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A P Moller publishes HSE-report
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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Western Mediterranean shorts
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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The idiot's guide to recession riding
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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LR’s environmental management standard for shipping
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.
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News‘Magic pipe’ blocker breaks through
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 ...
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China Shipping terminal shift
China Shipping Container Lines is to assume control of China Shipping Terminal Developer from its parent company, the China Shipping (Group), for $380m. This company manages ports both within China and overseas.
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NewsWestern Mediterranean review
The western Mediterranean is undergoing a metamorphosis and not all ports will survive the transformation, as Stuart Pearcey reports
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NewsHanjin’s “Eco Management” programme
Hanjin Shipping has established its “Eco Management” programme to reduce fuel oil and CO2 emissions, to assist in the prevention of global warming. In October 2007, Hanjin set up a fuel management Task Force team.
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IMO meeting adopts revised ship emissions regulations
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) unanimously adopted amendments to the MARPOL Annex VI regulations to reduce harmful emissions from ships even further, when it met in October for its 58th session at IMO’s London ...
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Container ship speed matters when it comes to fuel
High or volatile oil prices and environmental concerns, point to the need for new designs capable of operating efficiently at different speeds. Lloyd’s Register warns that care needs to be taken when running at reduced power outputs. Most container ships trading today, and on order, were ...
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Konecranes smashes sales budget
A "very good" market for reachstackers has lifted 2008 sales volumes for equipment manufacturer Konecranes Lifttrucks over budget.
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NewsStraddle carriers
The popular reackstacker isn''t always the right tool for the job; low volume operators should weigh by the merits of straddle carriers instead. Alex Hughes reports
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Ballast Water Treatment Technology guide
The publication was produced by Lloyd’s Register in conjunction with Dr Mark Scrimshaw at the Institute for the Environment, Brunel University, UK. The treatment of ballast water continues to be one of the most significant environmental and operational challenges facing the marine industry today.
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NewsUK rating agency forced to explain backdated rates fiasco
The UK''s Valuation Office Agency (VOA) came under fire in a heated parliamentary committee meeting in London yesterday for its "completely unacceptable" enforcement of backdated business rates on UK port occupiers without adequate consultation.
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NewsContainer slowdown small help to capacity crunch
Drewry Shipping Consultants has provided a brief oasis of hope for container terminals in an otherwise parched industry in its annual global container terminal operators review.
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Energy sapper
While once-upon-a-time any commitment to reducing energy consumption was viewed as purely a way to portray a company''s "green credentials", with the high cost of fuel these days it is now more a commercial necessity and never before has the adoption of new energy-efficient technologies made good business sense.
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NewsNZ snippet articles (Nov 2008)
New Zealand port company directors and shareholders need to take a wider view of the potential value and efficiencies that could be secured via combinations and mergers, according to South Port chairperson John Harrington.
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NewsSecurity spreader gets 100% mark
Cargotec''s spreader-mounted radiation detection system has been awarded the US Department of Homeland Security Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Designation after achieving 100% accuracy with no false readings on 300 consecutive tests using a variety of radioactive materials.
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APMT aims for zero accidents
APM Terminals marked the occasion of its second “Global Safety Day” in late October by introducing a comprehensive world-wide safety culture program for all terminal personnel. The goal of the new program is to instill a “culture of safety” and the adoption of ...
