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Vision for the future
International automotive expert, Vision Systems Automotive, equipped Merford''s port crane cabin with a smart solar protection solution at this week’s TOC Europe exhibition.
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NewsRussian ports' performance
Deep sea vs transcontinental transit through Russia and the potential for further development was a hot topic for the TOC Container Supply Chain Conference (CSC) at this year’s TOC Europe exhibition.
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NewsNurturing new talent in the ports sector
Trucker troubles: something the North American ports have become only too accustomed to over the last year where there have been strikes on the back of congestion and waiting times.
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NewsKalmar sets emissions benchmark
Kalmar’s hybrid straddle carriers, delivered to MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp earlier this year, have set the industry benchmark for fuel consumption and emissions.
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NewsChinese ports race ahead
Chinese container ports are racing ahead of other worldwide, coming in as the world’s most productive, according to 2013 JOC Port Productivity Data rankings.
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NewsKalmar sets emissions benchmark
Kalmar’s hybrid straddle carriers, delivered to MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp earlier this year, have set the industry benchmark for fuel consumption and emissions.
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NewsGreen agenda at PEMA Forum
There was an emphasis on the green agenda at this year''s Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) Forum held at TOC Europe.
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NewsTen years of PEMA
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014, which it helped mark by a special programme of educational activities and events at TOC Europe this week.
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NewsItalian operator eyes bigger picture
Italian port operator and logistics expert, Contship Italia, is eyeing the bigger picture from a strategic point of view and wants to do more transhipment business across Europe.
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NewsMoving forward with automation
ABB Group''s cranes and harbour business is entering the delivery phase for the remote control crane order boom it received back in 2012.
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Even coverage
Optimising application of coatings is just as important as the choice of coating, explains Rachael Doyle
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Supply chain services can add value
Ports looking to add value by offering supply chain services should be honest, use arm’s length solutions and be clear on customer needs, according to Euroports’ Paul Jacob Bins.
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NewsNew Terex option for operators
Terex Port Solutions is giving terminal operators another option for handling vessels up to post-Panamax class with a high tower variant of its diesel-electric Gottwald Model 5 harbour crane.
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NewsGTT signs LNG carrier contract
French engineering and technology company Gaztransport and Technigaz, has signed an agreement for the design and construction of two LNG carriers to be built by Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding.
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NewsWärtsilä seals ‘industry first’ recognition
Wärtsilä has gained service level recognition for its Airguard and Oceanguard propeller shaft sealing systems from Lloyd’s Register and is said to be the first company in the industry to do so.
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Shipping lines more receptive to terminal dialogue
Shipping lines seem to be softening in their hard-line approach to port productivity, accepting that it takes “two to tango”, according to Gulftainer’s Simon Sundboell.
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NewsNavis wishes for better integration knowledge
The industry needs to address the knowledge gap on the integration, capability and implementation of software systems today, according to Navis.
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NewsPort ‘musical chairs’ hurts shippers
Playing “musical chairs” with port rotations and failing to notify cargo owners in a timely manner is leading to increasingly disgruntled shippers.
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Peel Ports’ people power
Operators need to ditch the idea of a port construction project as a civil engineering job, and embrace it as a business project with an emphasis on people, according to Peel Ports Group port director David Huck.
