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NewsDeveloping port cities –sustainably
In the face of major global economic and environmental challenges, AIVP – the International Association Cities and Ports – underlines its role in strengthening the port/city relationship.
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NewsSuppressing dust with dry fog
Dust Solutions Inc. (DSI) of Beaufort, South Carolina, has successfully developed a “dry fog” agglomerative dust suppression system which employs compressed air and a special nozzle design to produce a blanket of water droplets which are the same size as air-borne dust particles (1-10 ...
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Bahía Blanca grain goals
Fabián de Paul, chief executive of Dreyfus, believes that the agricultural region surrounding Argentina''s Port of Bahía Blanca has great potential. Dreyfus will therefore build a cereals complex in a 16.5 hectare area of the port. In the initial phase, the facility will be able to load 80,000 tonnes of ...
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NewsDeveloping a sustainable dredging strategy
Sustainability issues are of growing importance in the world, as the effects of human activities on the planet become more visible. As a result, explains Henk van Muijen, Managing Director of MTI Holland bv, ports and governmental organisations are demanding more sustainable products and services.
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NewsBulk cargo handling cleans up its act
Most dry bulk commodities are prone to spillage and dust pollution, posing environmental problems even for ports which handle comparatively low tonnages.
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Liscont concession extension
Valencia Port Authority has issued a tender for the construction and management of four cement terminals at the Port of Sagunto. The terminals, which will be used to store and distribute bulk cement, will be located on the north east quay. The 25-year concessions will permit value-added services such as ...
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Bio fuel for San Francisco
The Port of San Francisco has proposed an agreement with Darling International to build a 7.5m-10m annual gallon capacity biodiesel production facility near Pier 92 in the port''s Southern Waterfront.
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Purchasing power for drivers
Purchasing decisions on handling equipment are now getting grass-roots input by taking the driver''s preferences into account, according to truck and reachstacker manufacturer Hyster.
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NewsAir quality: top of the environmental agenda?
Scientific research into air pollution at ports and climate change was top of the agenda at the HAQCC 2008 conference in Rotterdam, organised earlier this year. Sef van den Elshout of the DCMR Environmental Protection Agency in Rijnmond, reports.
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Vilagarcía exceeds throughout targets
The Tercovi-managed Ferrazo container terminal, at the north western Spanish Port of Vilagarcí a, handled 10,000 teu by the end of August, exactly half the throughput the company, which is owned by Contenemar, had guaranteed for the entire year. Given that the terminal only opened in July, it should easily ...
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Kandla exploring new expansion areas
Kandla Port Trust has invited bids for four multi-purpose berths at Tuna Tekra, which will be the location of a special economic zone.
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NewsTraffic Control
Although there is still no legal requirement for a vessel management system, satellite, radar and VHF tracking systems could make port operations safer, swifter and more commercially viable, as Patrik Wheater finds out
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NewsEIB to bankroll Greek port upgrades
The European Investment Bank is holding talks with Hutchison and Cosco in respect of funding their investments respectively in the ports of Salonika and Piraeus.
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NewsManta Port dogged by delays
Manta Port Authority and the directors of container terminal concessionaire TIDE have been unable to commence work on the new container handling facility, despite the fact this should have started in May.
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NewsHull defies credit crunch to expand
In the UK''s north-west, Hull and Goole''s new boss refuses to be dragged down by the financial blip. Stuart Pearcey finds out why
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NewsPorts of Auckland-Maritime Union strike
Pending strike action at New Zealand''s largest container port, Ports of Auckland, may be averted following late-breaking news mediation has been scheduled with the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) on November 26.
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The Insurer
How safe is your insurance cover amid the draining of trillions of dollars from world financial markets, and downgrades for some key players? It seems that the operators of ports and terminals may be somewhat more secure in this respect than others who customarily buy corporate insurance programmes.
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NewsGoing hybrid?
. In a bid to develop clean terminal equipment, several US ports are now investigating alternative power systems, including hybrid technology.
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NewsGuaymas tender defies downturn
Mexico''s Guaymas port authority has launched a tender to build and operate a container terminal at the facility.
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NewsManta side 2
With problems of draught inhibiting the development of ports all down the West Coast of South America, Ecuador''s Manta looks like being a tonic.
