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NewsA balancing act
The landside facilities are just as important as the wharves and quays in planning for megaships, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsTerex vehicles for Long Beach
US equipment company, Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received an order for 72 battery powered Terex Gottwald Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) from Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
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NewsGREEN EFFORTS workshop on Greener Ports
GREEN EFFORTS, the collaborative research project, which is co-funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme, is organising a workshop on “Greener Ports – What to expect from technologies” on 16 April 2013 in Bremen.
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NewsPort of San Diego Promotes Water Conservation Strategies and Pollution Prevention
The Port of San Diego promotes sustainable water management on San Diego Bay Tidelands through a variety of initiatives, helping conserve one of California’s most valuable resources, says Alicia Glassco, Assistant Environmental Specialist at the Unified Port of San Diego.
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NewsNorth American ports capex or capsize?
North American ports which don’t invest to upgrade their facilities ready for the upcoming Panama Canal expansion in 2015 “risk capsizing their economies”, says K C Conway, author of Colliers International’s third North American Port Analysis’ report.
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NewsPort of Antwerp CEO invites participants to the 2013 GreenPort Congress
Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO, Port of Antwerp and Marc Van Peel, Vice-Mayor of the City of Antwerp and President Antwerp Port Authority, look forward to welcoming this year''s delegates to Antwerp.
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NewsPort of Antwerp CEO invites participants to the 2013 GreenPort Congress
Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO, Port of Antwerp and Marc Van Peel, Vice-Mayor of the City of Antwerp and President Antwerp Port Authority, look forward to welcoming this year''s delegates to Antwerp.
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NewsSquamish Terminals joins Green Marine
Canadian deep water break bulk terminal, Squamish Terminals (SQT), has become the fifth new member on the West Coast of North America to join the Green Marine environmental programme.
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NewsSevern sewage system for Oz patrol boats
US based water disinfection system provider, Severn Trent De Nora’s Mariner Omnipure sewage treatment system has been selected for use onboard new patrol boats for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
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NewsLive and learn
Vocational qualifications are described as the ‘ideal tool’ for the ports industry. Felicity Landon reports
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OHL wins Valparaiso Terminal 2 concession
The Spanish construction group OHL has put forward the most competitive bid in the tender to build and operate Terminal 2 at the Chilean port of Valparaiso.
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RMG Middle East first for LCC
Saudi Arabia’s Jubail Commercial Port has awarded a six-strong rail mounted gantry crane contract to Liebherr Container Cranes.
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SmartPort wins over TTI
Kalmar’s SmartPort process automation has found another admirer in the form of Total Terminals International at its Hanjin, Long Beach operation.
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Hiab researches control systems
European Union funding of E1.4m has been agreed for a three-year research project on more sustainable load handling equipment.
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Gaussin powers up Indonesia orders
State-owned Pelindo III had turned to Gaussin Manugistique to equip its new Indonesian port terminal in Surabaya.
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NewsPort of Cork development plans
Ireland’s Port of Cork has outlined its plans for potential development in Ringaskiddy in a bid to develop commercially and “cater for future growth”, says Denis Healy, manager of engineering services at the port.
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NewsChinese terminal operators expand
As China’s throughput volume declines and economic growth slows, container terminal operators, COSCO Pacific and China Merchants Holding International (CMHI), are expanding to overseas markets.
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NewsNew waste collection at Antwerp
In a bid to improve barge waste collection, the Port of Antwerp has constructed a new waste collection facility for barges, the Lillo Park Service Quay.
