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  • ICTSI still aims to reach 4% growth this year, despite a 6% drop in the first quarter
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    Midas touch misses Manila

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Lower first quarter throughput figures belie ICTSI''s success outside of the Philippines. Is it time to return to base? Peter Trevalyn investigates

  • The black stuff has got European ports hot under the collar
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    Full steam ahead

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Booming German coal imports are being hotly chased by ports in the know, as mainland Europe powers ahead with generation plant developments. Mike King sees what all the fuss is about

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    Burning desire to win power plant business

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Plans to construct a series of new coal-fired power plants in Dutch ports are creating huge interest among terminal operators.

  • Kalmars DCF 410 has a capacity of 41 tonnes on the spreader; other models in the range can handle 36-45 tonnes
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    Heavy lifters won't over-reach themselves

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Reachstackers may well be the preferred choice for container handling in the European ports market, but heavy duty container handling FLTs continue to be in demand, where the situation suits their use, as David Foxwell explains

  • The two main selling points of second-hand equipment sales are cost reduction and the provision of a quick fix There are various levels of service available within secondhand equipment supply right through from just the core transaction itself t...
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    Look beyond the second-hand stigma

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Experience shows that used equipment can provide an efficient and timely alternative to new units, and the service base is more sophisticated than you might think

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    Is big better?

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Between now and 2010, the container world will be largely augmented by massive ships according to the analyst Drewry. Between now and the end of this decade there are two ships on order designed to carry less than 500 teu. They will join an existing fleet of 138 ships this ...

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    KALMAR TIES UP INDIAN DEAL

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Kalmar Industries is to provide Gateway Terminals India (GTI) with a complete service, including equipment operators, under a five-year deal.

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    BROMMA IN DOUBLE HEADLOCK

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Stockholm-based Bromma Group has introduced a dual-hoist headblock to its Tandem spreader family.

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    ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR CVRD

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Cia Vale do Rio Doce''s (CVRD) new 8,000 tonnes per hour capacity shiploader has been cleared to start operations at Pier III of the Ponta da Madeira Terminal in Sao Luis where it will handle ships up to 200,000 dwt.

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    Crane energy recycling promises fuel and emissions savings

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    A crane energy storage system launched in California promises to save on the consumption of diesel fuel and reduce emissions produced by gantry cranes on wharves and in shipyards.

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    Different approach brings Isoloader success

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    A " total disregard" for the product offering of its competitors has seen Isoloader Australia recently celebrate 30 years in the design and manufacture of container handling machines.

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    SOHAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM CHOSEN

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Isoloader business development manager Eric Ronco said the unique approach had enabled the company to develop products specifically to suit individual client needs.A consortium of Interbeton, Six Construct and Van Oord has been awarded the €195m contract for the construction of quay walls and dredging of phase 3 at Sohar ...

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    Liebherr post-panamaxes in demand

    2006-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Building on its existing client base in New Zealand, Liebherr Container Cranes has commissioned two postpanamax cranes at the Port of Wellington. The Irish supplier has supplied several cranes over the years to New Zealand for ports such as Tauranga and Lyttelton. The new cranes have 43 metres waterside outreach ...

  • David Beckham of England gets to the bottom of the world cup winning formula
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    Thud, Thud, Thud

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    What goes thud, thud, thud? Sound of a small container vessel skating along a quayside in an erratic departure?

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    What do you know about hard numbers?

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the interesting facts about our maritime industry, comprising not only the carriers and the hinterland transportation providers, but also the ports and terminals is that no one really has any reliable hard numbers about what is going on. Strange, isn''t it?

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    Question Time

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK Ports Policy Review Roadshow rolled into London on 25 May and was the focus of some serious attention as well as merriment by industry participants and analysts alike.

  • Liverpools Gladstone Steel Terminal doubles as a traditional port terminal and regional distribution centre The old chill store at Tilbury is now used by LCB as a warehouse and distribution facility
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    Get it where you can

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Experience in the UK demonstrates that ports can pull significant business that never actually goes over their quays. Felicity Landon reports When is a port not a port? When it is a multimodal hub or a distribution centre? Or a reception, unpacking, repacking, storage, labelling and barcoding facility? While most ...

  • Li Shenglin
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    Chinese container clusters planned

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The Chinese Communications Minister Li Shenglin has revealed the government has a policy aimed at creating two new port ''clusters'' to add to the three existing ones centred on Shanghai, Shenzhen and Tianjin.

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    ZAMBIA TO GET NAMIBIAN DRY PORT

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is to provide funding for a study to determine the location of a dry port in Namibia, which can be used by ...

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    DAR CALL

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. The Government of Tanzania has called for expressions of interest in the operation of a seven-berth general cargo terminal in the Port of Dar es Salaam. Each of the seven ...