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  • You Tube footage of incidents can give insurers a different angle
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    Insurance 'big brother' is watching

    2012-05-30T10:00:00Z

    Footage of the Costa Concordia disaster recorded on passengers’ mobile phones dramatically illustrated the power of modern technology to show what’s really been going on.

  • Remote control or other automation can allow users to operate the suppression equipment with maximum efficiency
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    Specifying dust control for bulk materials handling

    2012-05-29T20:30:00Z

    Dust suppression has become an increasingly important challenge in bulk materials handling operations. Ports and shipping terminals are now motivated to find efficient, cost-effective methods of particle control, says Edwin Peterson, CEO of Dust Control Technology.

  • Proposals to increase tolls on the Panama Canal are a bone of contention, unsurprisingly
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    Panama toll charge increase row

    2012-05-29T18:46:00Z

    A row has broken out between the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) over the proposed plans to increase the toll charges for the Panama Canal.

  • The SHOAL prototype has been tested in Spain
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    Pollution control robotic fish tests

    2012-05-29T12:47:00Z

    Researchers have tested a pollution detecting robotic fish prototype in the Spanish Port of Gijon – the new technology aims to help authorities monitor pollution levels in ports and harbours and avert potential problems.

  • A natural catastrophe type event may not affect future premiums. Credit: US Army
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    Drama or day-to-day

    2012-05-29T10:00:00Z

    A port’s day-to-day operational habits are a great influence on the price of insurance cover. Felicity Landon reports

  • The Scottish port industry is homing in on the demand for offshore renewables Photo: Thomas Nugent
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    Scottish ports renewables strategy

    2012-05-28T16:41:00Z

    A new £1.3m port project is helping to pave the way in the advancement of Scotland’s renewables infrastructure and there will be more port investment to follow in the near future.

  • The Scottish port industry is homing in on the demand for offshore renewables Photo: Thomas Nugent
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    Scottish ports renewables strategy

    2012-05-28T14:54:00Z

    A new £1.3m port project is helping to pave the way in the advancement of Scotland’s renewables infrastructure and there will be more port investment to follow in the near future.

  • This year's theme was ‘Sustainable Growth from Oceans, Seas and Coasts: Blue Growth’
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    European Maritime Day sustainability focus

    2012-05-28T13:16:00Z

    The EU marked European Maritime Day 2012 with events across Member States on 20, 21 and 22 May. The theme this year was ‘Sustainable Growth from Oceans, Seas and Coasts: Blue Growth’.

  • Professional advice on quality of a second hand unit can be invaluable
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    Professional capabilities should not be overlooked

    2012-05-28T10:00:00Z

    Professional inspection of second hand equipment is a crucial factor to consider.

  • Lead partner in the PATCH project - AGHO Oostende in Belgium
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    Not backward - just smaller

    2012-05-25T16:00:00Z

    It''s not that the port industry is necessarily a conservative one, explains Simona Margarino of the Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) initiative, “its more that they don''t easily benefit from innovation, as they are often limited in their resources.”

  • Kalmar employs a condition rating system for its secondhand sales
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    Used but not abused

    2012-05-25T10:00:00Z

    Second hand equipment has its attractions, but don''t be caught out by rogue resellers in a buyers'' market. John Bensalhia reports

  • APMT is in a bid to operate Port of Virginia facilities
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    APMT in $4bn Virginia operations bid

    2012-05-24T21:39:00Z

    APM Terminals has submitted an unsolicited proposal to Virginia Port Authority to operate the authority''s state owned and leased terminals for the next 48 years in a deal that could net VPA up to $4bn, according to APMT''s calculations.

  • The quayside mishap at BCT could have been far worse
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    Crane collision causes injuries at BCT

    2012-05-24T18:37:00Z

    International Container Services Inc. (ICTSI) has commented on a recent marine incident involving a passenger vessel that collided with one of its quayside cranes at its terminal in Gdynia, Poland.

  • TCL wants to emulate its Leixões management philosophy in Ferrol Container Terminal
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    Growth by numbers

    2012-05-24T10:00:00Z

    Leixões operator TCL hopes to carry its successes through to its latest investment in Ferrol, as Alex Hughes discusses

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    Grand Faw project commences in Iraq

    2012-05-24T10:00:00Z

    The government of Iraq has issued a tender for the construction of a breakwater to protect its planned $6bn Grand Faw Port development.

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    Value jump for Napier

    2012-05-24T10:00:00Z

    An independent valuation of the Port of Napier has revealed a 47.1% rise over three years to NZ$177.4m (US$134m).

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    Tianjin and PSA join hands

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    Tianjin Port Group and PSA International are set to extend their collaboration with the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement.

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    Tasmanians fights Melbourne licensing fee

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    The Tasmanian Freight Logistics Council is considering legal action to block a proposed port licensing fee, which will affect freight moving to Tasmania through Melbourne.

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    South Australia ports face review

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    A five-yearly review into the regulation of key state ports is being undertaken by the South Australian Essential Services Commission (ESCOSA).

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    Oz port infrastructure left out in the cold

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    Port-related infrastructure has received only a moderate boost from the Australian Federal Government’s 2012-13 budget.