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Gothenburg to Drammen - new rail shuttle link
The Port of Gothenburg is expanding its range of rail shuttles by once again offering a shuttle service to Drammen in Norway. The first departure will be at the beginning of November and is part of a joint venture with Green Cargo and H. Strøm/Rail Terminal Drammen.
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Cone and cell units come under microscope
Cone and cell type rubber fender units have become a hot topic in the industry through instances of water filling leading to fender or structural damage.
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NewsLarger ships and less experience to blame for mooring incidents
Growing concern about mooring accidents, from both the shipping and stevedoring organisations, has led to calls for improvements in best practice to prevent deaths and injuries, particularly in dry bulk and containers trades.
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Saigon orders Kalmar RTGs
Vietnam''s Saigon Newport Company has signed a contract for six all-electric Kalmar E-One rubber-tyred gantry cranes for the first phase of its Tan Cang-Cai Mep International Container deepwater port near Ho Chi Minh City.
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NewsFly by night
More and more, moving a container from A to B is becoming like flying with a low cost budget airline. You book your ticket, you pay the fare only to find that it doesn''t really cover everything you expected it to.
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"Green" importance grows slowly in fenders
Growing global concerns for the environment are beginning to make their presence felt in the fender market, where ports are beginning to give "green" materials a greater importance.
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South Carolina Ports’ Strategic Plan Highlights Harbour Depth Advantage
October 20...The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) Board today adopted the first major update to the organization’s strategic plan in several years. The plan highlights Charleston’s tremendous harbour depth advantage, refines the agency’s mission and points to several areas of focus in the coming years.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers - Climate Change Report
19 October - Climate change, rising energy prices and increasing local sourcing are current and future challenges for the transport & logistics industry, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
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Cargotec's Polish unit
Cargotec has inaugurated a multi-assembly unit in Stargard Szczecinski, Northern Poland.
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NewsFendering Feature 2009 by Dave and Iain MacIntyre
Second class ''middle men'' are creating waves in the fender market, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre find out
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NewsBarranquilla gets stripes
Colombia''s Barranquilla port has installed Zebra Enterprise Solutions'' NavisTM SPARCS to streamline terminal operations.
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Technology isn't always the answer
In many manufacturing camps, the solution to driving sales figures is often thought to be tied to increased technology.
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Private sector installed on Magdalena River in Colombia
Colombia will receive $62m over the next 30 years from private-sector companies operating seven river port concessions and 24 coastal port concessions along the Magdalena River.
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NewsGrab your conkers!
A carefully selected and properly maintained bulk unloader can save you money, as Patrik Wheater finds out
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Uganda to open Mombasa box terminal
A reciprocal agreement between Uganda and Kenya is to result in the construction of a dry dock and container terminal in the port of Mombasa to handle cargo from Uganda. These, it is hoped, will help reduce congestion. A 3,075-acre piece of land has been identified at the port and ...
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NewsMore pressure on UK warehousing to come
As a consequence of changes to the Empty Property Rate (EPR) taxation in the UK, it has emerged that landlords are demolishing perfectly good warehouse property as a way of avoiding paying the substantial amounts of tax that unoccupied facilities now incur.
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NewsBaltimore pursues 3P project in advance of Panama Canal expansion
The Port of Baltimore''s first steps into a public-private partnership project are at the heart of its long term strategy. Felicity Landon reports
