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Brazil ramps up concessioning activity
Brazil''s National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) has scheduled four rounds of tenders covering the privatisation of terminals at Brazilian ports.
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Financial gains not to be sniffed at
Financially, project cargo operations are lucrative propositions. While bracketed under breakbulk, project cargoes can still be charged at three times the breakbulk tonnage on a per cubic meter basis.
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NewsLyttelton invests in container terminal
New Zealand’s Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) is set to buy a fourth ship to shore gantry crane to handle the growing container volumes at the port.
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NewsGreenPort Congress' new Responsive Website
GreenPort Congress has a fresh, new look website which has been re-engineered to incorporate ‘responsive design’.
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NewsGreenPort Congress' new Responsive Website
GreenPort Congress has a fresh, new look website which has been re-engineered to incorporate ‘responsive design’.
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NewsOut of the ordinary
Investing in facilities, labour and space for project cargoes can reap rewards. John Bensalhia investigates
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NewsOCR technology cuts emissions
Spain’s Órbita Ingeniería has launched a new quay crane optical character recognition (OCR) system which does its bit to cut emissions.
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NewsA touch of spice down under
The Port of Melbourne Corp has published the names of the four parties short-listed for “the right to operate the third international container terminal at the Port of Melbourne".
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NewsLos Angeles and Hamburg collaborate
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) are to share strategies and best practices after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to increase cooperation and partnership.
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NewsCosts spiral for unscheduled downtime
Downtime at ports is up on last year says Trelleborg whose latest barometer report suggests that far from improving, the issue is actually getting worse. In fact, 90% of those surveyed for the report suffer from unscheduled downtime at their facility costing at least £100,000 per year.
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NewsClosed for business
HFW''s Scott Pilkington asks who foots the bill when ports suffer from strikes, industrial action or other disruption
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NewsReaching tipping point
Brazil has reached an historic point in its port history, as Alex Hughes explains
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NewsMP595 sets Santos Brasil free
Before the approval of Brazil''s port reform bill MP595, national operator Santos Brasil admits that it felt uncomfortable investing in areas outside of public ports as the previous legislation did not entirely allow for the handling of third party traffic.
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NewsRight to work
Swings and roundabouts predominate as the industry tries to find a perfect labour solution. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsOdds stacked against high Oz handling
Carriers treat Australia as “the end of the bus line," says Searoad Holdings'' John Hunter, “with the result that we often don’t get the best ships.” This, he says, is one of the reasons for productivity and efficiency being lower than it should.
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NewsTransas VTS for Indonesia
Vessel Traffic Management Systems (VTS) are to be installed at two Indonesian ports as container handling in the country increases.
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NewsGreen equipment on the agenda
Green equipment will be firmly on the agenda at a forum taking place at this year''s TOC Europe in Rotterdam at the end of the month.
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NewsÓrbita quay crane OCR technology
Spain’s Órbita Ingeniería has launched a new quay crane optical character recognition (OCR) system to automate freight container identification and damage inspection during loading and unloading.
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NewsFirst Liebherr cranes to Peru
Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd has secured its first order for STS and RTG cranes in Peru – the equipment has been ordered by Port of Paita operator, Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos.
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NewsGreen Port gets responsive
Mercator Media has made another significant investment in its online offering and redesigned the ‘Green Port’ website to incorporate ‘responsive design’.
