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TOLL FINDS BIG SAVINGS AT PATRICK
For the first half of 2008 overall, the index registered 13.7 days, which compares with the 22.9 days reported 12 months ago. Australia's Toll Holdings Ltd is expecting to make savings of more than ¢39m following its ?3.785bn acquisition of port operator Patrick Corp Ltd.
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US Lines buoys Australasia ports with new service
US Lines (USL) is in the throes of expanding its existing Pacific schedule through the introduction of a new " ANZL" fixed-day service connection with New Zealand and Australia.
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VOLUME INCREASE FOR AXIS INTERMODAL
Ports of Auckland''s specialist container handling and terminal operating company Axis Intermodal has reported an 11% increase in export box volume and 7% rise in import containers during the past six months.
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PLA seeks equipment supplier
The PLA is responsible for all traffic on the tidal Thames as far as Teddington Lock to the West London. To date, smaller vessels have been exempt from mandatory Automatic Identification System carriage, although this will all change as from June 1, 2007.
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NewsLondon blazes trail
The PLA has long been a supporter of identification systems, despite the major expenditure required to introduce AIS equipment, as Alex Hughes found out
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NewsBig brother's watching
New tracking and identification regulations mean that ships can be monitored from port to port. Alex Hughes investigates
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Cold shoulder for energy risks
Insurance is regularly about classes of business. Marine insurance and energy insurance are often to be found along the same corridor in firms, but they do not readily mix and they exhibit different propensities. The division is especially visible in an area like port insurance. Port insurers and reinsurers are ...
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Cerescorp opts for Liebherr cranes in Montreal
Liebherr Container Cranes has committed to supply one post panamax crane to Cerescorp''s Termont Terminal during the third quarter 2007.
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DOUALA SCANNER
A container scanner has been installed at Douala Port, Cameroon, in a bid to beat customs fraud and speed inspection procedures.
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MES green crane to cut fuel costs
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co has showcased a new yard crane which promises all-electrified movement, high efficiency and energy- and maintenance saving operation.
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NewsLuderitz upgrades quay
High oil prices and international moves to support environmentally friendly product and services were key drivers in the creation of this cranes, according to the company.A 500 metre new quay has been built at the Namibian port of Luderitz, allowing it to handle medium-sized feeder vessels. The quay, with a ...
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KPA PROFIT SLUMP
High oil prices and international moves to support environmentally friendly product and services were key drivers in the creation of this cranes, according to the company.Kenya Port Authority reports a pre-tax profit of $51.4m this financial year, compared with $143m in the previous period. Traffic at Mombasa is expected to ...
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KENYA PLANS SECOND DEEP-SEA PORT
High oil prices and international moves to support environmentally friendly product and services were key drivers in the creation of this cranes, according to the company.Kenya is to build a second deepwater port at Lamu at a cost of 194m. This will also involve constructing a railway link between the ...
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Six gang up on APM at Tin Can Island
Following the Nigerian government''s decision to award APM Terminals the concession to operate Tin Can Island container terminal, six local shipping lines have put together a consortium which aims to set up a rival box handling facility. Alraine Nigeria Limited, Wasa, Hullblyte Elder Demster Agency, Blue Funnel, Transcap Nigeria Limited ...
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DREDGING TO GO AHEAD AT CALABAR
High oil prices and international moves to support environmentally friendly product and services were key drivers in the creation of this cranes, according to the company.Van Oord and Jandule have been awarded a ?56.8m contract to undertake dredging work in the 84 kilometre Calabar Port channel, in Nigeria. Work has ...
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NewsBelle of the ball
India offers great potential for investors but are ports still waiting for their Prince to come as delays dog privatisation efforts? S.N. Srikanth investigates
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Medway's Ridham ready
The Medway port of Ridham is also getting ready to meet Olympics-related demand and reporting busy times already.
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Supply stream for London
As well as construction materials, there is a big push to make sure that London is seen as the delivery port for anything that needs to be imported for the Olympics, says PLA chief executive Richard Everitt.
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Metoc dredging services
Environmental consultancy company Metoc has launched a range of environmental engineering services for the dredging of marine aggregates from the UK Continental Shelf to meet demand from major developments in the South East, including the London Olympics. It is offering marine environmental impact assessment, support for licence applications for extraction, ...
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H20 vital for Heathrow
Water proved a vital element in serving the Heathrow Terminal 5 construction site. Aggregates were transported to the site via the waterways and this was a project in which the River Medway also played an important part; Mittal Kent Wire at its Chatham Docks terminal handled the import of 70,000 ...
