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NewsAn inland hurdle to inspections
The use of dryports to ease pressure on seaports raises new challenges regarding inspections – can the IT, security and personnel be put in place to transfer all such inspection procedures from seaport to dryport?
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NewsFood for thought
More than 40% of the food imported into the UK arrives through Felixstowe – and in recent times that has included such delicacies as shrimps with an antibiotic residue, nuts with carcinogenic mould and ready meals containing Sudan dye.
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Quay crane minimum safety spec published
TT Club, ICHCA International and the Port Equipment Manufacturers’ Association have joined forces to release minimum safety specifications for quay container cranes.
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Industry enjoys “renaissance after recession”
Dubbing the rapid recovery of the industry as ‘renaissance after recession’, Drewry’s port specialist Neil Davidson told the annual TOC Europe conference that ports and terminals have enjoyed a “remarkably quick bounce-back”.
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NewsReady for inspection
In the drive for smooth, uninterrupted supply chains, ports must ensure that statutory inspections don’t bring things to a grinding halt. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsBrazil opens public-private door
The Brazilian government has announced plans to award a concession during the second half of the year for the country''s first public terminal to be built by the private sector.
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NewsMAF green-lights Lotus unti
A revolutionary external sea container wash machine developed by Auckland-based Lotus Wash Systems has received official certification from MAFBNZ.
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NewsWhite paper is short of short ambition
Despite some far reaching and interesting plans, the recent EU Transport White Paper “lacks ambition” on the issue of short and medium distance freight.
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NewsMSP: Both threat and opportunity
Marine Spatial Planning, or MSP, is “both a threat and an opportunity” says Paul Holthus of the World Ocean Council, and it''s an issue that may leave some ocean industries behind.
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News‘Future’ dialogue opened by Cargotec
Imagine the port of the future. In 50 years time, fully automated ships will be the norm, cargo holds and storage stacks will have evolved into a conscious entity monitoring containers without human assistance.
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NewsMaersk boss delivers ‘wake-up call’ to ports
Maersk Line has issued a “wake-up call” to the port and terminal sector, challenging it to get involved in an industry-wide debate on future-proofing the business.
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NewsBreaking the barriers to co-operation
If you are looking at a large infrastructure project, it is all too easy to fall into the somewhat stereotyped roles and slightly adversarial stance that can exist between contractors, consultants, stakeholders and project owners.
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DP World trading on LSE
DP World has started trading on the London Stock Exchange. The company explains that there was no new capital raised as part of the listing as the aim was to provide an additional platform to help attract a broader range of investors. DP World shares will also continue to ...
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Hurricane season reports
While BOEMRE’s “extreme weather warnings” are primarily aimed at the oil and gas industry, the reports on the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season have relevance for other infrastructure bodies.
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Cargotec confident worst is over
Having revealed that it was hit “quite severely” by the recession, Harald de Graaf, executive vice president Cargotec EMEA, is confident that the industry is now firmly in recovery mode.
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NewsGetting ready for growth
The Port of Bristol, which has just taken on ten new apprentices, has its own in-house training facility. It is also planning ahead; the port’s proposed deepsea container terminal will create 500 jobs.
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Investors hungry for Magampura
Some 13 investors have submitted project proposals for new ventures at the port of Magampura in Sri Lanka. These are expected to generate revenue of $1bn and include cement grinding, warehousing, sugar refinery, petrochemicals, fertilisers and others.
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Council quashes Tarakohe proposal
A marine farming industry proposal to fund commercial development of Port Tarakohe, located at the northwestern tip of the South Island, has been labelled “one-sided” by the Tasman District Council.
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NewsAn Indian first
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has entered the burgeoning Indian container market in an innovative way.
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NewsAdding up the costs
High labour productivity and high flexibility often come at a high price. Felicity Landon reports
