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  • Aerial view of Bristol Port Estate Source: Bristol Port Company
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    Sustainable resource management

    2009-11-21T09:50:00Z

    Kate Royston is leading a practical research project to understand how port estate areas could benefit from closer co-operation between their businesses

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    All in the mind

    2009-11-20T12:24:00Z

    Carly Fields finds that more weight should be given to the psyches of port chief executives in troubled times

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    African Ports Conference in December

    2009-11-20T09:53:00Z

    Maritime experts from the African continent will meet in Durban, South Africa on the 10th and 11th of December for the 35th African Ports and Maritime Conference which will chart ways of enhancing regional integration in the drive to economic sustainability espoused by its leadership.

  • Two LHM 500 cranes in operation at ABG Infralogistics Ltd, India
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    Liebherr continues to grow in India

    2009-11-19T13:58:00Z

    Liebherr has acquired a strategically important order in the Indian market.

  • Figure 1: Port-industrial area of Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
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    Emission assessment using auto-ID

    2009-11-19T12:28:00Z

    Transponder technology is being used to assess emissions by seagoing vessels in the Rotterdam area. Rinkje Molenaar1, Kees van der Tak2 and Jan Hulskotte3 explain how the technology works

  • Port Strategy: Port Trust throws in towel on berth expansion project
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    JN quay extension abandoned

    2009-11-19T12:24:00Z

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  • Port Strategy: Port dredging will not harm historic city, says port authority
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    Venice authority responds to 'Peril' report

    2009-11-19T12:24:00Z

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    Peru Muelle Sur terminal to open early

    2009-11-19T12:24:00Z

    Callao, the largest container port on the west coast of the continent, is set to open April 2010 - a year ahead of schedule.

  • Port Strategy: "Many entry and exit gates to port facilities are constrained ... and face additional congestion and delays with entries and exits," Sean Pierce, Tideworks
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    Gate bottlenecks / Hi-Tech Solutions

    2009-11-19T12:24:00Z

    Ports and terminals are under growing pressure to meet the needs of increased container traffic, hold down costs and meet heightened security needs, says Hi-Tech Solutions.

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    CLIMEPORT’s 2nd technical meeting

    2009-11-19T10:58:00Z

    The second technical meeting of the CLIMEPORT Project, has been held recently in Piraeus (Greece). Climeport is a 1.6 million euro, 36 month long project, funded by the EU and MED programme, which aims to tackle the effects of climate change.

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    Oakland’s truck ban exceeds regulations

    2009-11-19T10:53:00Z

    The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners adopted a strict truck ban effective January 1, 2010 to help clear the air.

  • Cromarty Firth now benefits from AC & CCTV that is specified to be as easily supported as possible.
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    Lowering the security bar

    2009-11-18T14:33:00Z

    A large, integrated access control and CCTV system with a difference has been installed at a major Scottish port.

  • Companies such as CMA CGM have shown a real commitment to the environment.
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    AirClim: “Europe needs Emissions Control Areas”

    2009-11-18T14:26:00Z

    Europe should follow the example of the US and Canada by establishing ECAs, says Christer Ågren of the Air Pollution & Climate (AirClim) Secretariat

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    PS PAGE

    2009-11-18T12:24:00Z

    Now available from our parent company Mercator Media are the papers in powerpoint form from the recent Private Capital & Ports Conference held in London. These are genuinely regarded as essential reading by all ports and terminal operators who now confront a somewhat different climate in the banking sector and ...

  • Port Strategy: Workers ordered to stop strike action
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    Strikes at Piraeus ruled illegal

    2009-11-18T12:24:00Z

    The Greek judiciary has labelled as "illegal" strikes against the new concessionaire at the Port of Piraeus, a verdict that trade unions have renounced as "unjust".

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    Automation is the 'end goal'

    2009-11-18T12:24:00Z

    Automation is the "end goal" of a gate system, says Visy''s John Lund.

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    Alumina ship loader for Brazil

    2009-11-18T11:50:00Z

    Alunorte, one of the world’s largest alumina producers has opted for a newly designed, Siwertell alumina ship loader from Cargotec to come into operation at the end of this year.

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    Environment: priority for supply chain

    2009-11-18T11:34:00Z

    The recent Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Annual Conference in Chicago discussed how the environmental impact of the global supply chain can be managed in the future.

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    EFIP welcomes the Port of Ghent

    2009-11-18T10:42:00Z

    The European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) welcomed the port of Ghent as a new member at its Annual General Assembly in Mantova, Italy, in October 2009. Willy Robijns, EFIP President stated: “This membership can be considered as a real asset for EFIP.

  • APM Terminals officially opened its new €12.5 million power distribution network
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    APM Terminals and the eco-efficiency philosophy

    2009-11-18T09:42:00Z

    Good business practices and proactive, sound environmental policies are not mutually exclusive principles, as APM Terminals, one of the world’s leading container terminal operating companies seeks to demonstrate