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Phoenix invests for future growth
Phoenix Products Company Inc is implementing several changes to better ready itself for rapid growth and expansion in the port and terminal industry.
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Spanish port traffic declines 3%
Total tonnage at Spanish ports is forecast to decline by 3% this year compared with the 474.8m tons handled in 2012, according to José Llorca, president of Puertos del Estado, the national ports authority.
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NewsNew tenders in Cape Verde, Chile and Ecuador
The government of Cape Verde is putting the finishing touches to the legal and regulation framework to enable state-owned ports to be privatised in 2014. This follows parliamentary approval dating to November 2010.
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NewsKiel creates new hinterland links
An additional direct intermodal train service is being created at the Port of Kiel to increase hinterland links. It will be the first direct rail route from the Ruhr region to Kiel.
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A vision of the future
Just 20 years ahead and ports will be offshore, quay cranes will be remote controlled and automated rubber-tyred gantry cranes will be commonplace.
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NewsBorn leaders
Are successful leaders born, made, trained or turned out on some sort of ‘leadership programme’ conveyor belt? Felicity Landon reports.
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Improving port-city integration
A new document has been published to outline the main challenges and objectives of any port centre in a bid to improve integration between the city, the port and the public.
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NewsWishing you a Merry Christmas
All the very best wishes for a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year from everyone at GreenPort.
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NewsWishing you a Merry Christmas
All the very best wishes for a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year from everyone at Port Strategy.
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NewsAn intermodal project with added roar
Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) is one of the partners in the EU-funded TIGER project, which aims to improve the competitiveness and uptake of rail transport in logistics chains.
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Alfa Laval wins PureDry order
Alfa Laval is to supply its new waste fuel recovery system for 40 vessels as part of a SEK 40m (US$6.1m) order from a leading global carrier.
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NewsGREENCRANES pilot comes to an end
The European GREENCRANES project, led by the Valenciaport Foundation, has marked the end of pilot trials on greener terminal equipment at the Noatum Container Terminal with a public demonstration.
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Four more organisations join Green Marine initiative
The Green Marine Initiative is rapidly gaining recognition, with four more organisations joining this month.
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NewsIsraeli port tenders interest
The Israeli transportation ministry has said that four operators are in the running to operate two new container terminals at Ashdod and Haifa in Israel.
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NewsProactive link in the chain
Ports must first throw off their traditional ‘silo’ mentality to improve supply chain efficiency, as Felicity Landon explains
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NewsIs the patient getting better?
Now that the US Government is back at work, the new German Government well installed and China setting off with new economic reforms, it seems that all and sundry are trying to work out if we are solidly back on the road to recovery or still stumbling along a rocky ...
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NewsEquipment round-up
Terex Port Solutions (TPS), Kalmar and Greencranes’ equipment are in demand across Europe and Africa.
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PEMA appoints new committee members
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has appointed a new Chair and Vice Chair to its environment and technology committees.
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NewsWärtsilä solution in demand
Wärtsilä is to supply a full propulsion package and LNG equipment for a new passenger ferry being built for Germany’s Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH.
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NewsSolid numbers for an ephemeral threat
Some ports might be tempted to characterise cybercrime as an unseen threat, absorbing unlimited costs to fix, with an unquantifiable result.
