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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’.
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NewsContargo networks with Rotterdam
Container hinterland terminal operator, Contargo, has affiliated its terminal network with the Port of Rotterdam through online platform, InlandLinks.
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NewsMP595 could stimulate massive change in Brazil's ports
The Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries (Abdib) has estimated that the adoption of new ports legislation could stimulate investment of $24.6bn by eliminating barriers to entry for private capital.
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NewsWestports Malaysia set for US$500m listing
Port operator, Westports Malaysia, is expected to list on the local stock exchange in October 2013 in a deal that could raise up to US$500m, according to media reports. The operator manages Malaysia’s main export gateway of Port Klang – one of the main ports along the Malacca Straits linking ...
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NewsPOLA Energy Management action plan
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has developed an Energy Management Action Plan (E-MAP) to improve energy efficiency as demand for electricity increases at the container port.
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NewsFelixstowe doubles rail capacity
The UK’s Port of Felixstowe has opened a new rail terminal which will sees the container port’s rail capacity double and help the port get better with emissions.
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NewsFelixstowe doubles rail capacity
The UK’s Port of Felixstowe has opened a new rail terminal which sees the container port’s rail capacity double.
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NewsWärtsilä BWMS for LPG vessel
Wärtsilä has been contracted by Italy’s Carbofin SPA, part of the Carboflotta group, to retrofit its Aquarius UV ballast water management system (BWMS) for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessel, ‘Marola’.
