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  • The port industry has felt the whip of the double dip, says SISI. Credit: Tom Taylor
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    Global port industry on unsteady footing

    2012-11-29T22:05:00Z

    At the start of the financial crisis in 2009, the port industry was outperforming other sectors, according to Shanghai International Shipping Institute’s Global Port Development Report (3Q12), but the worm has finally turned.

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    Houston opts for Konecranes RTG

    2012-11-29T22:02:00Z

    Port of Houston Authority has contracted Konecranes for the supply of eight rubber-tyred gantry cranes, adding to the 49-strong Konecranes fleet already the Authority’s nine terminals.

  • Trelleborg will supply Marseille with 700 SeaGuard foam fenders
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    Trelleborg celebrates foam fender record order

    2012-11-29T22:02:00Z

    Trelleborg Marine Systems has won its largest ever foam fender contract in terms of size and value. The order, for the Port of Marseille, is for 700 SeaGuard foam fenders and accessories, including chains and anchors, to be fitted at 39 of the port’s quays.

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    Cargotec orders rack up

    2012-11-29T22:02:00Z

    Klaipeda operator Klasco has ordered eight Kalmar terminal tractors from Cargotec.

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    Cargotec wins breakthrough unloader contract

    2012-11-29T22:02:00Z

    Cargotec has secured an order for its largest Siwertell coal unloaders to date.

  • OMC's Optimiser and Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) Chart Overlay will increase capacity at Port Hedland
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    OMC products to increase Hedland capacity

    2012-11-28T17:28:00Z

    Australian maritime engineering company, OMC International, has announced it will deliver two new products to Port Hedland to help increase port capacity.

  • Full scale testing is now underway at the Port of Rotterdam
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    New research to mitigate wash in ports

    2012-11-06T15:35:00Z

    USA based engineering and construction firm, Bechtel, has announced the new phase of a study which will improve the safety and future design of ports.

  • The term ‘resilience’ has been used both in the list of security missions and a national strategy for supply chain security
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    Resilience: an “all hazards” approach

    2012-10-29T15:57:00Z

    A new report focuses on US ports’ ‘resilience’ to incidents that could compromise their effectiveness as cargo gateways.

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    Bromma wins record all-electric order

    2012-10-25T21:03:00Z

    Spreader specialist Bromma has won the largest combined all-electric STS and all-electric yard crane spreader order in its history.

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    Cargotec smartens up Brazilian terminals

    2012-10-25T21:02:00Z

    Cargotec is to integrate its SmartLanes process automation solution for gate automation at the Brazilian container terminals Tecon Salvador and Tecon Rio Grande.

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    Navis ready to cater for automation surge

    2012-10-25T11:04:00Z

    Software solutions specialist Navis is eyeing a sudden surge in automation projects, expecting a “steady flow” of projects to come on stream over the next few years.

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    Box demand and capacity mismatch concerns

    2012-10-24T12:41:00Z

    A mismatch between container terminal demand and capacity means there is an urgent need for growth in port development through to 2017, according to Drewry.

  • The survey aims to work towards better berthing operations
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    Improving berthing operations

    2012-10-23T17:02:00Z

    The UK’s Cirrus Logistics Ltd and the Marine Institute at Plymouth University have developed a survey to look at berthing operations in global terminals and ports in order to get an up to date picture on scheduling and iron out inefficiencies.

  • The first activity will be the mapping of container terminals’ energy profile
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    Greentech evaluation for box terminals

    2012-10-22T13:38:00Z

    A new EU project aims to demonstrate the viability of new technologies and alternative fuels through pilot schemes implemented in the container terminals of Valencia, Livorno and Koper.

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    MetriTech develops labour cost tool

    2012-10-19T17:03:00Z

    California based labour management software company, MetriTech, recently developed a new labour cost modelling tool to improve operations at major container terminals.

  • New equipment accidents - are you fully covered?
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    TT Club warning over uninsured assets

    2012-10-18T17:03:00Z

    A case study by TT Club points out that normal insurance might not cover crane and vessel collision damage if the crane is in the process of being delivered or installed.

  • The system will be deployed in Jakarta before expansion to other Indonesdian ports
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    Indonesia Port implements comms system

    2012-10-02T16:13:00Z

    The Indonesia Port Corporation II has chosen SOGET and Microsoft Corporation systems to employ the largest Port Community System in the world.

  • Crane operators can supervise the STS cranes via monitors. Photo: ABB
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    ABB wins remote control crane contracts

    2012-09-27T11:00:00Z

    Automation technology group, ABB, has won contracts from container terminal operators, APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway, to provide automation systems for their new ship-to-shore cranes.

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    Drewry launches maritime research brand

    2012-09-25T11:40:00Z

    Consultant Drewry has launched a new brand, Drewry Maritime Equity Research, to produce investment reports on listed companies operating within the maritime industry.

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    Strainstall tackles container weighing debate

    2012-09-25T11:38:00Z

    As the container weighing debate powers on, Strainstall has developed its own system “specifically developed to enable port authorities, shipping companies and couriers to establish the exact weight of containers”.