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NewsSomething to aim for
When goals are clearly defined at the beginning, it is relatively easy to work towards them, says John Lund, sales manager of Finland's Visy.
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NewsGate Systems
Operators shopping for a new gate management system must take time to consider the unique needs of their port or terminal. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSimple identification is now old hat
Where gate systems in the past were limited to identification only, today''s systems require container and truck optical character recognition (OCR), IMO label detection, video files, voice over IP, biometric identification of driver, damage inspection of the container, seal integrity - and so on, says Hi-Tech Solutions Phil Elovic.
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Optimising
Proper integration and clear advance planning are key factors for ports looking to install automated gate systems, says Phil Elovic, chief executive of optical character recognition (OCR) specialist Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS).
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NewsBarloworld expands
Five new ''big'' truck designs have been launched by manufacturer Hyster, consisting of three new heavy forklift (FLT) trucks and two new container handlers.
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NewsLegislation clears Melbourne for dredging
The Victorian Government has moved to clear a legislative path for dredging to begin in the Port of Melbourne.
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NewsBreakbulk is king at Tacoma
While most eyes are on the explosion in container growth buoying ports around the world, the US port of Tacoma is singing the praises of its non-containerised exports.
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Barloworld Christmas gift
Lift truck hire specialist Barloworld Handling is preparing for a rush of orders to supplement carrgo handling fleets for the Christmas rush.
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NewsColombo being swamped by containers
The Sri Lankan Port of Colombo desperately needs to move to 24-hour operation on a permanent basis to bring levels of efficiency up to its hub port status, claims the national exporters association.
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Northland land sale
A 177-hectare block of land adjacent to the Marsden Point port complex has been put on the market to attract complementary businesses. Northland Port Corporation also plans to lease back 60 hectares of the land for 35 years.
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NewsLiverpool pioneers green canal shuttle
UK supermarket chain Tesco has made use of the England''s extensive canal network to transport supplies from the Port of Liverpool to Manchester.
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Liebherr handover
Port equipment manufacturer Liebherr has handed over a new mobile harbour crane to the Port of Tanjung Perak, the second largest port in Indonesia.
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DP World active in Malaysia
DP World and the MMC Berhad Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop 9.125m sq m of land in South Johor, Malaysia. This will be used to develop a $5bn maritime centre.
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Re-structuring of maritime bodies in Ecuador
Ecuador''s General Directorate of the Merchant Marine (Digmer) has been renamed the National Aquatic Spaces Organisation (Dirnea).
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Port-Net II on the cards
Participants in European ports initiative Port-Net have called for a "more practical" second programme as the first draws to a close.
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Humber ports top UK ranking
The UK's Humber Ports can lay claim to the greatest share of UK world tonnage, beating all other UK ports complexes, according to the government's UK Maritime Statistics 2006.
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NewsChinese lines eye Sines
Increased Chinese imports are making operations at Portugal's only deep-water port of Sines ever more viable, claims concessionaire PSA.
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CMH active in Zhanjiang
Hong Kong-based China Merchants Holdings (CMH) has reached an agreement with the municipality of Zhanjiang to transform Zhanjiang Port Group into a private company, Zhanjiang Port (Group) Co Ltd, with a capital of $479m. CMH is paying $215m for a 45% stake in the joint-venture.
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NewsNZ news snippets
Port of Tauranga has called for Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) to disclose the independent report it commissioned on the Auckland-Tauranga port merger proposal.
