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Christchurch''s Syft Technologies is to supply up to five Voice200 SIFT-MS units to the Canada Border Services Agency. The units are designed to help protect border services officers and port workers from exposure to volatile chemicals sometimes found in containers.
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NewsCapacity crisis brewing in north Europe
The European ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp and Bremerhaven must urgently develop their infrastructure to accommodate rapidly rising traffic, or risk a loss of business, a study by HypoVereinsbank has urged.
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Eurogate on a roll
In 2007, the Eurogate group handled a combined 13.87m teu, which was 10.6% higher than the previous year. Bremerhaven and Hamburg saw traffic rise by 12% to 7.8m teu; Contship Italia reported an 8.8% hike to 5.82m teu.
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Newscement feature
Money from vigourous cement demand continues to pour in for ports happy to handle this needy minor bulk, as Stuart Pearcey reports
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NewsAt the sharp end
Stowaways pose a significant threat to port security and should not be overlooked, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsJuxtaposed controls (stowaway article)
At the Port of Dover, once a magnet for truck-loads of stowaways, juxtaposed immigration controls have put the lid on the problem.
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The insurer
A particularly tricky operation at a port - we had better withhold its identity - was beginning to get a reputation as akin to a ride on the wall of death. Drivers of straddle carriers were required to negotiate a ramp and manoeuvre into a 90 degree turn. They tended ...
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PSA box traffic system first
PSA International has introduced the first Containerised Traffic System (CTS) in Asia at its facility at Pasir Panjang terminal in the Port of Singapore.
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Busan puts environment first
Korea''s Busan Port Authority (BPA) is embracing green living with a move to convert oil-powered cranes to electricity to reduce costs, emissions and noise pollution.
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Cavotec boost
Cavotec MSL Holdings has achieved a comparable 8.7% rise in after-tax profit to NZ$14 million dollars and 16.9% increase in revenue to NZ$247.3 million for the calendar year to December 31.
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Boston throughput record
The port of Boston set a new throughput record for containers in 2007. This sector increased 10.1% to 220,341 teu.
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NewsDisappearing Container Capacity
Recent forecasts and press comments suggest that the major East-West liner trades are suffering weaker growth rates than had been anticipated. The US recession has caused transpacific trade volumes to decline sharply from nearly 10% growth in 2006 to only 2.2% to North America as a whole in 2007. For ...
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Tideworks Asian debut
Software developer Tideworks has opened a regional office in Singapore to better serve its growing Asian clientele.
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Climate funding for expansion of electricity feeding
At the ro/ro-terminal the forestry and pulp group Stora Enso’s vessels have been linked up to electricity supply points since 2000. The Port of Göteborg has applied for a climate investment grant from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency to supply electricity at all berths at the ro/ro terminal.
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Westport future in jeopardy
Holcim New Zealand has been granted all consents sought to operate a cement plant and associated quarries and pits at Weston near Oamaru.
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Manslaughter warning
Convictions for corporate manslaughter in the UK construction sector could soar under the new Corporate Manslaughter Act which came into effect on 6 April, warns insurer Aon.
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WCO wants African ports privatisation
Michel Danet, secretary general of the World Customs Organisation, speaking recently in Africa, recommended that the continent''s seaports be privatised so that they can meet international standards and cope with big changes currently sweeping the industry.
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NewsAbengoa bio-ethanol facility construction commences
Abengoa Bioenergy Netherlands, in which Abengoa Bioenergy holds 100% of its share capital, recently celebrated the Foundation Ceremony at the bio-ethanol production facility site in Rotterdam Europoort, The Netherlands.
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NewsPort of Göteborg nominated for prestigious environmental award
The Port of Göteborg (Gothenburg) has played a pioneering role in the history of onshore power supply for ships or ‘cold ironing’. The Port has now been nominated for a prestigious EU Award. The nominated project is called ‘Shore side electricity – dramatically reducing emissions from ships at berth by ...
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Gulftainer continues overseas expansion
United Arab Emirates-based terminal operator Gulftainer is currently negotiating with authorities in both Turkey and India with a view to assuming managerial responsibilities of maritime assets. Both container and general cargo traffic is reportedly being considered.
