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NewsMarseilles Fos sees rise despite strikes
Cargo handled at Marseilles Fos reached 78.3 million tonnes to the end of November, pointing to an overall 3% rise on last year’s figures.
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NewsOptimism today - but wait to see follow up
Northern Europe''s 2010 performance gives cause for optimism, even though the coming year’s advances might have to wait a little, according to the latest Global Port Tracker for the region.
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NewsSmall is beautiful
Los Angeles has devised a program to nurture entrepreneurs by making sure that the smallest of enterprises will gain access to the port’s professional service and construction contracts.
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NewsAustralian floods continue to hit coal ports
The Queensland floods, which in total have covered an area greater than France and Germany, continue to disrupt port operations.
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NewsLighting the way
John Bensalhia looks at the latest products, trends, financial and safety elements of port lighting
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NewsAll aboard
Man eating lions, murder, political controversy, highs and lows - the so-called “Lunatic Line” has seen it all. Where is it? It is the railway built in the era of British East Africa that runs from Mombasa to Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria and on to Kampala in ...
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NewsNorth Sea sustainability: New area, new responsibility
High growth rates in European cruise tourism have been recorded in particular for the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas – but the North Sea Region has so far not been recognised as a major cruise destination in its own right. However, this is something that is about to change.
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NewsLighting the way
John Bensalhia looks at the latest products, trends, financial and safety elements of port lighting
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Making the numbers count
Calculating a return on investment is not always easy when dealing with IT, especially on a terminal operating system.
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Twistlock sensor solution finally found
The ability to weigh containers on-the-go has long been as aspiration of the container handling industry.
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PSC overhaul could benefit ports
Port state control is a phrase containing three impressive words, but it has to be read carefully. States, not ports, exercise control over ship quality.
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NewsToo big for boxes
Alex Hughes investigates the container weight challenges facing spreader manufacturers
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Buoying Sino-Australian relations
One of the ten agreements signed in June was a memorandum of understanding between China Development Bank and Aquila to explore development opportunities related to Aquila’s Queensland coal projects at Isaac Plains, Washpool and Eagle Down and Aquila’s West Pilbara iron ore project.
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NewsYangtze throughput rise
Statistics from the Yangtze River Administration show that throughput of general cargo via the major ports along the Yangtze trunk line has been growing substantially.
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NewsDP World sells off Aussie operations
DP World has sold a 75% stake in its Australian facilities, the majority of which is going to Citi Infrastructure Investors.
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NewsStudy shows Montreal is central to recovery
Montreal’s ability to emerge from recession has long been pointed to as a guide to what can be achieved from a downturn, but a global study has now outlined the port’s part in the picture.
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NewsPanama Canal dismisses WikiLeaks
The Panama Canal’s administration has dismissed the apparent doubt outlined by the “WikiLeaks” quotes on the Canal expansion’s viability.
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NewsKeeping cement terminals clean
Apart from alumina, cement is one of the most dusty dry bulk commodities. Spillage prevention during loading and unloading operations poses a major challenge.
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NewsNew CSD for Antwerp dredging project
Damen Dredging Equipment has handed over ''Amoris'', a one-off stationary cutter suction dredger which has gone straight to work on the AMORAS silt dredging and treatment project in the Port of Antwerp.
