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All-electric spreads the gain
Bromma is reaping the rewards of the green revolution. Its all-electric Greenline spreader is winning orders, 70 in the last quarter alone.
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Yilport harnesses SPARCS
Turkey’s Yilport has implemented Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating system to support the terminal’s anticipated capacity growth of 2m teu in five years.
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GlobalSim lands Puerto Rico order
Puerto Rico Port Authority has added to its training suite with Globalsim’s ML4000 crane simulator.
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Tough calls: U.S. Coast Guard demands tigher control on Madagascar visits
Madagascan port Toamasina is the only one in the country exempt from new US Coast Guard rules imposed by authorities unhappy with inadequate security precautions at other seaports.
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Gothenburg to re-structure
The Swedish port of Gothenburg is to be radically restructured with the port authority ceding handling operations to three private companies, allowing it to retain landlord and regulatory functions only.
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NewsGreat Yarmouth’s £80m outer harbour opens its doors
Great Yarmouth''s new outer harbour at EastPort UK opened in January, with PSA International, Gleadell Agricultural Ltd, and Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd all confirming long-term commitments to the port.
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Valenciaport enjoys growth
Container traffic in Spain’s Port of Valencia climbed 1.44% in 2009 to 3.7m teu, buoyed by transhipment traffic which accounted for nearly half the port’s throughput.
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Boskalis and Smit tie the knot
The Dutch companies Royal Boskalis Westminster and Smit International have announced they are officially to merge.
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Malmo traffic drop
Copenhagen Malmö Port AB (CMP) saw traffic slump by 17% in 2009, led by declines in ferry traffic and car distribution, where volumes halved.
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Riga’s tough stance on defaulters
Riga port authority has reportedly contacted companies leasing port territory to advise of the cancellation of existing lease contracts due to late payments or lack of use.
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NewsThames dredging poised to start
River deepening work on the Thames is scheduled to start this month to allow the world’s largest container ships to call at the UK’s London Gateway.
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Marseilles drop fails to dent optimism
France’s Marseilles Fos was hit by a 13.3% drop in throughput last year to 83m tonnes compared with 96m tonnes in 2008.
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Lyttelton share-buy complaint
New Zealand’s Securities Commission may investigate the recent purchase of 45,500 Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) shares by Christchurch City Holdings (CHH).
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NewsNew Zealand needs a strategy re-think
A change in focus is required throughout the supply chain for sustainable growth to be achieved in the post-recession environment, said Ports of Auckland managing director Jens Madsen.
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NewsSeek our protection from pirates, urges force commander
The long shadow cast by the skull and crossbones hangs over shipping in the Indian Ocean, with the threat of piracy a very real one in a huge swathe of its western edge. But the shadow has not yet been long enough to convince everyone sending ships there of the ...
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Speed is of the essence
When the unthinkable happens, the speed with which the parties act in order to collect and preserve evidence will be of crucial importance. Such evidence will include that obtained from witnesses, physical evidence and documentary evidence.
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Hurricane plans
Marine experts at consulting services group Mouchel have worked with a port client on emergency planning in response to hurricane risk.
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NewsAsking the 'what if?' question
Emergency planning and business continuity are increasingly important for ports. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsWorking through the disruption
Asking the "what if?" questions and having all the answers in place is a full-time job in itself, says Julian Parkes, the Port of London Authority''s harbour master (safety management system) and port security officer.
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DP World mulls Australian IPO
Unconfirmed reports from Australia suggest that DP World is contemplating raising $884m through an initial public offering of some of its local assets.
