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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Balancing economic growth with ecological concerns is never easy - this is the challenge discussed by Broward County Port Everglades Department staff, approximately 60 Broward County residents and environmental experts, looking to…

1st April 2006

Everglades eco plans

1st April 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

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…

1st April 2006

Autostore for PD Ports new Hull terminal

1st April 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

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.

1st April 2006

APS wins quay crane OCR contract

1st April 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

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…

1st April 2006

CVS Ferrari delivery to Britanny

1st April 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Adsteams Thames and Medway operation has taken delivery of two new Damen 24/11 tugs.

1st April 2006

Adsteam adds two

1st April 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Banten, northwest Java port is being developed as an alternative to Tanjung Priok restricted by the Indonesian capital surrounding it. According to the Israel Ports Development & Assets Co, a private…

1st March 2006

ASHDOD

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Fourteen bidders have submitted tenders for the development of Chennai port.

1st March 2006

Bidding for a strategic vision

1st March 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM Terminals is to spend € 48m this year on new equipment for its Algeciras container terminal. The Argentinean manufacturer IMPSA will supply three super post-Panamax gantry cranes for delivery in July,…

1st March 2006

APM to boost Algeciras box lifting capability?

1st March 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

1,350m of quay will be dredged to 16m alongside, and an approach channel dredged to 14.5m. An additional 13 ship-to-shore gantry cranes will bring the total number in operation at the port…

1st March 2006

Amsterdam Ceres Paragon Termina

1st March 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Brazilian port of Imbituba has seen the commencement of direly-needed expansion work intended to up capacity from 150,000 to 400,000 TEUs per annum.

1st March 2006

Brazilian port of Imbituba

1st March 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

This will be located close to the mouth of the Panama Canal, adjacent to the former US Howard airbase.The Autonomous Corporation of Rio Grande de la Magdalena had approved a total of…

1st March 2006

BARRANQUILLA

1st March 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

As a result, two government departments have been asked to look into anomalies amounting to US$3.8m. At the end of February, Arizona University will present to Mexico's Integral Ports Administration (API) the…

1st March 2006

GUAYMAS

1st March 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Having already been delayed by a year, the construction of new container terminals at Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia are facing further setbacks due to ongoing environmental reviews.

1st March 2006

BRITISH COLUMBIA

1st March 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

CVS Ferarri is to supply 34 TT2516VA terminal tractors to APMT at Algeciras.

1st March 2006

CVS Ferarri

1st March 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Daniel C. Negron, vice president in the US for Thomas Miller, managers of the TT Club, offers some tips on dealing with the handling problems presented by breakbulk cargoes.

1st January 2006

Bags of Concern

1st January 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The current boom in port development is creating record demand for new RTGs and they are getting bigger, smarter and greener, writes Benedict Young.

1st January 2006

Bigger, Smarter, Greener

1st January 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Would you purchase a vehicle that provided marginally better performance or was marginally less expensive than conventional vehicles, but had only one supplier on the planet for replacement parts? Where even basic…

1st January 2006

Beware of getting locked in

1st January 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Leading architect, Renzo Piano's plan involves the relocation of the airport to a new manmade island and the conversion of the old site into a new container terminal.Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has…

1st January 2006

BARCELONA

1st January 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The worlds first fully automated straddle carrier (AutoStrad) system started large-scale operations in Patrick Corporations Fisherman Islands facility in Brisbane when Berths 7, 8, and 9 officially opened for business in December.

1st January 2006

AutoStrad terminal enters new period

1st January 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Argentinas leading terminals have been forced to invest in post-Panamax gantry cranes by carriers whose larger ships are putting pressure on South Americas east coast to meet their needs.

1st December 2005

Argentina invests to handle giants

1st December 2005