All Products & Services articles – Page 97

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    Website no waste of time

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Ports looking to get a better handle on waste management in the UK can now make use of a specially designed website. BeCompliant.co.uk can help producers of hazardous waste to meet compliance criteria, save money and avoid environmental incidents and fines.

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    GULFTAINER LOOKS OVERSEAS

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    The country has 16 ports on the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts.In future, activities at these will be overseen by a new organisation, the Ports Exploitation Company (Sodep). Gulftainer, which manages container handling operations in Sharjah, is seeking small niche market opportunities in Turkey, India,Mozambique, Kenya and Pakistan, according to general ...

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    Removing mystery of intermodal capacity

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Software that promises to "greater simplify"determining the capacity of an intermodal yard has been released to the open market.

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    Morocco bows out of port management

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Morocco has announced that the state monopoly on managing domestic ports is to be abolished as a means of improving competitiveness.

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    HAIFA BOTTOM LINE HIT

    2007-01-01T16:26:00Z

    Israel''s port of Haifa reported a 9% drop in cargo traffic in the first three quarters of 2006, as well as a 4% drop in container traffic.This compares with a forecast for an 8% rise in total cargo. In total, it is predicted to see a ¢ 10m loss in ...

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    LETTERS

    2006-12-16T17:57:00Z

    Dear Sir, I have just read the November/December issue of Port Strategy and would like to extend my congratulations to you for giving birth to and guiding the rapid growth of such an outstanding industry publication.

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    Kalmar spearheads hybrid technology in States

    2006-12-01T18:27:00Z

    Equipment manufacturer Kalmar is participating in a two-year project to reduce pollution at ports in the US. 

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    Warehouse modelling Cirrus-style

    2006-12-01T18:27:00Z

    Cirrus Logistics has launched the latest generation of its warehouse layout software. The new version has factored in a means to manage the impact of increasing traffic around the warehouse site, taking into account the various factors influencing flows across the site.

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    CAN-BUS tractor popular with ro-ro industry

    2006-12-01T18:27:00Z

    Demand from ro-ro customers has boosted sales of Kalmar''s i-model tractor range.Since the launch of the product in spring this year,more than 50 units have been ordered by customers such as the Port of Gothenburg, Stena Line, Rauma Stevedoring and DFDS Tor Line.

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    China facility to boost Linde output

    2006-12-01T18:27:00Z

    Linde is adding to its existing reachstacker capacity with a facility in China. The factory in Xiamen has been building empty container handlers from Linde kits since 1996, but the company has confirmed to Port Strategy that reachstackers are being added to the production line to meet growing demand. 

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    BMT blueprint for global IT community

    2006-12-01T18:27:00Z

    The establishment of networked port community IT is going to be a key tool in how port users talk to one another in the future, said David Wignall, managing director of BMT''s Ports & Logistics Division.

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    Behind the scenes standardisation success

    2006-12-01T18:27:00Z

    One organisation that does not receive enough credit for the valuable work it does for the ports industry is the SMDG group, a non-profit foundation, which aims to further the development of one single language for electronic data interchange (EDI) messages around the world. 

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    Halcrow adds to port finance tools

    2006-12-01T18:27:00Z

    Consultant Halcrow has completed trials of its Port Finance Model, and is offering it as an aid for assisting with increasing private sector investment in port developments. Said the consultant:

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    Ports simulator removes operational uncertainty

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Flexsim Software Products has released a 3D discrete-event simulation softwaretool to model and simulate container port and terminal operations.  

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    Innovative sediment remediation technology

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    An innovative treatment solution for contaminated sediment has been developed by Virotec Europe in the UK, which believes that the problems associated with contaminated sediment - including acidity and heavy metals - can be effectively decontaminated in the long-term using the company''s ViroSoil technology.  

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    Illuminating ideas for ports

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Lighting specialist Chalmit Lighting has developed a new emergency wall/ bulkhead light for application in extreme environments.  

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    Strong growth for Netherlance

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    A new solution developed by Dutch developer Netherlance (a division of Meeusen Industry & Marine Services BV), has transformed the Thermic or Thermal Lance into an instrument that can work with millimetre precision.  

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    Fraser relieves pressure of cleaning

    2006-10-01T18:27:00Z

    Fraser Pump has unveiled a low pressure jet machine for cleaning and preparing surfaces up to 10m below water.

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    HART beats competition to meet security standards

    2006-10-01T18:27:00Z

    Global risk management consultancy HART Security has developed the first corporate security management system to gain the new security standard for supply chains ISO/PAS 28000:2005, which was introduced last year.  

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    BCT opts for Tideworks technology

    2006-10-01T18:27:00Z

    Poland''s Baltic Container Terminal has contracted Tideworks Technology to provide professional IT services and terminal operations systems for managing cargo activities at the facility.