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    DP World handles record 54.7m teu

    2012-02-23T14:47:00Z

    DP World reached record throughput volumes in 2011, handling over 54.7m teu at its terminals around the world.

  • Barloworld want to maximise container handling efficiency
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    Barloworld gets port centric

    2012-02-23T14:45:00Z

    UK materials handling supplier, Barloworld, has extended its range of solutions to ports by offering free advice to help reduce costs as volumes grow.

  • Discontented workers continue strikes at Ports of Auckland. Photo: S Oosterman
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    No easy win for Tauranga

    2012-02-23T11:43:00Z

    The labour situation in New Zealand has gone from bad to worse: discontented port workers were about to enter their fourth month of strikes at Ports of Auckland as this issue went to press.

  • Security systems are good at generating so many alarms it can make people ‘power down’...
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    Stay turned on

    2012-02-23T10:00:00Z

    Obviously a system has to detect everything that could be an intruder, but if it gives half a dozen false alarms – each one having to be investigated – there’s a matter of trust to think about.

  • The Port of San Diego is focusing on environmental stewardship
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    Public input needed for San Diego plan

    2012-02-23T08:43:00Z

    The Port of San Diego is inviting the public to review and submit comments on its updated natural resources plan through 16 March.

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    USA to raise issue of bottlenecks in Indian ports

    2012-02-22T15:41:00Z

    The infrastructure and congestion of Indian ports is a matter of concern for the US companies operating in India, as informed by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco J Sanchez.

  • Ports need to take a careful look at their context to see what security systems are the best fit
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    A sense of balance

    2012-02-22T10:00:00Z

    Ports need to find an equilibrium when investing in security, rather than invest for investment''s sake. Stevie Knight reports

  • Iranian sanctions and Nigerian turmoil could further disrupt oil markets. Credit: www.dragonoil.com
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    A oily mess by anyone's standards

    2012-02-22T10:00:00Z

    The latest monthly report from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries forecasts 2012 demand as 88.9m barrels per day (bpd), up slightly on a previous estimate of 88.87m bpd.

  • IHS forecast another period of crazy market conditions for container trade
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    IHS report on state of container trade

    2012-02-22T10:00:00Z

    German global research firm IHS, has forecasted a move towards a “tendency to control the market and another period of crazy market conditions” for global container trade, in a webcast this week.

  • DP World has been awarded for a traffic congestion project at Jebel Ali Photo: Imre Solt
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    DP World wins sustainability award

    2012-02-21T22:30:00Z

    DP World has won the prestigious Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) for its work in helping to improve the efficiency of the supply chain.

  • A Greenheart vessel concept
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    Greenheart Project

    2012-02-21T13:34:00Z

    Greenheart is a non-profit organisation dedicated to innovation in sustainable maritime technology with a focus on sail-solar hybrid solutions, writes Pat Utley, director of the Greenheart Project.

  • The competitive edge can be a virtual one
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    Playing around

    2012-02-21T10:00:00Z

    “If you had the choice between sitting down with, say, 20 different manuals to sharpen up your safety management skills, or playing a game, what would you rather do?” asks Joost Smits of Systems Navigator.

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    Santos to hike fees by 58%

    2012-02-21T10:00:00Z

    The Port of Santos in Brazil is considering raising port fees by 58%, following seven years of the same rate.

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    WA restructures port bodies

    2012-02-21T10:00:00Z

    Western Australia’s eight port authorities are to be restructured, with seven of the bodies consolidated into four regional port authorities from 2014.

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    Gdynia to invest $142m

    2012-02-21T10:00:00Z

    Gdynia Port Authority (ZMPG) is to invest $142m from 2012-2014 on repairs and modernisation.

  • The strikes over Auckland's need to modernise its labour force continue
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    Strike deadlock at Auckland

    2012-02-20T16:06:00Z

    Ports of Auckland (POAL) is in the middle of its latest strike - the fourth month of union action over pay and working conditions.

  • The Port of Rotterdam will get more accessible
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    Better accessibility for Rotterdam

    2012-02-20T14:35:00Z

    The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment is expanding the Maasgeul to prevent waiting times for ships entering the Port of Rotterdam improving efficiency.

  • In 2011 Jo Tankers installed Jowa Technology Diesel Switch DSMKII on board ‘Jo Sycamore’ and several other vessels
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    Shipping company fits fuel switch

    2012-02-20T12:01:00Z

    Norwegian ship owner Jo Tankers has achieved positive results in respect of meeting CARB and ECA requirements as a consequence of installing Jowa Technology''s Diesel Switch DS MKII.

  • Sim developments mean an operator can “think the unthinkable”
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    When to reject reality

    2012-02-20T10:00:00Z

    Simulated port environments can do more than improve training, as Stevie Knight discovers

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    Kalibaru construction cost soars

    2012-02-20T10:00:00Z

    The initial cost of building a new port at North Kalibaru in Indonesia has soared by 55% from $1.1bn to $1.9bn.