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  • Box terminals are still the investor's favourite, but breakbulk is catching up
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    Running the risk

    2012-01-31T10:00:00Z

    Emerging markets are the focus in the quest for a better bottom line, finds Martin Rushmere

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    Seafarers ‘contribute so much’

    2012-01-30T10:00:00Z

    Abandoned seafarers often feel intimated and afraid to reveal the true situation, says Amos Hosea, chief maritime labour officer at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.

  • "The seafarers on one Russian ship abandoned in Liverpool port literally didn’t have the price of a cup of coffee," Tommy Molloy, ITF inspector
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    An ITF inspector calls

    2012-01-27T10:00:00Z

    As an International Transport Workers'' Federation inspector, Tommy Molloy has dealt with some horrendous cases of seafarers abandoned by their employers, owed thousands of dollars in wages and with no way to get home or even to contact home.

  • Just how far are the unions willing to go to jeopardise Auckland?
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    Auckland still in strife

    2012-01-26T15:19:00Z

    Ports of Auckland and the trade unions are still no nearer to reaching an agreement on pay and working conditions for dock workers.

  • ITD will press on with the Dawei project pending reconsideration of the plans
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    Myanmar port goes ahead - but no coal

    2012-01-26T13:36:00Z

    Uncertainty is hanging over a key detail of the Dawei port and industrial zone in southern Myanmar following a decision by the government to veto a coal-fired power plant.

  • Charles Hammond: growth possibilities not just in containers ... but across the port itself
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    Forth gains Tilbury Container Services

    2012-01-26T13:36:00Z

    Forth Ports has taken control of the deepsea container facilities of Tilbury Container Services in a three-way deal worth £95m.

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    Maersk onboard with Gothenburg fuel drive

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Building on its green credentials, Maersk Line has become the first container carrier to join the Port of Gothenburg’s Fuel Switch Program.

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    Tampa invests in future expansion

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Tampa Port Authority is to purchase 110 acres of land near its Port Redwing facilities to enable expansion of the port’s footprint.

  • Successful RMG installation prompts STS order
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    Liebherr secures Russian STS order

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Following on from a successful RMG installation, Liebherr Container Cranes has won an order for two ship-to-shore cranes from the JSC Commercial Port of Vladivostok.

  • Konecranes
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    Konecranes wins Beira contract

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Konecranes is to deliver two ship-to-shore cranes to Mozambique’s Port of Beira in 2013.

  • Trelleborg wins massive UK order
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    Trelleborg super-order confirmed

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Trelleborg Marine Systems has won a contract for the supply of 86 super cone fender systems, 59 mooring bollards with a 200 tonne capacity, and 41 safety ladders for an undisclosed UK deep sea container port.

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    Kestrel lights up port operations

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Kestrel Renewables has released a hybrid light system that incorporates a solar panel and wind turbine to provide street lighting, security lighting and outdoor lighting in industrial areas.

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    PortVision launches dock management module

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Software specialist PortVision has extended its TerminalSmart program to include a Dock Management module.

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    Bromma spreaders in hot demand

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Spreader expert Bromma has announced new contracts for more than 50 crane spreaders, from container terminals in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa.

  • Conductix
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    Conductix-Wampfler electrifies LA RTGs

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Conductix-Wampfler has pioneered a solution for the electrification of rubber-tyred gantry cranes without pneumatic or hydraulic components.

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    Cargotec enjoys Kalmar wins

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    Cargotec is to supply six Kalmar ESC 350W straddle carriers to Port of Tauranga by March 2012.

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    Port Community System guide released

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    The fledgling European Port Community Systems Association has published a guide on implementing a PCS.

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    PSA celebrates rise in throughput

    2012-01-26T11:05:00Z

    PSA International handled 57.1m teu at its global facilities in 2011, an increase of 5.6% over 2010.

  • Wind and tidal energy are set to become more commercially viable
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    UK’s first marine energy park

    2012-01-26T10:20:00Z

    The UK is creating its first Marine Energy Park (MEP) in line with the government’s low carbon agenda and with the aim of helping to make wind and tidal power more commercially viable.

  • Unions should consider the realties of today’s brave, new and not-so-lucrative port world
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    At your inconvenience

    2012-01-26T10:00:00Z

    The International Transport Workers’ Federation’s threat to unceremoniously brand the Ports of Auckland as its first Port of Convenience sets a worrying precedent.