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Lyttelton raises safety bar
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has bolstered its health and safety budget by NZ$200,000 to NZ$300,000 following two fatalities within a month late last year and a forklift driver being injured by a falling container earlier this year.
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NewsTake your umbrella
Love it or loathe it, port traffic forecasting is an essential part of forward planning explains Felicity Landon
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NewsBuilding a better Victoria
The winning bidder for the rights to build and operate a new container terminal at the Port of Melbourne’s Webb Dock has been chosen following a competitive 18-month bidding war.
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NewsSan Diego honours ‘green’ tenants
The Port of San Diego honoured 78 of its tenant businesses, representing a mix of visitor-serving and industrial businesses, for their environmental achievements.
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NewsHueneme power goes ‘green’
The US Port of Hueneme is taking a step in towards ‘green’ operations with the introduction of its recently installed grid-based shore power system.
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NOAA unveils Arctic Action Plan
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has unveiled its Arctic Action Plan in a bid to help improve monitoring, understanding and protection of the vast, valuable, and vulnerable region.
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NewsAre we there yet?
Irrelevant of what we are talking about in the maritime industry the answer is no. Excess capacity will continue to be the cross to bear for a number of years to come.
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NewsNew Brazilian deep sea development
Brazil’s state of Espirito Santo is set for a new deep sea port – a result of a new joint venture signed by the Rotterdam Port Authority and Terminal Presidente Kennedy (TPK) Logistica.
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NewsGrab automation could be extended to other commodities
Hansaport specialises in the handling of coal and iron ore; however, Bernd Mann, chief development, design and technology officer at automation partner iSam points out that an automated system could be used for any commodity unloaded using grabs, which could, for example, also include potash and sugar.
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NewsGreening Ports in Taiwan
The Taiwan International Port Corporation (TIPC) Greening the Ports action plan integrates environmental protection into its operating philosophy, with as goal to enhance the competitiveness and promote green port policies.
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NewsCarnival to meet GHG emissions goal
Cruise company Carnival Corporation is working hard to meets its goal to reduce its rate of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipboard operations by 20%.
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NewsImabari Shipbuilding carriers for Spain
Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd is to build two LNG carriers at its Saijo yard for Spanish shipping company, Elcano.
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NewsAutomation dry run
Automation for dry bulk terminals has arrived in Germany, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsEU ports enter LNG joint venture
The port authorities of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Mannheim, Strasbourg and Switzerland are joining forces to introduce LNG in the Rhine-Main-Danube corridor.
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NewsKonecranes, Kalmar and Navis in demand
The Port of Oslo is working to strict noise and CO2 emissions limits and has ordered two of Konecranes’ quietest Panamax-size Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes to help.
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NewsYamal LNG signs transhipment agreement
Yamal LNG has signed an agreement with Belgian company Fluxys to co-operate on the transhipment of LNG from its terminal at the Port of Zeebrugge.
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NewsEU ports enter LNG joint venture
The port authorities of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Mannheim, Strasbourg and Switzerland are joining force to introduce LNG in the Rhine-Main-Danube corridor.
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NewsGetting on with ANNA
The ANNA project was born out of the frustration of EU member states that claimed they didn’t have the clarity they needed in connection with Directive 2010/65, enforcing the ''Single Window'' concept. It started out as a working group and was later established as a project co-financed by the EU ...
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NewsLithuanian LNG terminal makes progress
The Lithuanian National Commission for Energy Control and Prices (NCECP) has agreed the rules for the first Baltic LNG terminal, making it open to the global gas supply market.
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NewsWindow cleaners
Confusion reigns over the implementation of the EU''s ‘Single Window’, as Felicity Landon finds out
