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  • Customs 3
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    Co-ordinating customs checks

    2012-03-16T10:00:00Z

    Technological advancements could improve testy port operator-customs relations, as John Bensalhia discovers

  • Tilbury Docks: Two fatalities last year
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    Dock worker death surge in UK

    2012-03-16T07:59:00Z

    Five UK dock workers have been killed in as many months when the average is normally no more than two deaths per year – so the big question is why have health and safety inspections ceased?

  • ICTSI are destined for Africa’s Lekki Port
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    ICTSI ink MoU at Lekki

    2012-03-15T16:31:00Z

    Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise (LPLE) and International Container Services Inc. (ICTSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the operation of the container terminal at the Tolaram Port@Lekki.

  • Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam are satisfied with the European Parliament Environment Committee voting results
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    Largest EU ports support moves on sulphur

    2012-03-15T16:24:00Z

    Three major European ports, Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam, have said they are satisfied with the European Parliament’s ‘sulphur emissions’ resolution, which goes beyond the IMO regulations.

  • MHPA: New part owners of Marimatech
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    Unscrupulous liquidation processes questioned

    2012-03-15T16:23:00Z

    Port Strategy has learned that contractor concerns over ‘unscrupulous’ liquidation practices going on at ports equipment suppliers may be no more than a storm in a teacup.

  • Is action at Auckland building to a crescendo? Photo: MUNZ
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    Auckland pickets over contract work

    2012-03-15T16:15:00Z

    The Ports of Auckland (POAL) is suffering a backlash of picketing having announced that it will be introducing ‘competitive stevedoring’ at its Fergusson and Bledisloe container terminal operations.

  • Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam are satisfied with the European Parliament Environment Committee voting results
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    Largest EU ports support moves on sulphur

    2012-03-15T16:02:00Z

    Three major European ports, Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam, have said they are satisfied with the European Parliament’s ‘sulphur emissions’ resolution, which goes beyond the IMO regulations.

  • Pisa is doing its bit to emphasise the importance of inland waterways
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    Pisa helps enhance inland waterway role

    2012-03-15T15:07:00Z

    The Italian city of Pisa is the latest European city to join an initiative that aims to enhance the role of inland waterway transport and set up better dialogue between port and waterway authorities.

  • Hutchison’s in-house TOS is being rolled out to its Panama operation this year
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    Taking on the TOS beast

    2012-03-15T10:00:00Z

    Hutchison Ports'' Next Generation Terminal Management System (nGen) was launched in 2003 with the first implementation at Yantian, and updated and installed at HIT in Hong Kong in 2005, followed by a number of installations elsewhere in the HPH network.

  • The Port Albany expansion is being led by the Southdown Magnetite Project
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    Port Albany project moves forward

    2012-03-14T10:56:00Z

    The Port of Albany expansion has taken an early step forward as the feasibility study has closed before schedule - and on budget.

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    Urgent Indonesian port growth needed

    2012-03-14T10:56:00Z

    Indonesia must quickly expand and modernise its ports to keep up with a recent trade boom, the country’s trade minister has said.

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    Controversy surrounds Israeli crane operators

    2012-03-14T10:56:00Z

    The Israeli port of Ashdod has confirmed that for every eight hour shift worked, two crane operators are employed to work each crane.

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    Iraqi tensions abate over new Kuwait port

    2012-03-14T10:56:00Z

    The recent tension between Iraq and Kuwait over the latter''s project to construct Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port close to the border with Iraq seems to have abated.

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    Saudis place port development contracts

    2012-03-14T10:56:00Z

    Saudi Ports Authority has placed contracts worth $133m to develop and maintain its ports.

  • DP World prefers a pick ‘n mix approach to development of terminal operating systems
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    Jack of all trades

    2012-03-14T10:00:00Z

    Are the costs associated with an in-house terminal operating system justified? Felicity Landon reports

  • Lethal cocktail of factional in-fighting, corruption, and dock labour force unrest is disrupting Mombasa port progress
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    Lethal cocktail

    2012-03-14T10:00:00Z

    Congestion is back in the East African ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam and to informed observers this comes as no surprise.

  • Siemens - Flying the flag for intermodality
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    Siemens – intermodality for sustainable solutions

    2012-03-13T16:03:00Z

    In this article, Dr. Padideh Guetzkow Moini from Siemens looks at how in 2009, Siemens’ customers worldwide were able to reduce their CO2 emissions by a total of 210m tonnes using solutions from the Siemens Environmental Portfolio.

  • Newly-established Med-Europe Terminal is determined to maintain equipment in line with best industrial practices. Copyright: Med-Terminal Europe
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    Repairing past neglect

    2012-03-13T11:30:00Z

    Shifting port responsibilities have opened up fresh opportunities for equipment maintenance, as Alex Hughes discovers

  • In the majority of cases, Kalmar claims it can undertake maintenance cheaper than in-house terminal maintenance
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    OEM maintenance packages offer more

    2012-03-13T11:30:00Z

    Cargotec, as a major supplier of cargo handling equipment, has a variety of maintenance-related contracts it also offers to its customers. These range from basic inspection-only agreements to contracts including preventive maintenance or full-service.

  • the SmartPower RTG provides the perfect balance between productivity and cost efficiency
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    Kalmar cranes reduce fuel consumption

    2012-03-13T11:09:00Z

    Cargotec has introduced a new rubber tyred gantry (RTG) crane, the Kalmar SmartPower RTG, which minimises fuel consumption and provides an excellent balance between productivity and cost efficiency.