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NewsLyttelton Port pioneers SPARCS N4
New Zealand''s Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has become the first port in the world to go live with the new Navis container management system SPARCS N4.
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PACECO-MES FLEXES MUSCLE IN THE USA
Paceco-MES has signed a contract with TraPac, Inc. (USA) for the supply of new super post-Panamax quayside cranes and RTGs destined for service in various terminals in the US.
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..Bega signs-up
During the official opening ceremony for the new Liebherr factory, BEGA Baltic Stevedoring company signed a contract with the company for a crane to handle bulk commodities at its terminals in Klaipeda.
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NewsTriplock Tracking Technology
Using the latest wireless telematics technology, the Overseas Shippers Association (OSA) is taking part in trials to track containers using a device called TripLock. TripLock is supplied by Aeromark, a UK based telematics company, and has the ability to position a container anywhere within the mobile phone network and send ...
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NewsFactory opens and..
On 12 May, in an official opening ceremony, the Liebherr Group opened its new works in Rostock for maritime cargo handling equipment. The LiebherrMCCtec Rostock GmbH production plant, erected on a site measuring 226,000 square metres in the port of Rostock, includes two production halls and an administration block together ...
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Stub dark dealings
The following interesting " ditty" was highlighted in the TT Club''s newsletter - it adds a new dimension to air travel!
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KONECRANES INC SHARE PURCHASE
HMM Acquisition Corp. , a wholly owned Konecranes Inc. subsidiary, has increased its shareholding from 59.2% to 74.5% in MMH Holdings, Inc. , the owner of US based Morris Materials Handling, Inc.
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NewsIn-house or outsourced?
When it comes to towage and workboat operations, there is a case to be made for either route. Felicity Landon reports.
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Stick to your core activities
VT Halmatic is reporting increasing interest from ports in its fleet contract hire scheme in which it will provide workboats, maintenance and service, agree a replacement schedule, and even source crews.
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DV HOWELLS SOLD OFF
On delivery, South Africa Port Operations will have a total of 19 Liebherr ship-to-shore cranes in operation at its facilities. Milford Haven Port Authority has sold its subsidiary, DV Howells, to Braemar Seascope. The 30 employees will transfer with the business. The firm's remit is to create a business from ...
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Autostore for PD Ports' new Hull terminal
Central Systems & Automation'' AUTOSTORE has been selected by PD Ports to run container movements in and out of Hull Container Terminal (HCT). The 17acre site handles over 250,000TEUs each year and turns over around £ 6m annually.
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..AND NORTH CAROLINA FOR EMBARCADERO
Embarcadero is to provide the North Carolina Ports with a new terminal operating system. ESC will install container terminal operating systems in Wilmington, Charlotte and Greensboro. Morehead City and Wilmington will have new breakbulk systems.
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Kalmar to expand its service business in the Americas
Kalmar is to acquire the business of East Coast Cranes and Electrical Contracting Incorporated (ECC), a US company specialising in crane construction services and maintenance in ports. The acquisition boosts Kalmar''s service growth in the US and also creates a stronger platform for the company to develop its port crane ...
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NewsCardiff academic helps develop port relations
A Cardiff University management expert is helping to improve and develop labour relations in major ports around the world. Peter Turnbull, professor of Human Resources at Cardiff Business School, has written a new publication for the International Labour Organisation (ILO), ''Social Dialogue in the process of structural adjustment and private ...
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QUIETER WATERS FOR LONDON'S RIVER
Halyard Marine has helped achieve lower noise levels on the Thames with a new exhaust system fitted to a Port of London Authority (PLA) survey vessel. The PLA is responsible for surveying the riverbed and shoreline for 90 miles of the tidal River Thames. At its latest refit, the largest ...
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NewsKalmar's E-One RTGs for Botany Bay
Kalmar has received an order from P& O Ports Australia for six all-electric E-One RTGs - three 8+1 wide and 1-over-5 high units for its Port Botany Container Terminal in Sydney and three 6+1 wide and 1-over-5 high for its Fremantle Terminal.
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APS wins quay crane OCR contract
APS Technology Group (APS), provider of technology systems that identify and track containerised cargo, is to install Crane OCR systems for APM Terminals'' (APMT) Pier 400 facility in Los Angeles.
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NewsCVS Ferrari delivery to Britanny
CVS Ferrari has delivered three F277.5 reachstackers to a big terminal in Britanny. The F277.5 is able to lift 45 tons in the first row and 25 tons in the second offering a good combination of weight and engine power, manoeuvrability and light ground pressure.
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NewsMafi trailers for MSC Valencia
Mafi has received an order for 32 of its new MT 25 YT terminal tractor from MSC Terminal in Valencia. The new terminal is under construction and the first containership is scheduled for September. The order is split into 26 MT 25 YTs with the latest Cummins engine QSB 5.9 ...
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MADAGASCAR TERMINAL PLUMPS FOR NAVIS?
Once deployed, the system will automatically confirm the container load/discharge movements on each of the 14 ship-to-shore cranes in operation.Navis will replace the inhouse terminal operating system (TOS) at ICTSI's Madagascar International Container with its SPARCS TOS that, claims Navis, already handles more than 25% of the world's container volumes.
