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  • The new Post-Panamax cranes will enable SOHAR to target 1.5 million containers annually
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    Developing high-tech Oman container terminal

    2013-12-06T11:32:00Z

    The last of three Post-Panamax cranes have been safely installed at Oman’s new container terminal at SOHAR Port and Freezone.

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    It's time we made safety a priority

    2013-12-06T01:00:00Z

    APS Technology''s Allen Thomas asks why aren''t more operators taking safety seriously

  • Phoenix ModCom Hi fixtures on the trolley of an STS crane over the water at a port in the US
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    Phoenix LEDs for terminal RTGs

    2013-12-05T14:36:00Z

    Phoenix Products Company Inc. has supplied its most innovative LED fixtures to illuminate RTG cranes for terminals in Houston, Texas, USA and Lomé, Togo in Western Africa.

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    ICTSI divests Cebu shares

    2013-12-05T12:42:00Z

    International Container Services (ICTSI) has divested its entire interest in the Philippines port operator, Cebu, to a member of the conglomerate Jardine Matheson Group of Hong Kong.

  • Mariel on the northern coast of Cuba is well placed to receive the larger vessels that will pass through the Panama Canal. Photo: Alabrada
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    Cuba invests to compete

    2013-12-05T11:39:00Z

    Cuba is taking advantage of the upcoming Panama Canal expansion with the implementation of a free-trade zone (FTZ) and the development of a new container terminal.

  • The greater the services undertaken, the more potential for errors and omissions Photo: Georgia Ports Authority
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    Unforeseen liabilities for Middle East freight

    2013-12-05T11:22:00Z

    The TT Club says that changing patterns in world trade is bringing unforeseen liabilities for Middle East transport forwarders and operators.

  • Serious questions need to be answered about the P3 alliance. Credit: Virginia Dept of Transportation
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    More questions than answers

    2013-12-05T10:00:00Z

    The proposed P3 alliance between Maersk, MSC and CMA-CGM raises more questions than it answers.

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    What's in a name?

    2013-12-05T01:00:00Z

    In the ongoing evolution of port governance, many port authorities are being forced to re-think their role.

  • The question of how to keep operatives safe in an automated yard remains
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    Reducing the risk factor

    2013-12-05T01:00:00Z

    TT Club''s Laurence Jones explains why automation is one solution to reducing casualties in ports

  • Alfa Laval’s Aqua Blue - its next generation freshwater generator
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    Energy efficient freshwater generator

    2013-12-04T11:44:00Z

    Alfa Laval has launched a new efficient freshwater generator, the Aqua Blue, which it says cuts the need for seawater in half along with the electricity needed to power it.

  • Port Botany
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    Performance plan

    2013-12-04T01:00:00Z

    Can terminals learn how to raise their performance with key performance indicators and if so, what kind of KPIs do they need to apply?

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    KPI wishlist

    2013-12-04T01:00:00Z

    How should a port or terminal go about compiling KPIs that are specifically relevant to their operations?

  • For more than 60 years, Jan De Nul Group has executed international dredging and reclamation projects from start to finish
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    Reducing energy consumption and Co2 discharge

    2013-12-03T20:00:00Z

    Jan De Nul Group is a leading expert in dredging and marine construction activities, as well as in specialised services for the offshore industry of oil, gas and renewable energy, say Sofie Herman, Project Manager for Environmental Projects and Stijn De Ryck, QHSSE Advisor of Jan De Nul Group.

  • The Wärtsilä Auxpac 16 is based on an entirely new engine developed in China
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    New auxiliary engine packages from Wärtsilä

    2013-12-03T16:20:00Z

    Wärtsilä is introducing two new cleaner auxiliary engine and generator packages, the Auxpac 16 and the Auxpac 32.

  • The engine will provide capital expenditure (CAPEX) savings of between 15% and 20%
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    New Wärtsilä engine for Terntank tankers

    2013-12-03T16:04:00Z

    Wärtsilä is to supply its new more environmentally friendly two-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel engine for Denmark’s Terntank Rederi AS, which will mark the first installation of the engine.

  • POLA is one of the US west coast ports ahead of the game in terms of getting greener
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    Emission regulations at Californian ports

    2013-12-03T14:07:00Z

    Californian ports are doing their best to ensure that vessel operators are ready for the new OGV Fuel Regulation and Northern American Emission Control Area (ECA) requirements coming into force in January 2014.

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    Phoenix lights up operations

    2013-12-03T12:32:00Z

    Phoenix Products Company has provided its LED fixtures to illuminate rubber-tyred gantry cranes for terminals in Houston, in the US, and Lomé, in Togo.

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    Kalmar’s RTG automation first

    2013-12-03T12:32:00Z

    Cargotec’s Kalmar has won a contract to supply eight zero emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes to the Port of Oslo in Sydhavna, Norway.

  • Hydraulic fracturing in the US could have a large impact on trade routes and shipping networks. Credit: The Downstream Project via LightHawk
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    Shaking the investment tree

    2013-12-03T01:00:00Z

    The key drivers of change in port investment patterns are the recent economic recession and its effects on containerised trade, according to Tomas Vitsounis, project leader, Total Port Logistics, at NICTA, Australia’s ICT research centre of excellence.

  • The Hyster H8-16XM-6 range can achieve average lift speeds of between 0.28 and 0.51m/s
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    Product and equipment round-up

    2013-12-02T18:06:00Z

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