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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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NewsReach stackers
Training drivers to use reachstackers more efficiently is just one way to cost effectively improve productivity, as Alex Hughes reports
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Could a third stevedore reduce long-term competition in Sydney?
As Port Botany''s third terminal expansion project moves into its dredging phase, debate about the potential flow-on effects of introducing a third stevedore into the Sydney container scene has taken some interesting turns.
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Long Beach hosts ship-to shore power workshop
Shipping terminals were recently invited by the Port of Long Beach to a workshop to learn more about how the Port is using ship to shore power.
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A water solution to cut costs
Associated British Ports (ABP), which received recommendations from the Carbon Trust, implementation of which resulted in an immediate 8% saving in energy consumption, has carried out extensive work to its water supply systems.
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Bribery rampant in Ghana's ports
Ghana''s Minister of Ports, Harbours and Railways has conceded that there is massive bribery, pilfering and corruption in the local ports industry.
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Nantong stake sold
State Development and Investment Corporation subsidiary SDIC Communications plans to sell the 12.32% stake it holds in Nantong Port Group Company. The other two shareholders in the company have first refusal in acquiring the stake.
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NewsFirst clean trucks distributed to drivers
In mid-October, the Port of Long Beach dedicated a new Clean Trucks Sales and Leasing office and handed over the keys to the first two big-rigs leased through the Port’s Clean Trucks Program. The Sales and Leasing Center will enable truck owners to ...
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NewsSize matters
Stephanie Knight finds that ship-to-shore crane manufacturers are already thinking beyond the ''standard'' 22 container outreach
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Booking for Bledisloe
After successful implementation at the Axis Fergusson Container Terminal, Ports of Auckland''s vehicle booking system is now being introduced to Axis Bledisloe.
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Contaminated sediment remediation conference
The Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, 2-5 February 2009. The Conference combines scientific and engineering advances with management frameworks and policies to achieve effective sediments remediation and environmental protection goals.
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Mackay coal pledge
The Queensland government has promised residents of Mackay that the port will not be used to export the region''s large reserves of coal. Instead, the exports will be channelled via the existing coal specialist ports of Hay Point, Dalrymple Bay and Abbott Point. Local residents have been concerned at the ...
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EIR for “green” port building
The Port of Long Beach held a second public hearing in October on a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a proposed Port administration building and maintenance facility complex. The new facility would replace a nearly 50-year-old, earthquake-deficient administration building and maintenance facilities ...
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Berth number eight for Virtsu
Two Estonian construction companies have signed a ¢ 5.05m ($7.2m) agreement to build Berth 8 at the port of Virtsu. The contract for a 160 metre long quayside, alongside draft of seven metres and construction of a 280 metre access road is scheduled for completion in October 2009.
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NewsSustainability key to London Gateway construction
DP World has signed a £400 million contract to build the first phase of a new port at London Gateway, which will be integrated with Europe’s largest logistics park. This is the first major contract to be awarded in the £1.5 billion project, due to be ...
