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Kongsberg leads satnav consortium
Kongsberg Seatex has joined an agreement with the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU), which originates from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the EU. GJU is responsible for the development and implementation of Galileo - Europe' s state-of-the-art global navigation system.
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NewsBromma goes east
Bromma has received orders for eight electric yard crane spreaders - 7x45' to Northport, Malaysia, and 1x40' to Rhenania, Germany.
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POW's security theme
Bromma claims service intervals are longer on its electric spreaders since there is no oil or oil filter to change.Lloyd's List Ports of the World 2004 is out with over 2,600 commercially active ports and 45,000 port facts. The two volume guide now has a bunkering section, 55 new ports ...
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NewsWAN QING SHA
Bromma claims service intervals are longer on its electric spreaders since there is no oil or oil filter to change.Trailing suction hopper dredger WAN QING SHA, built for China's CHEC-Guangzhou Dredging Co (GDC) by IHC, has been launched and will be deployed on capital dredging work in the Pearl River ...
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Norcontrol for Port Salalah
Bromma claims service intervals are longer on its electric spreaders since there is no oil or oil filter to change.Port Salalah in Oman has selected Norcontrol IT for a new Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS). Norcontrol IT will supply a suite of products, based on its VTMIS5060, which ...
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GPA moves forward
Whilst Control Risks' consultants will provide strategic assessment and advice on port and terminal security, PMSI, a subsidiary of Eurotunnel plc, will provide training on all aspects of security for Control Risks' maritime clients. A priority will be ensuring clients comply with the ISPS Code which comes into force on ...
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NewsWhat you see is what you get
Prismalence of Sweden has addressed the tricky problem of contrasting light and shadows cast by standard port lighting systems. A new broad-spectrum CDM light source and a unique optical system, distributes the near parallel light beams from the reflector evenly across a precisely defined rectangular area by means of an ...
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Another TRANSEC trainer
In conventional systems, typically, the lighting looks bright, but it is still difficult to see clearly and there are large areas that the light doesn't reach. Steve Cameron, whose Cameron Maritime Resources markets Prismalence to the maritime industry, says: "If it's raining and a driver is tired and straining to ...
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Florida joins counter-terrorism programme
Key West and Palm Beach have been selected to demonstrate a private-sector approach to waterborne antiterrorism security patrols. SeaWolf Security Group will be conducting a pilot programme to patrol the ports using a variety of purpose-designed security boats and specially trained security operators.
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NewsMUSC helps Nigerians
Maritime and Underwater Security Consultants (MUSC) has been selected by the Nigerian government as advisors for raising standards of security in Nigeria''s ports and offshore oilfield installations.
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NewsTeesport looks beyond ISPS
In our November/ December 2003 issue, PS spoke to managers at PD Teesport to report on their preparations for the ISPS Code. Since then, things have been moving apace.
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Colombo to bring in scanning equipment
"We've had the Port Security Facility Assessment done, " says security manager Denis Murphy. "It will be a month before TRANSEC come back with their written report." Murphy then has two months to put together a Port Security Facility Plan which will include all the berths on the river.As part ...
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AAPA concerned over funding shortfall
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is worried that next year''s federal budget provides no funds to meet port facility security requirements despite being authorised in the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA). AAPA president, Kurt Nagle, said:
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Thales puts forward its Ship Security Alert System
The Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) is being proposed as part of the best and most logical solution for US national homeland security needs. This suggestion has been made to the USCG following the recent request it made to industry for technical solutions to its longrange vessel tracking needs.
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ISPS charge challenged
HPH''s decision to charge shippers and consignees $10.20 per export container and $19.80 per import container at Felixstowe, to recover the cost of complying with the ISPS Code, has been receiving mixed reviews with the British International Freight Association challenging the legality of the levy. HPH says the charges have ...
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NewsAFRICAN PORTS PROGRESS
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) held its Pan African Ports Conference in Douala, Cameroon last December. Steve Cameron was there.
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NewsCRANE WARS
At anywhere upwards of $6m apiece, ship-to-shore container cranes don' t come cheap. So it' s hardly surprising that price is an issue in this specialist sector where a handful of European and Far Eastern manufacturers battle it out for market share. Nick Elliott reports.
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NewsMEASURING AND MANAGING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
As ports and stevedoring companies have struggled to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive environment by changing the way that people work, a variety of performance management or performance appraisal systems have come in and out of favour. However, there has been surprisingly little research on the type of ...
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NewsSPEND A LITTLE SAVE A LITTLE
David Foxwell highlights the issues to consider when choosing new fendering, and the growing number of standards and guidelines port engineers can use to correctly specify a long-lasting product.
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NewsGLOBALISATION IMPACTS STOWAGE
As with many other sectors of the shipping business, towage companies, especially those engaged in providing shiphandling services, are increasingly influenced by the effects of globalisation reports Jack Gaston .
