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  • ABG has won a contract to develop a container loading facility at Chidambaranar port
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    New container terminal for ABG

    2012-08-28T21:27:00Z

    ABG Container Handling Private Ltd, a unit of Mumbai based infrastructure company ABG Infralogistics Ltd, has won a contract to build and operate a new container terminal at VO Chidambaranar port in Tamil Nadu.

  • The North Sea region is in need of business focused innovation. Photo: S Johnston
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    Strategy needed for North Sea research

    2012-08-28T17:03:00Z

    Its a matter of urgency that industry and academia are brought together, Alf Baird of Edinburgh Napier University tells GP, especially focusing on green projects, such as ship design and new fuels.

  • Watermaster walking into the water without crane assistance
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    An answer for South African water issues

    2012-08-28T17:02:00Z

    Most of South African river systems are turbid – containing high concentrations of suspended silts and clays – exacerbated by a number of knotty management issues.

  • Stena Line ferries docked at the port of Hoek van Holland, Netherlands, the site of one of ABB’s most recent onshore power supply installations
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    'Gold' sponsorship prompted by sector growth

    2012-08-28T15:43:00Z

    The new Gold Sponsor for Greenport South Asia, ABB, explains that India in particular is a growth area and points out that 90% of the country’s trade volume is conducted by sea.

  • The WindFloat principle. Photo: Principle Power
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    First floating turbine without heavy lift needs

    2012-08-28T15:15:00Z

    Offshore classification company, ABS, has certified the design, fabrication and installation of Portugal’s first WindFloat facility.

  • UviLux Effluent Monitor. Photo: CTG
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    New CTG waste monitor

    2012-08-23T13:58:00Z

    Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) will be holding a workshop on 7 and 8 November 2012 to introduce its new UviLux Effluent Monitor, where delegates will have a chance to learn more about the product.

  • RWG has been awarded a TEN-T grant Photo: Port of Rotterdam, Massvlakte 2 project
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    TEN-T grant for Maasvlakte 2 operator

    2012-08-23T12:33:00Z

    Port Strategy has learned that although the Port of Rotterdam has said that it has received a €5m grant from the EU’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), it hasn’t seen a penny, it has gone directly to one of Maasvlakte 2’s new operators.

  • Leaving work behind... Photo K Kapoutsis
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    Falling well short of disaster

    2012-08-23T11:57:00Z

    The height of the summer vacations are taking their toll across European production and consumption as factories shut down and workers headed for the beaches or mountains.

  • Chrysler vehicles being loaded for export from Port of Grays Harbour
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    Car export boom at Grays

    2012-08-23T11:35:00Z

    American car manufacturer, Chrysler, celebrated its 100,000th exported vehicle today with the Port of Grays Harbour, the Pasha Group and Siem Car Carriers.

  • Tests will be carried out on MMA's 'Pentagoet' tugboat
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    ACS develops cleaner fuel

    2012-08-22T16:19:00Z

    A group of scientists from the world’s largest scientific society, the American Chemical Society (ACS), have developed a new, cleaner fuel to help reduce air pollution.

  • The first 12 foundations departed Zeebrugge this week
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    Wind turbine foundations built at Zeebrugge

    2012-08-22T16:05:00Z

    Belgian marine civils and dredging expert, the Jan De Nul Group, has finished construction of the majority of its 16 concrete turbine foundations in the Port of Zeebrugge for Swedish power giant, Eon .

  • Remote vehicles can be built to almost any spec
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    MIRA aims to make ports safer

    2012-08-21T19:26:00Z

    MIRA, a UK engineering company specialising in delivering automotive technology to the defence sector, is exploring port security as a potential commercial market.

  • Port of Dover
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    New ICT for Dover

    2012-08-21T19:13:00Z

    The UK''s Port of Dover has awarded a five year contract to Durham based business and IT consultancy, Waterstons Ltd, to provide Europe’s busiest port with its consultancy services.

  • The energy management system will be installed on two Scottish ferries
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    Imtech nominated for Innovation Award

    2012-08-21T16:15:00Z

    Imtech Marine has been nominated for the Dutch Maritime Innovation Award 2012 for its Energy Management System.

  • Yanmar diesel engines are now CARB certified as compliant with Tier 4 standards Photo: Yanmar
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    Clean new diesels

    2012-08-21T15:17:00Z

    Japan''s Yanmar Co Ltd has received certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for diesel engines in the range 19 to 56kW, compliant with Tier 4 standards.

  • Melbourne - a critical component of Victoria's economy
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    Melbourne redevelopment underway

    2012-08-20T19:11:00Z

    The Port of Melbourne Corporation’s (PoMC’s) AUS$1.6bn redevelopment of Webb Dock is getting underway with the civil and design contracts being awarded this week.

  • The Port of Long Beach has cut air pollution by 75%
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    POLB improves air quality

    2012-08-20T15:46:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach’s clean air programmes have cut pollution by 75% for the fifth year in a row, according to a comparison of 2011 to 2005 baseline reports.

  • Responsibility for Australia's vessel tracking systems is confused. Credit: Anthony Hevron
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    Information or intervention?

    2012-08-20T10:30:00Z

    HFW''s Francis Burgess and Hazel Brasington discuss the ambiguities in Australian VTS control and liabilities

  • Fednav have ordered six new bulk carriers
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    Six new vessels for Fednav

    2012-08-17T17:15:00Z

    Canadian bulk carrier, Fednav Limited, has invested in six new environmentally advanced vessels to add to its fleet.

  • La Quinta will give Corpus Christi a new lease of life
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    Corpus Christi focuses on La Quinta expansion

    2012-08-17T11:59:00Z

    The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas is building on already good facilities with the La Quinta Trade Gateway Terminal, which, when finished, will provide a state-of-the-art multi-purpose dock and container facility.