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    ASHDOD STRIKES PUT OFF USERS

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Despite having signed contract agreements to the contrary, employees at Israel''s port of Ashdod have come out on strike twice so far this year.

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    Gwadar seaport to open in June

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Work has already begun on the $24 million third phase programme; phase one cost $30 million and phase two $17 million.Pakistan has revealed that its new Gwadar deep seaport should become operational in June. There are already in place facilities for handling containers, general cargo and dry bulk. The port, ...

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    ..BOT BOX SCHEME

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Qasim has also issued a call for expressions of interest to build a second container terminal on a BOT basis.

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    Savannah growth

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The Port of Savannah handled 173,415TEU in the month of April 2006, a 12.7 per cent increase over the same period last year.

  • Cartagena - new quay, cranes and yard equipment are planned
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    Cartagena seeking regional hub status

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The Colombian port of Cartagena handled 549,860TEU last year and is anticipating growth in 2006 of more than 150,000 additional containers. This is due to the arrival, in March, of a new Asia-Caribbean service operated by Maersk with 5,000TEU vessels.

  • Santos set to build box capacity
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    Santos develops huge expansion programme . . .

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Santos Port Authority (Codesp) is to develop a major new operating area at Barnabe Bagre as a public-private partnership in tandem with the Federal Government. This will expand this particular zone of the port to 6 million square metres incorporating no fewer than 50 berths.

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    . . . and operators add equipment

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The main container terminals at the port of Santos intend to increase their productivity this year through the purchase of new cranes financed through tax breaks made available by the government.

  • The reaction of the client base to the recent round of consolidation in the international terminal operating sector will be the acid test ICTSIs Suape Terminal in Brazil - ICTSI remains one of the few true independents
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    Is there an Independent in the room?

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Who are you really getting into bed with in the new age of the non-independent terminal operator?

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    PSA BOND ISSUE

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Part of the Port of Singapore Authority''s recent purchase of a stake in Hutchison Ports (see International Terminal Operator story this issue) is to be financed by an offshore bond.

  • Tilbury - a tailormade solution for Stora Enso from vessel discharge to warehousing and despatch The Enterprise Distribution Centre in the background Inside the warehouse - supply chain strategy dominates
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    Paper Mate

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The deployment of supply chain expertise in the set-up and operation of the Port of Tilbury''s Enterprise Distribution Centre has proved a decisive factor in its success

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    Reach stackers: six big questions

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Steve Cameron put six critical questions to reach stacker producers and users. The answers supplied offer major assistance to identifying the right machine at the right price

  • Sea Vision is a positive initiative in the employment market - here Commodore Bob Thornton, Royal Fleet Auxiliary with Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports at the opening of Sea Vision Power Time to break out of the silo mentality
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    Career transitions: an agenda

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Steve Cameron* argues that the maritime employment market will benefit from greater facilitation of personnel movements between sectors 45Anyone who reads the maritime press on a regular basis will have heard the concerns voiced by employers that the maritime sector is not attracting sufficient numbers of high calibre people required ...

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    Scale Returns

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Since last reporting, your columnist has been to Colombo, to take part in a Conference organized by Ceylon Association of Ship Agents (CASA) and to hear the news of this island which always seems to perching on the brink of something much better. The shipping industry in Sri Lanka is ...

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    VTS confirmed for Saudi

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Kongsberg Norcontrol IT and its partner, National Advanced Systems Company (NASCO), have won a contract to supply Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), AIS Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) and high performance radar systems for eight ports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  • Lyttelton Port of Christchurch is the first facility to employ the new Navis SPARCS N4 management system
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    Lyttelton Port pioneers SPARCS N4

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • TripLock device being fitted at Sterling Corporate Relocation in the UK
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    Triplock Tracking Technology

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Liebherr has formally opened its new Rostock manufacturing plant for cargo handling equipment
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    Factory opens and..

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The following interesting " ditty" was highlighted in the TT Club''s newsletter - it adds a new dimension to air travel!