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    London's Lambeth arrives

    2009-08-10T12:24:00Z

    The first of a new generation of Port of London Authority (PLA) patrol launch has arrived on the Thames.

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    Maersk traffic down at all major Spanish ports

    2009-08-10T12:24:00Z

    In the first four months of 2009, traffic handled by Maersk at the port of Algeciras was down by 180,000 teu. In Barcelona, the carrier has seen a 33% drop and one of 16% in the port of Valencia.

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    Management software for Messina Line

    2009-08-10T12:24:00Z

    Messina Line is to install a terminal operation package that will give both full management and automated graphic stowage planning.

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    Grain handling article

    2009-08-10T12:24:00Z

    Grain terminals seem to be weathering the economic storm, but equipment manufacturers are having a tougher time of it. Alex Hughes reports

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    African port receives massive order

    2009-08-09T12:24:00Z

    The Zhen Hua ship which sailed into the South African port of Ngqura from China in May delivered equipment and components in excess of $8.8m in value, destined for the Ngqura container terminal (NCT) to be launched in October 2009. Special clearance had to be sought to bring the cranes ...

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    Rugged PC for ports

    2009-08-07T12:24:00Z

    A rugged handheld computer designed specifically for the port logistics environment has bee unveiled by LXE. The MX9 features an outdoor display, 62-key and 38-key back-light keypad options, built-in GPS positional location, 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR communications and rugged packaging.

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    Dredging can unlock a valuable raw material

    2009-08-07T12:24:00Z

    Just as Dickie Attenborough and Steve McQueen had to invent ingenious ways to dispose of spoil as they worked on tunnels through which to escape Stalag Luft III in The Great Escape, so dredging work requires ingenious solutions to find alternative uses for the spoil it creates.

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    Ilo Growth

    2009-08-06T12:24:00Z

    Ilo port in southern Peru is among the fastest-growing container ports in Latin America, according to a report published by Latin Business Chronicle using statistics from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

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    ICTSI unveils alternative Argentine terminal plan

    2009-08-06T12:24:00Z

    Philippines box terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has outlined in full its plan for a new 1m teu, $400m container facility for the port of La Plata, some 60 km south of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.

  • Port Strategy: TCP president Joris Thys is frustrated with Montevideo plans
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    Katoen Natie Terminal hits out at Uruguay administrator

    2009-08-06T12:24:00Z

    The president of Katoen Natie Terminal TCP  is on the verge of handing over a "Trigger Letter" to the Uruguayan government if it passes a law allowing for another dedicated container terminal to be built in Montevideo.

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    Making the land on which to build economic recovery

    2009-08-06T12:24:00Z

    Now''s the time to lay the groundwork for future port growth, as Stuart Pearcey finds out

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    TCV doubles capacity

    2009-08-05T12:24:00Z

    Following investment of ¢ 110m ($155m) in its new Llovera Quay, TCV Stevedoring has doubled its capacity in the port of Valencia this year. The new expansion zone is equipped with 430 metres of quay and 50,000 square metres of stacking area.

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    Single operator for Coquimbo

    2009-08-05T12:24:00Z

    Residents of the Chilean town of Coquimbo have lodged complaints against a decision to privatise their local port.

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    Labour bends

    2009-08-05T12:24:00Z

    The attitude of dock labour in Spain is changing. There is a reality dawning that new competitive pressures - of the type being fielded from Morocco''s Tangier Med container transhipment terminals - require a competitive response.

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    Lower operating costs for Hanjin

    2009-08-05T12:24:00Z

    Hanjin New Port Company terminal (HJNC) in Busan, Korea has claimed the designation as the world''s first "horizontal terminal" equipped with an automated management system.

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    Alliance's new tyre offering

    2009-08-05T12:24:00Z

    Alliance Tire has extended its line of port tyres with the Port Star (309) 14.00-24 28 ply, designed primarily for container handling in ports.

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    Looking beyond the price barrier

    2009-08-05T12:24:00Z

    Regardless of steel price fluctuations, a price differential between European units and cheaper, Asian-manufactured products undoubtedly remains. 

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    New dry bulk terminal for Guaymas

    2009-08-04T12:24:00Z

    Guaymas Port Authority in Mexico has issued a new tender for the construction and operation of a dry bulk terminal.

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    STS crane article

    2009-08-04T12:24:00Z

    European crane manufacturers refuse to be squeezed by the Asian price crunch. Alex Hughes reports

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    Punta Colonet still needed

    2009-08-03T12:24:00Z

    Mexico  should launch the tender for the Peso50bn ($3.75bn) Punta Colonet port project, in Baja California state, to prepare the country  for future growth opportunities as and when the global economic crisis ends, local financial group IXE analyst Carlos Gonzá lez has said.