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NewsDutch bow to Scheldt dredging pressure
A Netherlands court has finally given its approval for the Scheldt deepening project on the Dutch side, removing a thorn in the side of neighbour Antwerp who has already completed its dredging works.
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NewsThe Insurer
Ports are as vulnerable as any other business to problems sprung on them from the blind side. Take the outbreak of swine flu, which hit Ukraine in the autumn, causing initially 30 or so deaths, and government orders to close schools and universities.
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Mascus speaks up
Electronic heavy machinery online marketplace Mascus has added three new languages to its platform: Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
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Bromma secures Georgia order
Stockholm-based Bromma has won an order from Georgia Port Authority for 25 rubber-tyred gantry yard crane spreaders, with delivery set for mid-2010.
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Gothenburg goes live
The port of Gothenburg''s new CATOS terminal management system has, after just a week of the system roll-out, allowed Gothenburg to hit 137 moves per hour at peak.
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ICTSI unit wins Syrian award
Tartous International Container Terminal (TICT), was recently named best Container Terminal Manager in Syria. TICT was one of 25 Syrian companies chosen in the recent World Finance Syria Economic Reform Awards held in London. The awards were given to companies who weathered the social and economic problems of the country.
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NewsDPW still committed to London Gateway
The London Gateway''s port construction site got a visit from Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in January as work started on the project. The Prime Minister called the London Gateway "a significant foreign investment" and "a massive vote of confidence in the UK''s economic recovery."
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NewsCavotec reels in DP world
DP World has returned to cable reel specialist Cavotec to equip its new container terminal at Jebel Ali Port.
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Chip off the old block
Telestack has designed and manufactured a customised Hopper feeder and Radial Telescopic ship-loader to load woodchips to handymax and panamax ships in Africa.
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Between a rock and a hard place
In the last issue of the year, it is traditional to reflect on the year gone by. However, I''m afraid I can see little worth in reliving the mess that was 2009.
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A question of timing
Spreaders have an impressive working lifetime on the frontline, with up to 10-20 years service the norm rather than the exception.
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Cargotec partners ST Kinetics
Cargotec is to work with Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics) to develop and launch hydraulic hybrid technology in terminal tractors as an option for Kalmar terminal tractors.
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Eastern treasures
Many of the key global operators source quayside gantry cranes from ZPMC; but that doesn''t necessarily mean they also buy Chinese spreaders.
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NewsSpreader article
The economic crisis has slowed the evolution from twin-lift to multi-lift spreaders, as Alex Hughes discovers
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New Yorker, opinion Dec 2009
It sounds like a tired refrain already, but the legislators to the south of New York in Washington, DC ought not to take their eyes off the infrastructure funding issues, amid attention-grabbing headlines on health care and Afghanistan.
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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.
