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NewsSecurity scanning - a new approach
What, when it comes to scanning solutions, do ports want? It''s easier to think about what they don''t want - bottlenecks, unexpected manning costs, or a load of false alarms that trigger costly shutdowns. Felicity Landon reports on the latest developments
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NewsConsider customer and business requirements
Quality, reliability and technical performance are extremely important when considering which scanning/security solutions are right for a port or terminal, says Andrew Goldsmith, vice president of marketing at Rapiscan Systems.
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NewsSmiths expands production
Smiths Detection opened a high-tech production plant at Wiesbaden in Germany in July this year, to meet "soaring global demand" for its advanced X-ray scanning machines - these are principally for airport security but also used to support border checkpoint security.
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THE STRATEGIST
What is it they say, you have no friends in business? Well it seems that Maersk Line, the world''s leading container line in terms of slot capacity, is set to prove this old adage.
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Peru concession typo
The Peruvian government has reduced planned concession periods for port terminal operators from 60 years down to 30 years, blaming a typing error for the initial published figure.
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Gladstone deals with dust
Gladstone Ports Corporation is to invest A$2.4m ($2.1m) in wind barriers around its coal stockpiles in an attempt to reduce dust escaping into the surrounding community.
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APM abandons Kaohsiung terminals
Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau has revealed that APM Terminals is to abandon one of the two container terminals that it operates at the port.
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China port deal
Chinese port operator Chongqing Gangjiu is to acquire the port assets of its parent company for $218m. The move is aimed at strengthening its finances and improving its profitability.
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DP Wold injects cash into Brisbane concession
DP World will spend A$250m ($219.4m) upgrading its Brisbane terminals after signing a 40-year lease agreement with the Port of Brisbane Corp.
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FESCO Vladivostok deal
FESCO transport group has acquired a 50% stake in Vladivostok Container Terminal, which it picked up after acquiring all of the shares of the National Container Company from the N-Trans group. The deal was worth $200m.
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Nigerian concessionaires demand surcharge
Port concessionaires in Nigeria believe that they should be receiving the 7% surcharge levied on imported items that the government set up to develop port infrastructure.
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DP World reaches into Aden
DP World and Aden Port Corporation (ACT) have signed a joint venture agreement allowing the former to operate container handling facilities at both Aden Container Terminal and Ma''alla Container Terminal.
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NewsBristol applies for HRO
Bristol Port Company has submitted a harbour revision order application and environmental statement to the government for its planned 1.5m teu deepsea container terminal.
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Guangdong's lucky eight
The city of Zhongshan in Guangdong is to invest $47.5m in a new port equipped with eight container berths, each capable of handling 200,000 TEU/year.
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Maersk departure hits Alicante
Maersk has withdrawn its South Iberia feeder service from the port of Alicante after just three months.
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Death at Lyttelton
Long-serving Lyttelton Port of Christchurch watersider Martin Sincock (55) was recently killed when a line snapped on the coal ship Devprayag while it was being moored at Cashin Quay.
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APM further cements Tanger commitment
APM Terminals in partnership with Morocco''s Akwa Group has been awarded the concession to operate Terminal 3 at Tanger-Med II, which has a capacity of 3m teu.
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Algeciras funds secure
Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) has approved an investment package of ¢ 59m ($87.9m) to expand existing port infrastructure, including construction of the new Adosado terminal and reinforcement of Juan Carlos I quay.
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Brazil's ports industry in flux
The Brazilian Public Container Terminal Users Association (Abratec) is questioning the legality of having a private container terminal, Portonave, in the port of Navegantes, compete with the Port of Itajaí Container Terminal (Teconvi), which is a publicly owned facility.
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Oz port congestion improves
The Simpson, Spence and Young Australian Coal Port Congestion Index has dropped to 7.1 days, the lowest it has been since October 2006.
