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NewsSafer UK ports
Thousands of workers at UK ports are set to benefit from higher safety standards as with the recent launch of an updated Port Marine Safety Code.
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The right tool for the job
At Immingham''s DFDS Nordic Terminal the existing fleet of Terberg tugs is composed of four different models and this is reflected in their deployment.
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NewsRo Ro tugs
It''s a tough job, but modern-day ro-ro tugs seem up to the challenge. Alex Hughes reports
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Newsmaintenance dredge main again
Lean times lie ahead for companies on the hunt for maintenance dredging work, with the real effect of the economic downturn not hitting their balance sheets until next year and beyond.
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NewsWar of words turns the tide in favour of The Great Lakes
America''s Great Lakes understand the true pain of neglected maintenance dredging, as Stuart Pearcey finds out
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NewsWinds of Change
The shipping industry is entering a period of change; the impact of the economic crisis is creating changes that may alter the face of shipping for some years to come.
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NewsCorus announcement deals a blow to Teesport
The northeast England port of Teesport could lose the equivalent of a quarter of its total annual throughput following the announcement that Corus is to close its steelmaking facilities on Teesside, with the direct loss of 1,700 jobs, at the end of January.
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NewsA flexible arrangement
Flexibility in product handling has been helped along by the wide range of unloaders available. For example, besides the larger machines, Vigan produces compact, trailerable units which can deployed in some interesting ways.
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NewsShiploader for narrow quay work in Peru
A new flexible ''narrow quay'' installation to load copper and gold ores for the Gold Fields La Cima facility at the Port of Salaverry in Peru has been commissioned from B&W Mechanical Handling.
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NewsSuck it and see
Pneumatic units may not be the best fit for every bulk handling job, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsExpansion into logistics - a risky business
As the portfolio of services that ports and terminal operators provide their customers expands, so their risk exposure increases, as Damon Thompson explains
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ESPO attends COP 15
Whilst top politicians from all corners of the globe have been in Copenhagen this week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, various industry side-events have been organised in the Danish capital. Following an initiative of Det Norske Veritas (DNV) a special session on Ports, Goods Movement and Supply ...
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U.S.A. Short Sea Shipping
Is short sea shipping finally being taken seriously in the States, asks Barry Parker
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True costs of hub status
In the United States, short sea shipping - or coastal freighting services for hauling non-bulk cargoes paralleling existing truck networks - is not a new idea: a few container feeder roll on-roll off (ro-ro) services have already carved out small niches. New Bedford, Massachusetts - investment to achieve hub status ...
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Georgia's new fleet to save a third on fuel
Eleven new rubber-tyred gantry cranes at the port of Georgia aim to conserve more than 83,000 gallons of diesel per year - a 33% saving compared with the existing fleet''s average consumption.
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Libra keeps foot on investment
The Brazilian terminal operator Libra Terminais says it will continue investing despite the downturn in the economy.
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APM Terminals welcomes CMA CGM's flagship
CMA CGM held a ceremony on board CMA CGM''s new 365m long, 52.1m (20 containers) wide fleet flagship, the Cristophe Colomb to welcome the giant technologically advanced vessel to the Port of Rotterdam on its maiden voyage from Shanghai.
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NewsUK's pre-budget report disappointment
Expressing frustration at the UK government''s refusal to cut duty on fuel as well as its stand on raising National Insurance Contributions, Roger Williams, CEO of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has said "it was perhaps over-optimistic to expect any favours."
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Bulk and tanker operators less boxed in by downturn
The outlook for most container terminal operators might be bleak, but the economics of running dry bulk and tanker facilities provides some cause for optimism.
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T4 to start operations in Tangier in 2014
Marsa International Tangier Terminals is to assume management of T4 at the new Port of Tangier Med II. The 30-year concession was awarded last year to a consortium consisting of Marsa Maroc, PSA and SNI, although it is not clear whether PSA is still involved. The facility is slated to ...
