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Brazil to shift agricultural exports to northeast
The main strategy adopted by the Brazilian transport ministry as a means of easing bottlenecks at ports in the south and southeast of the country is to shift agricultural exports from the centre and west of the country to ports in the northeast.
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DREDGING FIASCO AT BARRANQUILLA
After having spent approximately US$1.5m over eight years on studies to justify dredging to 40 feet the access channel at the port of Barranquilla, it now seems that the Colombian government is to restrict work to allow a draught of just 36 feet.
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TUBARAO'S CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
The growth is expected to continue over the next ten years as the port follows through on plans designed to secure future volumes. These include the purchase of 119 acres on the eastern end of the Port Jersey peninsula for the potential redevelopment of new cargo container space, the development ...
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NewsItalian investors
The growth is expected to continue over the next ten years as the port follows through on plans designed to secure future volumes. These include the purchase of 119 acres on the eastern end of the Port Jersey peninsula for the potential redevelopment of new cargo container space, the development ...
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UNDERSTAND IT EMBRACE IT
As the demands of their customers and the expectations of their owners have changed, ports throughout the world have undergone profound structural change.
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NewsAuckland commences major development
Ports of Auckland has commenced a US$39m project to both extend the Axis Fergusson container terminal to handle future volume and deepen Rangitoto Channel to widen the tidal window for larger containerships.
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NewsPorts breath sigh of relief
New Zealand port companies will retain title to reclaimed land required for infrastructure development through the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act introduced last week.
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NewsLIFE CYCLE COSTS DRIVE INVESTMENT DECISIONS
Alex Hughes talks to two of New Zealand''s leading forest products companies about their approach to equipment procurement, performance and ROI considerations.
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OPERATIONAL/STRATEGIC BENEFITS FACTORED INTO ROI
Pan Pac''s fibre supply manager Phil Hardie notes that the initial ROI on equipment purchases was calculated on the basis of both the overall price and previous exchange rate movements, although investment was expected to be recouped within ten years.
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RELIABILITY AND SPEED
To draw a range of opinion on this topic PS invited the comments of one German and two American specialist engineers.
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NewsTHE PRODUCTIVITY GIVE THE CUSTOMER HE REQUIRES
Motorized cable reels provide the crane with the ability to deliver faster spreader bar hoisting speeds. The cable reel system can be made to have properly sized motors that enable the spreader bar cables to be coiled onto or off a reel at the same speeds as the hoisting system ...
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NewsINVESTMENT IN QUALITY PAYS OFF
Gantry motion reels have not changed much in the last few years so I will focus primarily on trolley mounted cable reels servicing the trolley to headblock/spreader electrical connections.
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NewsARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?
Ergonomics: the science of fitting the workplace to the worker, not the worker to the workplace. Nick Elliott looks at how to make the crane operator''s life more comfortable and improve performance in the process.
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DO TERMINAL OPERATORS KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY ARE PAYING FOR THEIR LIGHTING?
While operational factors obviously dictate the distribution of lighting within a terminal, do operators have a clear idea of exactly how much their bills come to?
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NewsAN TOPIC ILLUMINATING
The way we light ports and terminals has become something of an issue in recent years as public enquiries linked to new port construction have sought to curb what is seen as unwanted additional illumination of the night-time sky. Furthermore, with operational margins under pressure, operators are seeking ways of ...
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NewsA TALE OF TWO TERMINALS
Alex Hughes reports on how Karachi''s two rival container terminals are gearing up for further capacity and volume growth.
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NewsBIG CRANE BONANZA
The global demand for outsized ship-to-shore container gantry cranes is still growing apace, with another record delivery due in 2004 and substantial orders already placed for 2005 completion. Andrew Foxcroft reports.
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LRIT - FOR EXISTING EQUIPMENT BY 2006
Kim Fisher, Head of Navigation & Communications at the Maritime & Coast Guard Agency (MCA) says LRIT has been under discussion at the IMO for some time as part of an ongoing review of security requirements under the ISPS Code.
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NewsFROM QUAY TO QUAY LRIT ADDS NEW LAYERS TO PORT SECURITY
With Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS) and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) already playing an increasingly important role in port security, Long Range International Tracking (LRIT) of vessel movements could provide an additional layer of security, from well outside the confines of a port. David Foxwell investigates.
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NewsSupreme Court extends liability limitation inland
A recent case involving the Norfolk Southern Railway and no less than the US Supreme Court has struck a blow in favour of the maritime way - thereby benefiting terminal operators - by ruling on the validity of a Himalaya Clause for an inland carrier. Here an Australian manufacturer shipped ...
