls and dredging of phase 3 at Sohar ...
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NewsLiebherr post-panamaxes in demand
Building on its existing client base in New Zealand, Liebherr Container Cranes has commissioned two postpanamax cranes at the Port of Wellington. The Irish supplier has supplied several cranes over the years to New Zealand for ports such as Tauranga and Lyttelton. The new cranes have 43 metres waterside outreach ...
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NewsSingapore vs Hong Kong: the same old story?
Age old competition continues to drive Singapore to new heights, but Malaysian up-starts could put a spanner in the works, reports Peter Trevalyn
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DP WORLD EYES GWADAR
DP World is negotiating the possibility of assuming operational management of Pakistan''s Gwadar port.
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NewsLPC opens vehicle terminal
New Zealand''s Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has opened a fully-sealed and secure facility to handle an import vehicle trade which has grown 31% over five years to an annual 53,450 units.
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Napier faces insulation bill
A Napier City Council hearing has decided the Port of Napier will have to pay to insulate nearby residents'' homes if operational sounds exceed toughened noise limits.
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Noumean deal struck
Mediterranean Shipping Company and Maersk Line have reached an agreement with the New Caledonia Union of Kanak and Exploited Workers over new services to the Port of Noumea.
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Otago gains second MSC call
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has recently added a fixed-day weekly call at Port Chalmers on its " Capricorn" service.
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Gisborne gains Asian service
Eastland Port has established its first-ever scheduled shipping connection to North Asia, following the recent commencement of a monthly Lodestar service.
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NewsWave beacon at Nelson
An advanced wind and wave informationgathering light beacon has been installed 4km outside Port Nelson''s shipping channel.
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NewsThud, Thud, Thud
What goes thud, thud, thud? Sound of a small container vessel skating along a quayside in an erratic departure?
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What do you know about hard numbers?
One of the interesting facts about our maritime industry, comprising not only the carriers and the hinterland transportation providers, but also the ports and terminals is that no one really has any reliable hard numbers about what is going on. Strange, isn''t it?
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Question Time
The UK Ports Policy Review Roadshow rolled into London on 25 May and was the focus of some serious attention as well as merriment by industry participants and analysts alike.
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NewsGet it where you can
Experience in the UK demonstrates that ports can pull significant business that never actually goes over their quays. Felicity Landon reports When is a port not a port? When it is a multimodal hub or a distribution centre? Or a reception, unpacking, repacking, storage, labelling and barcoding facility? While most ...
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NewsChinese container clusters planned
The Chinese Communications Minister Li Shenglin has revealed the government has a policy aimed at creating two new port ''clusters'' to add to the three existing ones centred on Shanghai, Shenzhen and Tianjin.
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ZAMBIA TO GET NAMIBIAN DRY PORT
APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is to provide funding for a study to determine the location of a dry port in Namibia, which can be used by ...
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DAR CALL
APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. The Government of Tanzania has called for expressions of interest in the operation of a seven-berth general cargo terminal in the Port of Dar es Salaam. Each of the seven ...
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NewsFeeder surcharge at Chittagong
Feeder vessel operators are threatening to slap a $130 surcharge on each TEU that they have to handle at the port of Chittagong unless congestion there decreases within the next month. At present, feeder lines such as QC Container, HRC Shipping, Orient Express, Advanced Container and Sea Consortium charge $300 ...
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SHIPPER ACTION
APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. Indian shippers are hoping to employ new draft legislation, the Shipping and Trade Practices Act, to stop the current practice of lines collecting terminal handling charges.
