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  • The new ferry will be the first German flagged newbuild to be equipped to operate primarily on LNG
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    DNV GL class for Helgoland ferry

    2013-11-25T11:26:00Z

    The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS, will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL.

  • Classic cantilever design offers handling savings
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    Finding an equilibrium

    2013-11-25T01:00:00Z

    Materials handling specialist Sennebogen has introduced its 8130 EQ model, which incorporates its radical Equilibrium system (EQ).

  • The new LIFE programme for environment and climate action has a budget of €3.1 billion for 2014-2020 in order to help member states preserve the common good of the Union’s environment and climate.
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    EU Parliament renews LIFE budget

    2013-11-22T13:57:00Z

    The European Parliament has agreed on the continuation of the LIFE programme, the EU''s financial instrument supporting environmental and climate action projects carried out by public or private bodies.

  • DSH Systems' hopper concentrates the discharge stream to suppress dust
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    Total concentration

    2013-11-22T01:00:00Z

    Dry bulk technology designed to streamline handling is out there as Alex Hughes discovers

  • The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) was the first in North America to equip itself with four electrified rubber tyred gantry cranes (eRTGs)
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    PEMA advice on electrification of RTG cranes

    2013-11-21T18:00:00Z

    The Port Equipment and Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has released a paper on the electrification of RTG cranes which will help to provide operators with information on technological alternatives.

  • POLA’s TraPac container terminal development is $265m over budget
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    POLA in trouble over TraPac

    2013-11-21T16:59:00Z

    America’s Los Angeles City Council approved major changes this week to the TraPac container terminal project at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) despite not being consulted for three years and the project being four times over budget.

  • Toronto celebrated a 23% increase in sugar and a 12% increase in cement volumes in 2012
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    Volumes moving in the right direction

    2013-11-21T01:00:00Z

    Montreal remains ‘cautiously optimistic’ on volumes for 2013 despite a fall in box and liquid bulk volumes in 2012.

  • Konecranes Volvo Penta powered lift trucks now have an auto start-stop function
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    Product and equipment round-up

    2013-11-20T18:54:00Z

    Here''s a round-up of the latest products and services on the market all aimed at saving terminal operators time and money by improving operations.

  • The Phoenix SturdiLED ™ Series for terminal applications
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    New Phoenix LED floodlight

    2013-11-20T17:20:00Z

    Phoenix Products Company has launched its latest innovation in LED floodlight technology – the SturdiLED™ Series.

  • There's no easy route to implementing nationwide port reforms. Credit: Mariana Ceratti/World Bank
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    Another hurdle for Brazilian port reform

    2013-11-20T13:09:00Z

    Attempts by the Brazilian government to undertake a comprehensive reform of the ports sector have run into further legal problems.

  • Valencia questions financial worth of stevedores. Credit: Shemsu.Hor
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    Valencia stevedores accused of being overpaid

    2013-11-20T13:09:00Z

    The Valencia Shipping Association has claimed that stevedores in the port earn up to three times more than stevedores in other ports.

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    Post-quake build announced for Lyttelton

    2013-11-20T13:09:00Z

    Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has announced a “reinstatement and development vision” to shareholders at its recent annual meeting.

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    Long term lease for Newcastle

    2013-11-20T13:09:00Z

    New South Wales Government Treasurer Mike Baird has called for expressions of interest from qualified parties wishing to secure a 98-year lease of the Port of Newcastle.

  • Melbourne needs outside investment says ALC. Credit: © Port of Melbourne Corporation
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    Call to privatise Melbourne

    2013-11-20T13:09:00Z

    Privatising the Port of Melbourne would help facilitate the development of a container terminal at the Port of Hastings and deliver flow-on benefits, according to Australian Logistics Council chief executive Michael Kilgariff.

  • Carly Fields (R) presents Baha Eksioglu (middle) with the Port Strategy Award
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    Port Strategy celebrates award winner

    2013-11-20T12:31:00Z

    Port Strategy is delighted to announce that IHS Fairplay’s Baha Eksioglu scooped the Port Strategy Award at this year’s Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers’ annual prize giving ceremony in London.

  • Miami is one of many US east coast ports banking on increased post-Panama Canal expansion trade. Credit: Florida Sea Grant
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    No guarantees on post-expansion traffic

    2013-11-20T12:28:00Z

    The sense of excitement on the US East Coast around the seemingly limitless benefits of the expansion of the Panama Canal is palpable. Ports from Miami to Boston are riding the post-expansion train, and dishing out a great deal of hyperbole as to why they will get the diverted West ...

  • Montreal's 18.8-hectare Viau sector is being converted to handle boxes
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    St Lawrence rings changes for Montreal

    2013-11-20T01:00:00Z

    A project of major importance to shipping and consequently ports in the region is the optimisation of navigation in the St Lawrence River from Quebec City to Montreal.

  • Costa Pacifica (© Costa Cruises)
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    Turning waste on board into a resource

    2013-11-19T20:30:00Z

    “Sustainable Cruise”, the European project for innovative shipboard waste management is paving the way for the introduction of specific EU environmental legislation for shipping. Its aim is to set up a new voluntary certification scheme for shipboard waste treatment and its effects in terms of CO2 reduction.

  • Konecranes Volvo Penta powered lift trucks now have an auto start-stop function
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    Konecranes gets clever with emissions

    2013-11-19T16:45:00Z

    Konecranes Lift Trucks has come up with another clever way to save fuel and lower emissions which it says is “probably another first for heavy-duty lift trucks."

  • MICT is the hub for relief efforts following Typhoon Haiyan
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    Typhoon hit port gets assistance

    2013-11-19T16:33:00Z

    International Container Services (ICTSI) has stepped in to help rebuild and re-equip the Port of Tacloban following the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan to help ensure safe delivery of humanitarian aid.