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Naples operators back port revival
Operators at the port of Naples recently got together with representatives of the port authority and the Transport Department of the regional government to discuss ways of tackling future challenges at the port.
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NewsPollution - the big clean up
Port pollution control has taken on a life of its own, as Stevie Knight finds out
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NewsAn individual perspective
David Jacobs of CWA has a very personal view of pollution issues. A ship''s master for many years, he is now a senior consultant and acts as arbitration for various maritime pollution cases.
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Puget Sound ports go cleaner
The Puget Sound''s air quality has just got another boost. The Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and PSCAA put in match funding to complement an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), grant of over $300,000.
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Virginia PA retrofits exhausts
Virginia Port Authority''s (VPA) "Green Operators" (GO) programme have got the Evans Network on board its initiative by offering to retrofit the independent contractors'' trucks serving the ports.
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Lines in Vietnam JV
Mitsui OSK Lines, Hanjin Shipping and Wan Hai Lines have sealed a joint venture deal with Vietnam''s Saigon Newport Company. The joint terminal will be located in Vietnam''s Cai Mep region and is anticipated to start operations in 2011.
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NewsCar giants threaten to pull out of UK ports
BMW, VW, Peugeot/Citroen and vehicle logistics group CAT have all threatened to close their UK "added value" port operations as a direct result of the controversial new port business rates system being introduced in England and Wales.
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NewsAnti-trust authority slaps fines on Piraeus
Piraeus Port Authority and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have been found guilty of anti-competitive practices by Greece''s anti-trust authority.
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Beira dredge tender
The Port of Beira has issued a tender for emergency dredging of its access channel. All bids for the 8m cu m dredge must be received by April 15.
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NewsTwo more Chinese ports join box top ten
The Chinese port of Guangzhou has overtaken Rotterdam and Kaohsiung to become the world''s seventh largest container port.
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NewsAuckland bucks downtrend to issue staff bonuses
Ports of Auckland has issued performance bonuses to over 200 staff for achieving key productivity targets during the month of January.
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High-bay concept
The most advanced stacking systems of the moment are the latest automated stacking crane (ASC) systems such as those at Euromax in Rotterdam, and Altenwerder and Burchardkai in Hamburg, stacking five or six high, says Jan van Beemen of Haskoning.
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Higher density ... higher power
With the trend towards higher-density stacking, Halcrow is reporting increasing interest in automated terminals with rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes.
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NewsHigh stack, high risk?
How high, how wide, how safe and, ultimately, how efficient? Felicity Landon reports on moves towards higher density stacking solutions
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NewsCrane simulators
Mersey Maritime, Drake Port Distribution Services and technology supplier AIMS Solutions (Liverpool) Ltd are collaborating on a radical new training programme for port operators under the ''Quay Skills'' banner.
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NewsDP World Callao
DP World officials have unveiled the company''s $1.3bn investment plan for the Muelle Norte Terminal at Callao port in Peru''s capital Lima to the country''s authorities and port unions.
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NewsBaltimore buys space
The Port of Baltimore has snapped up 14.6 acres of adjacent land for $5.25m in an acquisition designed to relieve pressure on the port''s terminals.
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NewsManta rumours
Reports from Guayaquil, Ecuador suggesting that Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) might be close to finding a compromise with the Ecuadorian government over its pulling of its commitment to develop the $525m Manta box facility (TIDE) have proved groundless.
