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  • The new by-pass in Duisberg
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    Roundabout steers trucks to log port

    2008-10-26T11:08:00Z

    The Bypass East road in Duisburg-Rheinhausen has been officially opened enabling the heavy vehicle traffic of around 1700 trucks daily to be directed via a new roundabout and the new Osloer Strasse directly to the log port logistics center.

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    Boskalis serious about Smit

    2008-10-25T12:24:00Z

    Boskalis is to make an all-share offer for maritime services company Smit. After its earlier ¢ 1.1bn ($1.48bn) bid for the company was rejected, it increased its equity stake in Smit from 6.7% to 10.5%, allowing it to call an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to discuss a new bid.

  • Port Strategy: Colombian ports, such as Cartagena, might see concession terms overhauled
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    Attorney general challenges Colombia's concessions law

    2008-10-25T12:24:00Z

    Colombia''s attorney general has asked the Constitutional Court to make changes to the law granting port terminal concessions.

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    Norfolk Southern issues first Sustainability Report

    2008-10-25T10:59:00Z

    US rail operator Norfolk Southern Corporation has issued its first sustainability report, describing the company’s commitment to responsible economic, environmental, and social performance. The report, which the company plans to issue annually, is posted on Norfolk Southern’s environmental Web site ...

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    Western Mediterranean side

    2008-10-24T12:24:00Z

    Larger, newer terminals in the western Mediterranean are helping to address an issue that should be of concern to all terminal operators - how to rationalise the speed of growth in ship capacity with that of the terminals they must use.

  • Port Strategy: Israel's ports, including Eilat (pictured), have been crippled by strikes
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    Israeli courts order strikers back to work

    2008-10-24T12:24:00Z

    Striking Israeli port unions are the subject of legal action being taken by the Manufacturers'' Association and the Chambers of Commerce, who claim that strike action is in contempt of court.

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    Challenge for UK rail?

    2008-10-24T12:24:00Z

    While the north of the UK will see the opening of the Northern Gateway Container Terminal at Teesport in 2011 with a container capacity of 1.5m teu, the capability of the surrounding rail infrastructure may not be up to the job, according to Martyn Pellew, group development director for PD ...

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    Brazlian operator halts investment

    2008-10-24T12:24:00Z

    Brazil''s LLX Logistica  has decided to suspend investments in the Port Brasil  terminal project  in  Peruibe municipality, Sao Paulo,  the company said in a press release.

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    No end in sight for US West Coast ports malaise

    2008-10-24T12:24:00Z

    Plummeting volumes at US West Coast ports could be the precursor to long term erosion of the US Pacific coast shipping dominance, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants.

  • Serious downtime: large terminals could easily be hit with losses of £30,000/hour if a crane is damaged
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    Terminals operators urged to review crane lockdown procedures

    2008-10-24T12:24:00Z

    Port equipment, premises and liability insurer, TT Club has urged port and terminal operators to re-visit their crane ''tie-down'' procedures and emergency braking operations to mitigate structural damage and accidents in high winds.

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    Yangtze Transport Report

    2008-10-24T10:55:00Z

    “Yangtze Transport 2008: Accessing China’s Interior” is an in-depth guide to transport infrastructure in the Yangtze region and the logistical challenges facing foreign investors in China’s interior.

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    ABP backs clients in UK ratings row

    2008-10-23T12:24:00Z

    The property revaluation that looks likely to add millions to rate bills for ABP clients at Hull has hit the port company just as hard, said Matt Jukes, Port Director at Hull and Goole.

  • Port Strategy: DP World is one of ZPMC's major customers
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    DP World ZPMC article addition

    2008-10-23T12:24:00Z

    Do large operators get preferential service agreements with the Asia crane manufaturers? Alex Hughes talks to DP World to investigate

  • The Port of Tyne
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    Tyne on track

    2008-10-23T10:51:00Z

    Rail has long been at the heart of the Port of Tyne’s operations, which, in recent years has seen significant investment and development.

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    A P Moller publishes HSE-report

    2008-10-23T10:45:00Z

    With the publication of its first consolidated Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Report, the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group has reached a starting point of reporting to the Group’s stakeholders. Over time, this will develop into a Sustainability Report covering additional important aspects ...

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    The idiot's guide to recession riding

    2008-10-22T12:24:00Z

    Are you bombproof? Can you weather these times of economic and financial turbulence? A few suggestions that might help and if some are a little tongue in cheek then the times dictate the need for humour too! So here''s what to have in your recession survival kit:

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    Western Mediterranean shorts

    2008-10-22T12:24:00Z

    Italy''s largest seaport is poised to become even more significant with the announcement of European funding to develop a liquefied natural gas terminal with an annual capacity of 1.2m cu m.

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    LR’s environmental management standard for shipping

    2008-10-22T10:41:00Z

    Using its quality assurance business, LRQA, Lloyd’s Register has developed a shipping industry specific guide for the ISO 14001 environmental management standard, to enable ship operators to establish and implement effective environmental management systems.

  • Port Strategy: Felixstowe's Davey is pleased with the performance of ZPMC cranes
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    ZPMC 2

    2008-10-21T12:24:00Z

    Poor after sales service could be undermining the economics of Asian cranes, as Alex Hughes reports

  • A screen shot of the SmartSafe  system.
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    ‘Magic pipe’ blocker breaks through

    2008-10-21T10:35:00Z

    Breakthrough installations have been completed of a fail-safe ship technology that automatically prevents the negligent or willful discharge of oil overboard. A liquefied natural gas carrier and a car carrier, under completion at leading South Korean yards, will be the first ships at sea to ...