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NewsNamPort secures US loan
Walvis Bay: another aspiring hubThere are inherent difficulties with the bid which requires certain conditions that the Indonesian government might find difficult to approve.The United States Trade and Development Agency has awarded Namibian Ports Authority (NamPort) a grant of $400,000 for port development and expansion projects. NamPort is trying to ...
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NewsWildlife habitat preserved in Tacoma
Expansion of facilities at Tacoma may be creating thousands of jobs, but it is also benefiting wildlife.
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NewsEverglades eco plans
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 generate ideas about how the South Florida port can further its environmental stewardship. Participants in the Environmental Workshop ...
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NewsOperator sought for Cape Fear River
North Carolina State Ports Authority is seeking one or possibly two companies interested in building a new container terminal on Cape Fear River in Brunswick County.
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No shortage of interest in P&O
Following the political outcry in Washington over P& O''s change of ownership to Dubai''s DP World, both trade and private equity buyers have already expressed interest in P& O''s US port assets that are once more up for grabs. Some industry sources put the likely value of the company at ...
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NewsThe greening of Long Beach
Long Beach is to see changes for the better in an environmental sense in the years to come.
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SMART TAGS FOR MANZANILLO
The Port of Long Beach 2006-2016 Strategic Plan has been unveiled, focusing on Environmental Stewardship as well as six other key areas.Manzanillo Port Authority in Mexico is to implement a programme that will reduce the time it takes to locate a container in any part of the terminal. The aim ...
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Suape seeks alternative investment
Suape is seeking alternative investment sources over and above those allocated to it by the government which are often difficult to access.
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SECURITY CONCERNS REJECTED
The US Coast Guard has rejected a claim by politicians that it had raised " concerns" about DP World''s potential support for terrorism.
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LA/LONG BEACH
Long Beach and Los Angeles are working together to reduce congestion. The two giants have finally settled a squabble that threatened to undermine an innovative plan to speed up cargo moving through the two gateways. The free time allowed for containers has been reduced from five to four days. The ...
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NewsModelling for safer solutions
Mooring ships can be dangerous. Every year thousands of terminal and ship staff are injured in mooring line accidents, and in some cases, the accidents can be fatal. David Foxwell reports on the risks and how to mitigate them.
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NewsTruck crime: the good news
Now the TT Club''s TT Talk is always an interesting read. From a recent edition comes this statistical gem: " Good news reaches us from the United States where reader Alan Spear, reports that there has been a remarkable reduction in cargo crime, mainly as an indirect consequence of some ...
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NewsPort bid advisor appointed
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has appointed independent advisor Crighton Anderson Corporate Finance to evaluate the bid of Christchurch City Holdings (CCH) to acquire the 31% shareholding it does not own. The LPC board is awaiting that report before making a recommendation on the US$1.34 per share bid, but industry ...
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NEW CRANES AT TWO PORTS
Port Otago is predicting a 15-20% improvement in vessel-handling productivity from its recently-arrived ZPMC ship-to-shore crane.
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Rosslare Europort gets upgrade
Consultants Royal Haskoning recently became involved in an upgrade project at the Irish port of Rosslare. The project addressed the repair of berths 1 and 2 at Rosslare Europort where the pier is 260m long and was built in the 1950s using two parallel walls of concrete blockwork founded on ...
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NewsFlexible friends
Felicity Landon finds out why these flexible friends have so much to offer to small and medium-sized ports.
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Bespoke tailoring
This year Gottwald officially launches its new Crane Generation 5 range, which it says has been designed in response to the specific requirements of terminal operators, stevedoring companies and shipping companies, and are higher, more powerful and faster.
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NewsDouble deal for consultants
Royal Haskoning, the engineering, architecture and environmental consultancy, describes its experiences working on two projects for the Yemeni government''s investment arm.
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NewsMultilift: for and against
Terminals pursuing growth want to maximise the productivity of every lift cycle. That is why the trend is towards twin-lifts from ship-to-shore and twin-lifts on the yard, says Bromma. But does it necessarily follow that a universal rush to multilift spreaders is justified? Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsGetting it right
The TT Club explains how the right policy can lead to greater operational efficiency - and better terms from your insurer.
