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NewsGame plan (please delete earlier version)
As new computer hardware and software technologies evolve, crane and material handling equipment simulators will continue to get more realistic, says Clyde Stauffer, vice-president of US-based GlobalSim. "We take major advantage of a lot of the technologies developed for the computer games industry. Specifically, as image generation hardware increases in ...
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NewsAnswering the 'what if' question
In training situations or in feasibility studies, simulators can provide answers to the "what if?" question. Felicity Landon reports on the latest trends
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Russians invest in Finland
Russian transport company Severstraltrans has bought a 50% stake in Finnish container terminal operator Multi-Link Terminals and Container Depot from Finland''s Container Finance Group.
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NewsBabcock & Brown continues acquisitions spree
The Australian company Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has acquired a 43% stake in the Belgian Westerlund Group, which has offices in the ports of Antwerp, Rouen, Marseille, Tilbury and the Chinese city of Changshu.
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NewsJICT container expansion continues
Hutchison Port Holdings is continuing to expand its Jakarta operation to meet the demands of customers such as APL, Maersk and CMA/CGM.
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NewsSmaller box terminal at Savona
The proposed Vago Ligure container terminal at the port of Savona being promoted by APM Terminals is to be "re-sized". The blow to APM comes after the proposal was referred by local authorities to Italy''s Environment Ministry.
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NewsHPH raises curtain on Mexican facility
HPH has officially opened its $244m facility at the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico.
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Lightening strike slows RBCT
It took Africa''s Richard Bay Coal Terminal two weeks to return to normal operations following a lightning strike at the end of last year.
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NewsChittagong ups fines on reefers
As a congestion-busting exercise, Chittagong Port authority has increased penalty rates fourfold for reefer containers remaining within the port for more than four days. The previous $9 a day charge has risen to $36.
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Green light for Ferrol phase II development
Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority has approved the second phase construction of its outer harbour extension.
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Chiapas ups storage capacity
The Mexican port of Chiapas has almost completed construction of a $2.83m container storage facility, which is due to open by the end of January 2008. There will be 750 slots for empty containers and 84 for reefer boxes in the 2,000 sq m facility.
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Legal challenge to quotas at Newcastle
Small mining companies in Australia are expected to challenge Newcastle port''s decision to allocate 2008 export capacity based on rail transport contracts. This follows the inability by all parties concerned to agree to a capacity system.
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Barry Parker- Opinion Piece
The tumult in worldwide financial markets has been a headline-grabber in recent weeks, with shares of listed shipping companies joining in the ebbing tide of "systemic risk".
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NewsMotorways of the Sea
The pained first steps of a European Union project to encourage more traffic off the roads has so far failed to impress. Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsTransfennica
On September 26, the Dutch shipping line Transfennica inaugurated an MoS service between the Belgian port of Zeebrugge and Bilbao, in Northern Spain. According to operations manager Karel van Zijl, it took about six months of negotiating prior to the launch of the service. This, he explains, was due in ...
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NewsHow to cash in on MoS drive
So what kind of port infrastructure is needed to attract Motorways of the Sea (MoS) services?
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News2008 box trade to grow by 8%
UK analyst, Clarksons Research Services, expects world container traffic will grow by 8% this year in tandem with a 12% rise in handling capacity.
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Ferrovial/Cyes scoop Prat contract
Barcelona Port authority has awarded infrastructure specialists Ferrrovial and Cyes the contract to rebuild the collapsed portion of the new Prat quay.
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NewsPunta Colonet tender to be issued
Mexico's Transport and Communications Secretariat has confirmed it is preparing a tender for construction of a new deep seaport at Punta Colonet in Baja California.
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NewsColombo South contract still on hold
The government of Sri Lanka continues to drag its heels on development of a container terminal at Colombo South port.
