Latest News – Page 455

  • CentrePort in 2010 Photo: Lance Andrewes/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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    Container lines return to CentrePort

    2017-09-21T16:02:00Z

    CentrePort Wellington has hosted its first regularly-scheduled containership caller since container-handling facilities were severely damaged in last November’s Kaikoura earthquake.

  • Port of Auckland cargo terminals
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    Industry rounds on “move PoAL” call

    2017-09-21T16:02:00Z

    New Zealand First leader Winston Peters’ move to reignite calls to relocate Ports of Auckland (PoAL) operations to Northport in his electorate has been roundly criticised by the New Zealand maritime sector.

  • The order is made up of five Kalmar reachstackers and two empty container handlers
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    MSC orders Kalmar machines

    2017-09-21T16:02:00Z

    Cargo handling solutions and services provider Kalmar is set to further its relationship with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) after the shipping line placed a new order for container-handling equipment.

  • Wärtsilä's wireless charging system
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    Wireless charging to meet green regulations

    2017-09-21T13:15:00Z

    A wireless charging system is helping coastal hybrid ferries meet environmental regulatory demand.

  • Kalmar Key
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    Open architecture is key to development

    2017-09-21T11:40:00Z

    A shared terminal automation ecosystem will provide more scope for development and the ability to deliver affordable automation.

  • Hyster electric 48t capacity truck
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    48t zero emissions electric truck in testing

    2017-09-20T15:50:00Z

    An electric 48t-capacity container handling truck with zero emissions is being tested in Germany.

  • Spliethoff’s mv Fagelgracht
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    Robotic hull cleaning allows uninterrupted operations

    2017-09-20T14:55:00Z

    Robotic cleaning of a cargo vessel’s hull has taken place at the Port of Rotterdam without disrupting operations.

  • In South Korea, terminal operator PDCT has begun handling bulk and some general cargo with a Model 4 Mobile Harbour Crane from the range
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    Konecranes Gottwald cranes in demand

    2017-09-20T10:08:00Z

    Equipment provider Konecranes is reaping the benefits of its Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes, with two terminal operators recently opting for models from the range.

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    DP World drops Indonesia terminal

    2017-09-20T09:54:00Z

    DP World has decided not to renew its operating contract for PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) in Indonesia at the end of the agreement in 2019.

  • GreenPort Congress App
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    GreenPort Congress Makes a Surprise Debut at this Year’s Conference and Cruise.

    2017-09-19T16:30:00Z

    This years GreenPort Congress in Cruise has promised to be the best yet and now we are expecting a mystery event debut? What exactly do the organisers have planned and how will it affect the Cruise and Congress?

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    Blockchain solution for container inspection

    2017-09-18T15:09:00Z

    Transport industry solutions provider TCompanies has launched a blockchain product aimed at improving management of labour, legal and insurance costs relating to damaged shipping containers.

  • Kalmar and Navis have delivered the first Kalmar OneTerminal automation solution to Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT)
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    Kalmar and Navis provide terminal automation

    2017-09-18T15:09:00Z

    Kalmar and Navis have delivered the first Kalmar OneTerminal automation solution to Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) at the Port of Melbourne in Australia.

  • Kalmar has launched its new Rail Mounted Gantry crane (RMG), an automation-ready product that can be adapted to customer-specific requirements
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    Kalmar launches new RMG crane

    2017-09-18T15:09:00Z

    Equipment company Kalmar has launched its new Rail Mounted Gantry crane (RMG), an automation-ready product that can be adapted to customer-specific requirements.

  • Kalmar has launched an initiative driving the terminal industry's first automation platform with open interfaces
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    Kalmar pioneers common automation architecture

    2017-09-18T15:09:00Z

    Equipment provider Kalmar has launched an initiative driving the terminal industry''s first automation platform with open interfaces.

  • Port of Valencia
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    Port of Valencia returns to growth

    2017-09-18T14:50:00Z

    Port of Valencia’s container traffic has recovered from the June stevedoring strike with growth of 0.34%.

  • Port of Liverpool
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    Rail container service to reduce emissions

    2017-09-18T09:53:00Z

    Train path capacity at the Port of Liverpool is offering expansion options that minimise cost, congestion and carbon emissions.

  • Second-hand harbour equipment company Bendezu Port Equipment has sold a LIEBHERR LHM 150 harbour mobile crane
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    Bendezu sells mobile crane

    2017-09-16T10:17:00Z

    Second-hand harbour equipment company Bendezu Port Equipment has sold a LIEBHERR LHM 150 harbour mobile crane on behalf of a Polish port, moving it to Portugal.

  • Mr Metz highlighted the the new Storni and Piedra Buena quay upgrades in Puerto Madryn in his speech (image is of Puerto Madryn) Photo: David Stanley/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    Minister: Argentina must consolidate ports

    2017-09-16T10:17:00Z

    The Under Secretary of Port and Inland Waterways of Argentina’s Ministry of Transport has stressed the need to consolidate ports in the country to both boost tourism and regional economies.

  • The APL is to abandon plans to build a new container terminal at Barreiro Photo: Ricardo Liberato/flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Lisbon abandons Barreiro terminal

    2017-09-16T10:17:00Z

    Lisbon''s port authority, Administração do Porto de Lisboa (APL), is to abandon plans to build a new container terminal at Barreiro on the south bank of the River Tagus, following an adverse Environmental Impact Assessment.

  • Argentina’s Minister of Transport has welcomed favourable government tax policies that have been responsible for a raft of new investment in ports in the Rosario Metropolitan area. Credit: Pablo Flores, via Flickr, Creative Commons licence
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    $1bn injection into Rosario’s ports

    2017-09-16T10:17:00Z

    Argentina’s Minister of Transport, Guillermo Dietrich, has welcomed favourable government tax policies that have been responsible for a raft of new investment in ports in the Rosario Metropolitan area, which currently handles around 80% of trans-Andean agricultural output.