Latest News – Page 722
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NewsOnwards and upwards
BNCT’s presence at Busan’s New Port is attracting new bread and butter business demonstrating that it’s not only attractive to mainline services.
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NewsDon't get caught out in the cold
Eyes are looking north to a vast region of lucrative international trade promise – a region served rudimentarily for the most part by seaports. The superpowers are becoming ever keener to assert their strategic interests in the warming Arctic.
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NewsMoving into overdrive
Indonesian port authorities have thrown themselves into the job of tackling congestion.
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NewsHealth and safety
A major international report has been published in a bid to address a “critical knowledge gap” in health and safety at global network terminals (GNT).
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NewsHard questions need a common language
You may think you know what you want from a TOS, but a lot comes down to negotiation to avoid unneccesary add-ons and to benefit from a vendor''s knowledge.
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NewsMumbai to host 2nd GreenPort South Asia Conference
Following a very successful first event held in Mumbai in March 2013, the 2nd GreenPort South Asia Conference will again be held in Mumbai, India on 26-27 February 2014.
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Preventing light pollution
Preventing light pollution and saving money are top considerations for a new lighting policy to include DC power technology ahead of the construction of India’s first green port, Vizhinjam.
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NewsPort development threat to Great Barrier Reef
The development of ports and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in and around Australia are apparently threatening the fragile ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsPanama Canal rival
The Nicaraguan government has apparently awarded a Chinese company a 100 year concession to build the alternative to the Panama Canal.
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NewsCulture clash
Promising to cure all ills, the implementation of a TOS can still be a bitter pill for workers. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsOOCL accredited for environmental data
Hong Kong’s container shipping and logistics service company, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has been accredited for its environmental data for 2012.
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NewsEminox wins exhaust contract
Emissions technology specialist, Eminox, is to supply exhaust systems to Liebherr Machines Bulle SA, the Liebherr group engine manufacturer, to achieve Stage four emissions standards.
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NewsMaersk technology reduces food wastage
Transportation time is one of the many reasons why food goes to waste worldwide. In a bid to help shipping lines and container terminals reduce food wastage, Maersk Container Industry has developed a range of new products and become an official sponsor for the United Nations’ initiative, UN Save Foods.
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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.
