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NewsStrategic moves for ICTSI
Baltic Container Services (BCT), International Container Service Inc’s subsidiary in Poland, has inked a new subsidy agreement with the Center of European Union Transport Projects for part of the investment needed for the terminal expansion project at Gdynia Port.
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NewsPropulsion & Emissions Conference 2012
The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to discuss plans for upcoming sulphur emission targets.
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NewsTaking a holistic view of financing
ADB follows what it calls a "holistic sustainability assessment" in choosing projects.
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NewsAntwerp biomass station one step closer?
The Antwerp Port Authority and the international chemical group Solvay Energy NV may have moved one step closer to the realisation of a biomass fired power station at the port’s Solvay site.
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NewsForeign tidal harbour development in NZ
New Zealand has historically struggled to get home grown support for tidal energy – now some energy companies are beginning to change tact and act as ‘hosts’ for foreign developers to help drive the market forward.
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NewsTime to invest in green solutions
Shore-to-ship power is central to helping ports and ships reduce their emissions - as Daniel Radu and Loréne Grandidier from the Shore Connection Team at Schneider Electric Industry investigate.
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NewsGothenburg to host European Maritime Day
This year, Gothenburg will host the fifth European Maritime Day official Conference, together with the European Commission, the Region Västra Götaland and the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise.
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NewsOP innovate offshore wind turbine access
OSBIT Power (OP), Siemens Wind Power and Statoil have successfully completed offshore trials of OP’s innovative offshore wind turbine access system, MaXccess in Norway.
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NewsPropulsion & Emissions Conference 2012
The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to discuss plans for upcoming sulphur emission targets.
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NewsTake the bull by the horns
Financing institutions are ready to increase their port lending, as Martin Rushmere discovers
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NewsMAFI launches new tractor generation
MAFI Transport Systems has launched a new generation of terminal tractors aimed at optimising container handling and reducing CO2 emissions for operators.
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NewsGas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012 – Call for papers
The call for papers has been announced for Mercator Media’s third Gas Fuelled Ships Conference this year, being held from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.
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NewsEmerson overhauls Cortés crane drives
Control specialist Emerson Industrial Automation is to modernise the motor control system on an aging port crane in Puerto Cortés, Honduras.
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Angola invests in Port of Lobito
According to the Chairman of the Lobito port company, Anapaz de Jesus Neto, the government of Angola has invested $1,2 billion in the modernisation and expansion of the port.
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NewsBCT gets a third off its expansion costs
The Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia – an ICTSI subsidiary - is to gain from a grant worth around a third of its PLN153m (US$49.2m) development, an expansion project that will raise BCTs capacity by 60%.
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Liebherr secures RMG and STS orders
Liebherr is celebrating two key orders for rail-mounted gantry cranes and ship-to-shore cranes.
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Kalmar SmartPower RTG improves fuel use
Cargotec has unveiled a new rubber-tyred gantry crane which promises minimised fuel consumption.
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NewsPresidential infrastructure order to aid US ports
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will help expedite the permitting and review process for US government infrastructure projects, which will directly benefit US ports.
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NewsGo fish and keep good staff on the hook
We are bombarded on a daily basis with spiralling unemployment figures. So dire is the job market in many countries that you would be forgiven for thinking that employees would put up with anything just to keep what they have.
