All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 753

  • Gaussin's ATT range is now available with battery, hybrid and automation technology
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    Gaussin extends ATT range

    2013-07-18T18:09:00Z

    Gaussin Manugistique is now offering its container handling Automotive Terminal Trailer (ATT) range of vehicles with battery, hybrid and automation technology.

  • Gaussin's ATT range is now available with battery, hybrid and automation technology
    News

    Gaussin extends ATT range

    2013-07-18T16:57:00Z

    Gaussin Manugistique is now offering its container handling Automotive Terminal Trailer (ATT) range of vehicles with battery, hybrid and automation technology.

  • NPA tariff rates are to remain the same as for the 2012/13. Photo: Coda
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    NPA tariff increase declined

    2013-07-18T16:52:00Z

    Transnet National Ports Authority’s (NPA) recent application for a 5.4% tariff increase has been declined by the Ports Regulator of South Africa.

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    A conference by any other name

    2013-07-18T09:00:00Z

    The shipping industry is a strange thing: it struggles to compete with itself. This is true of both the liner and the bulk sectors where, generally, pricing is an open field for jousting and often leads to bloodshed when prices drop below sustainable levels as we have witnessed on a ...

  • Will ports and rivers get the short end of the stick? Photo: Kofler Jürgen
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    Attention focused on water resources

    2013-07-18T06:08:00Z

    From New York, where the Coast Guard has now signed off on the modifications to the Bayonne Bridge, maritime people turned their eyes south to Washington, DC, as the US Senate approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).

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    POLA honours clean ships

    2013-07-17T17:31:00Z

    A total of 26 shipping and cruise lines have been honoured by the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) for their participation in its Vessel Speed Reduction Programme (VSRP), which aims to cut emissions.

  • APMT's Apapa terminal is getting a US$135m upgrade
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    APMT to upgrade Lagos

    2013-07-17T14:28:00Z

    APM Terminals tells Port Strategy it’s upgrading its terminal at the Port of Lagos in Nigeria to “provide a significant boost to Apapa terminal’s landside capability”.

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    Liebherr order intake

    2013-07-17T12:45:00Z

    Liebherr is increasing its market share in New Zealand with an order for one super post-panamax ship-to-shore crane and four straddle carriers for Port of Lyttelton.

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    Cavotec’s dual mooring solution

    2013-07-17T12:45:00Z

    Port systems specialist Cavotec is to integrate its automated mooring technology with its Alternative Maritime Power electrical supply systems for two ferry berths in western Norway.

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    Brittany’s ‘single window’

    2013-07-17T12:45:00Z

    Software specialist MGI has won a tender to install a single electronic cargo management window for Brittany ports Brest, Lorient and Saint-Malo.

  • One of the highlights in the port of Antwerp’s environmental policy is the ambition to take maximal advantage of its geographical location deep inland, as waterborne transport reduces both transport costs and environmental impact per ton or TEU
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    From Marseille to Antwerp

    2013-07-16T21:30:00Z

    It will be a difficult task to surpass last year’s GreenPort Congress in Marseille. In terms of content, the numerous visitors were offered an extensive overview of sustainable solutions regarding port-related operations and management. But Marseille also demonstrated its plans and assets during those early October days, not to forget ...

  • Because of the worldwide resistance against the transportation of whale meat at both political and social level, Port of Rotterdam Authority urges all companies concerned to stop shipping whale meat via the port of Rotterdam.
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    Rotterdam bans shipping of whale meat

    2013-07-16T20:30:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has requested shipping companies and terminal operators to stop transporting whale meat from Iceland to Japan via Rotterdam.

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    Felixstowe rail link boost

    2013-07-16T16:33:00Z

    The UK east coast port of Felixstowe is to benefit from a £12m (€14.8m) grant from the European Union to be spent on a rail ‘chord’ at Ipswich.

  • Vancouver
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    Metro Vancouver rattles residents

    2013-07-16T16:32:00Z

    Port Metro Vancouver has raised the ire of local residents, politicians and environmentalists with its plans to change and intensify land use. The possibility of increased coal, LNG and oil shipments has been the most divisive.

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    Cyber security threat to US ports

    2013-07-16T16:32:00Z

    Low cyber-security awareness and culture in US port facilities leave the nation’s key hubs vulnerable to crippling cyber attacks, according to a new report.

  • Fuel Sharing Mode will be applied to each MAN 8L5160DF engine
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    MAN engines for LNG carriers

    2013-07-16T16:12:00Z

    MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply its MAN51/60 dual fuel engines for six Chinese LNG carriers owned by a consortium formed by Sinopec Kantons, MOL and Shanghai based CSLNG.

  • NACCO has been rewarded for its green approach to manufacturing
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    NACCO environmental award

    2013-07-16T11:52:00Z

    Netherland’s based NACCO Materials handling group has won a Dutch environmental award for its efforts towards sustainability.

  • The Thorn-D foil fibres create a textured surface to prevent fouling
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    Micanti antifouling foil

    2013-07-15T16:13:00Z

    Dutch antifouling provider, Micanti, has further developed its non toxic antifouling foil, Thorn-D, for the shipping industry, after generating interest at this year''s Seawork Exhibition.

  • The alliance aims to boost investment and export opportunities at both ports
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    Salalah and Virginia join forces

    2013-07-15T15:12:00Z

    The Port of Salalah and Virginia Port Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share information and generate new business.

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    Spanish ports need to cut costs

    2013-07-15T12:10:00Z

    José Llorca, president of Spain''s National Ports Authority, has said that the organisation is looking into ways of modifying legislation to reduce berthing and cargo handling costs.