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ESC BOOSTS CAR TERMINAL PRODUCTIVITY
TPS has opted for two 7+1 wide machines capable of lifting 1 over 5 containers and featuring Kalmar's Smartrail® autosteering and container position verification system, as well as remote monitoring interface. The machines, due for delivery in November 2005, represent a key step in the terminal operator's strategy to convert ...
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RADIONET DELIVERS WI-FI HOTZONE NETWORK TO LAS PALMAS
TPS has opted for two 7+1 wide machines capable of lifting 1 over 5 containers and featuring Kalmar's Smartrail® autosteering and container position verification system, as well as remote monitoring interface. The machines, due for delivery in November 2005, represent a key step in the terminal operator's strategy to convert ...
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Simulators in the news
Simulators are in the news this month (see also Container Handling: STS cranes).
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PSA completes purchase of Hong Kong assets
PSA International has completed the purchase of NWS Holdings Limited''s Hong Kong port assets. The deal represents PSA''s first investment in the world''s largest container port and involves the transfer of NWS Holdings'' equity stakes in Hong Kong''s Container Terminal No. 3 (CT3) and Container Terminal No. 8 (CT8) West ...
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NewsWHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD
Alex Hughes investigates an area of yard operations where a competitive edge can still be gained.
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KNOCK THEIR HEADS TOGETHER!
At Liscont, around 10% of all tyres never reach the 4,000-hour accepted working lifespan. Carlos Figueiredo reports that this is virtually always the result of driver error, identifying contact with the metallic fenders protecting lighting masts and suchlike as the most likely cause of premature replacement.
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NewsTHE STRATEGIC WAY FORWARD
Landside port logistics represents a new phase in the development of port management systems, which have traditionally focused on sea access. In a summary of a recent study undertaken for UNCTAD, Khalid Bichou investigates the motives and the potential of port landside strategies, and the need to integrate them within ...
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INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY TO GAIN THE EDGE
Steel traffic at the port of Vigo in northwestern Spain is growing at a rate of 24% each year, with steel products being imported for use by industries located in the port''s hinterland. Vasco Gallega de Consignaciones is one of two multi-purpose terminals involved in this trade, discharging 213,077 tonnes ...
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NewsADDING VALUE TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Alex Hughes talks to three steel terminals in north and south Europe finding that it''s about more than pure stevedoring.
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NewsIS IT A MACHO THING OR WHAT?
Every one knows that big ports need big cranes and the major operators like to be seen to lead the field in buying big. This, however, is not entirely logical. Nick Elliott talks about it to Richard Clarke, director of ports at Halcrow.
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BATTLE FOR MERSEY DOCKS INTENSIFIES
BCT has ordered an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane, and has already started some infrastructure works in connection with the new quay. Peel Ports, owner of the Manchester Ship Canal and Clydeport Holdings, has made an approach which could lead to a £781m bid for Mersey Dock & Harbour Co (MDHC). ...
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Garston building for the future
Associated British Ports (ABP) is to invest £ 750,000 in a new handling and distribution facility at Garston for a leading supplier to the UK construction industry, Maxit LWA Ltd formerly known as Optiroc U which started importing lightweight aggregates through Garston in 2002, and is seeking to expand its ...
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SEVILLE TO COMPETE WITH CADIZ
BCT has ordered an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane, and has already started some infrastructure works in connection with the new quay. The Chamber of Commerce of Seville is to seek a concessionaire to run its free zone once plans to expand the port are fully implemented. This will enable the ...
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NewsIndoor operations in Finland's north
The port of Kokkola has opened an all-weather terminal (AWT) designed to protect containers and general cargo as well as ships, crews and port workers, from the elements year round.
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VALENCIA TO BUILD NORTH QUAY
BCT has ordered an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane, and has already started some infrastructure works in connection with the new quay. Valencia Port Authority has issued a tender for the extension of the North Quay, which will gain 237 metres of linear quaywall, with alongside draught of 16 metres. The ...
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Backing for Thames wharves report
Strong support for the new report by the Mayor of London on securing the future of Thames cargo-handling wharves has come from the Port of London Authority (PLA). The PLA welcomed the recommendations and agrees that it will help further strengthen the role of the Thames for the movement of ...
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Dutch court rejects Maasvlakte 2
The highest Dutch administrative court rejected the ¢ 2.6 billion Maasvlakte 2 project to expand the port of Rotterdam, due to insufficient measures to protect the environment.
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NewsKritikos blocks sale
Ceres Terminals founder Christos Kritikos admitted that he was blocking the sale of the Ceres Paragon terminal in Amsterdam explaining that ''the price is not right, '' reports ci-online (www. ci-online. co. uk).
