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Tideworks take on BCT
Poland''s Baltic Container Terminal has upgraded its terminal operating system to improve efficiency. The new Tideworks System replaces BCT''s old system, which was installed in the late 1990s.
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NewsCMP on a roll
Lars Karlsson, managing director of Copenhagen Malmö Port, believes "the sky''s the limit" at his port, but acknowledges that capacity constraints remain a hurdle.
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Peruvian dockworkers plea
Dockworkers in Peru have asked the government to ramp up investment in the port industry by using profits generated by state port companies to finance modernisation. Callao alone requires investment of $247m, while other regional ports are seeking $64m.
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PS Opinion Piece
It is probably not politically correct to say that it was with some amusement that the announcement was noted that parties in the UK endeavouring to carry off beached timber from the stricken Ice Princess would have the full force of the law come down on them.
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add Russia/En Europe 2
In the Ukraine the largest and deepest bulk terminal is TIS (TransInvestService Ltd), on the Black Sea 40km south of Odessa. Already equipped with dedicated terminals for ore, coal, grain and fertilisers, the port authority is hard at work creating a container terminal with a capacity of 1.5m teu, which ...
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NewsRussia/En Europe
Russia is waking up to the massive trade potential beyond its closest European neighbours. Stuart Pearcey reports
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Although it''s easy to think of Russia and Eastern Europe seeking to trade with ''the west'', such a figurative notion overlooks the geographic fact that it''s also a Pacific country, and therefore equally-well placed to trade with the east.
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Smaller solutions
Many small- and medium-sized ports are still using "home-made" terminal management systems and often there is resistance to adopting new technology, claims John Holm Jensen, consultant for Denmark''s WM-data.
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NewsFeeling familiar
Terminal operating systems all look and feel fairly similar, says Dave Quennell at Jade.
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NewsSeeing the process through
The introduction of berth scheduling software at Associated Petroleum Terminals (APT) in Immingham a few years ago was not without its difficulties. Bob Law, APT''s oil movements controller, saw the process through. "Many of my colleagues were understandably sceptical," he says. "We had managed berthing operations seemingly quite well until ...
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NewsChange brings higher return on investment
Changing a terminal management system can be a very daunting task for management and staff to consider, says Michael Schwank, president of Tideworks Technology.
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NewsMaking the jump
Too risky to stay with the old, or too risky to move to the new? Felicity Landon investigates the challenges of switching from one terminal management system to another
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NewsVenus at Auckland Port
A computerised second-hand vehicle entry user system (VENUS) introduced by Ports of Auckland has alleviated the paper chain and enabled multiple parties to readily share their electronic data.
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NewsDPW boosts Indian investment
DP World anticipates investing a further $500m over the next few years in its assets in India. This will take total investment by the company in that country to $2bn.
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Vinalines invests in terminals
State-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is to spend $300m on building a new port at Ba Ngoi in 2008. In total, it plans to develop two container ports and one multi-purpose port in the country capable of handling larger vessels.
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PIL and PSA pairing in Singapore
Pacific International Lines (PIL) and PSA Singapore Terminals have teamed up to manage and operate a dedicated container terminal for PIL in Singapore.
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Tarragona ups box area
The port of Tarragona is to increase its container handling area from 80,000 sq m to 320,000 sq m, on the back of an increase in throughput in 2007 from 34,200 teu to 50,000 teu.
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Valencia software for Victoria
Valencia Port Authority and EDS have been contracted to supply software to the ports in the Australian state of Victoria. This aim is to develop a Vessel Call and Hazardous Materials Services management system.
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La Paloma gas release
A project to build a brand new port terminal at La Paloma in Uruguay has been given the blessing of the National Ports Authority.
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NewsPSA boosts Singapore handling
Leading port operator PSA Singapore Terminals handled in excess of 27m teu in 2007, marking a 13% year-on-year increase.
