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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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Turkish terminal turns to Terex
Grup Marítim TCB’s Turkish Container Terminal (TCEEGE) has added a Terex empty container handler to its equipment portfolio in a bid to increase handling speed, safety and environmental sustainability.
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Bromma bumper crop for 2013
Spreader specialist Bromma has netted a number of sizable spreader orders this year.
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Cargotec unloads more Turkish orders
Cargotec dry bulk handling subsidiary Siwertell has recorded two orders from Turkish operators.
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Liebherr nets repeat orders
Liebherr Container Cranes has confirmed a handful of repeat orders from existing clients. Exolgan Container Terminal in Buenos Aires in Argentina has purchased a ship to shore crane, which has a safe working load of 62.5 tonnes under a twinlift spreader.
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NewsHyster looks to Asia
Global equipment manufacturer, Hyster, part of NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG), is setting its sights on the Asian market following success in Europe, writes Rachael Doyle.
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NewsPSA acquires stake in Fuzhou terminal
Global port group, PSA International, has acquired a stake in the Fujian Jiangyin International Container Terminal (FJCT) at the Port of Fuzhou in China, making it the second largest shareholder after FPG.
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NewsYstad hosts shore power seminar
In a bid to highlight the benefits of ship to shore power systems as an alternative to ship’s auxiliary engines at berths, Sweden’s the Port of Ystad has co hosted a community and business outreach seminar.
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NewsDog with a port autonomy bone
Never let it be said that the European Commission gives up on a fight: liberalisation proposals for ports in the trading bloc have resurfaced once again, undaunted by the backlashes to the previous incarnations in 2003 and 2006.
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NewsIn ascendancy
Tanzania has laid down its claim for a future large slice of regional trade through a deal with China to build the new port of Bagamoyo in its Mbegani area, north west of Dar es Salaam, at a total cost of $10bn.
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Waterfront issues top the political agenda
In New York, last year’s Hurricane Sandy has been a game-changer in many ways: a recent panel featuring candidates in the upcoming Mayoral race showed that waterfront issues have moved to the top tier of issues facing the candidates.
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NewsEconomic realities continue to bite
The concept of active government support during economic downturns (Keynesian economics) versus Milton Friedman’s Chicago School favouring monetarism - whereby government did not expand money supply nor support easy credit and tax and spend policies - remain at loggerheads.
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NewsLiverpool2 port project begins
Peel Ports has welcomed the news this week that Liverpool''s maritime sector in the UK has received a £35m regional growth fund (RGF) grant from the government - now the operator can begin to realise its expansion plans at the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsVancouver labour lockout continues
The lockout is still in force at the US Port of Vancouver after nearly three months prompting the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to make an official complaint to Mitsui Ltd, owners of the United Grain Corporation (UGC), the company at the centre of the dispute.
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NewsETF concerned over port policy proposals
Following the European Commission’s adoption of a new regulation and communication, ‘Ports: en engine for growth’, earlier this week, the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) has expressed concerns that the proposals could have on workers in technical-nautical services.
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NewsControversy continues to court Brazilian port reform
Both houses of the Brazilian parliament have voted into law interim measure 595, which it is hoped will greatly increase the competitiveness of the Brazilian ports industry.
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NewsAshdod and Haifa ‘accused’ of box handling oligopoly
The head of Israel''s Anti-Trust Authority has written to both Haifa port and Ashdod port to ask them to meet him prior to them being accused of operating a container handling oligopoly.
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NewsBlack future
Washington and Oregon ports travel new and old roads to viability. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsHyster facility celebrates 60th
Global equipment manufacturer, Hyster, part of NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG), is celebrating 60 successful years of manufacturing at its factory in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, writes Rachael Doyle.
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Getting on with the neighbours
For Los Angeles, one of its most urgent projects has just been finished, the 10-year $370m deepening of the main channel from 45 to 53 feet, aimed specifically at the mega-container ships.
