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NewsRickmers-Linie renews ISO certification
Germany’s Rickmers-Line, the project and heavy lift liner expert, has successfully undergone the process of recertification according to the latest ISO Standards ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2009 and OHSAS 18001:2007.
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NewsPort of Cork signs up to energy savings
The Port of Cork, Ireland, has signed up as a partner of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to help deliver energy savings.
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NewsDP World throughput up in 2012
DP World handled 56.1m teu in 2012 – up 2.4% on the previous year, but it still faced a challenging second half, which forced the operator to change its short term strategy somewhat by divestment.
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NewsTaking the stress out of change
You work out your schedule and detailed workforce requirements based on ship arrival times, cranes deployed, number of gang hours required, even how many containers require twist-locking and how many don’t – and then everything changes.
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NewsDP World investment granted approval
According to media reports, Dubai based terminal operator, DP World, has been granted approval by the Indian Finance Ministry for its proposed container terminal investment project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
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NewsAdani ports signs new concession
Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of India’s largest private port operator, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), has signed a concession agreement with the Kandla Port Trust to set up a new dry bulk terminal at Kandla.
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NewsProgramme released for GreenPort South Asia
The programme for Mercator Media’s first GreenPort South Asia Conference, which takes place from 20 to 22 March 2013 in Mumbai, India, has just been released.
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NewsProgramme released for GreenPort South Asia
The programme for Mercator Media’s first GreenPort South Asia Conference, which takes place from 20 to 22 March 2013 in Mumbai, India, has just been released.
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NewsViking Grace – venue for Gas Fuelled Ships
Mercator Media’s venue for the fourth Gas Fuelled Ships Conference (11 to 12 September 2013) is a fitting one – the world’s largest passenger cruise vessel fuelled by LNG, the ‘Viking Grace’.
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‘Good neighbours’ get Brazilian government thumbs up
The Brazilian government is promoting a ‘good neighbour policy’ for ports so that delays can be avoided when awarding concessions and leases for terminals, 54 of which are currently up for renewal.
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Flood of applicants for Ashdod stevedore jobs
The lure of excellent working conditions has led to applications from 3,000 jobseekers for just 45 stevedoring jobs at Israeli port of Ashdod.
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Westport rubbishes IPO suggestion
Westport Malaysia has denied reports that it intends to undertake an IPO this year, although chief executive Ruben Emir Gnanalingam confirms that a future listing has not been ruled out.
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Coslada Dry Port to be privatised
Coslada Dry Port in Madrid will be offered as a concession sometime during the first half of this year.
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NewsAPMT selects Navis operating system
Navis, part of global cargo technology company, Cargotec, recently announced that APM Terminals’ has chosen its SPARCS N4 as its terminal operating system (TOS) of record for its new Maasvlakte II facility at the Port of Rotterdam.
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Dealing with stalled knowledge transfer
Knowledge management and how knowledge – especially tacit knowledge – can be captured and easily transferred to other staff is an area that receives little coverage in workforce management, according to Dr Stephen Cahoon at the Australian Maritime College.
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NewsEU wants ports equipped with LNG facilities
The European Commission has launched a Clean Fuel Strategy. This is an ambitious package of measures to ensure the build-up of alternative fuel stations across Europe with common standards for their design and use.
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Repeat orders validate scrubber technology
Finland''s Wärtsilä says that it has received an order to provide a further hybrid exhaust gas cleaning and SCR system, from an unspecified repeat customer.
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NewsOptimising the team
Right people, right place, right time – Felicity Landon finds out why ports are turning to software to manage labour
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NewsDrewry warning over rising LNG costs
Drewry, specialist advisory organisation for the maritime sector, has warned that although LNG freight rates strengthened in December, the agony of the second half of 2012 with regards to the rising cost of LNG is set to continue.
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NewsEC supports Finnish investment scheme
The European Commission has supported the amendments of an existing Finnish scheme supporting investment in cleaner ships.
