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MAERSK PULLS OUT OF MANZANILLO..
Maersk Sealand has officially pulled out of Manzanillo, instead transferring its regional box traffic to Lazaro Cardenas which currently receives calls also from APL and CP Ships.
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ZPMCs for Evergreen at Tacoma
Four new ZPMC quay cranes have been delivered to the Pierce County Terminal at Tacoma, with a fifth to arrive shortly. The cranes arrived fully assembled by one of ZPMC' s own heavy lift vessels.
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Suape's capacity to double
Tecon Suape, S.A. (TSSA), ICTSI' s Brazilian unit operating Suape Container Terminal (SCT) in Pernambuco, has ordered two new post-Panamax quay cranes and to RTGs from ZPMC.
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NewsCARNIVAL TIME SQUEEZES PORT CAPACITY
Rainbow Nelson reports from Brazil on the country''s prodigious agribulk and iron ore expansion.
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NewsCONGESTION RELIEF FINALLY IN SIGHT AT LE HAVRE
Alex Hughes finds France''s Atlantic seaboard ports carving strategic niches for themselves around the monolithic presence of Le Havre.
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INDUSTRY'S PROFILE NOT WHERE IT SHOULD BE
" If we don''t raise the flag nothing will happen, " insists Appleton. " Our industry hasn''t so far adequately drawn attention to the question of port capacity, and other important issues. The industry''s profile isn''t where it should be in the public domain. From what I''ve seen, media attention ...
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NewsNICHE PORTS MORE FEEDERS AND BETTER DIALOGUE
Are European ports and terminal operators doing enough to meet the burgeoning demand for berth capacity created by the China trade boom and the increase in container traffic to which it is contributing?
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LET'S TALK
In the BBC Radio 4''s Something Understood programme, Sir Mark Tully examines some of the larger questions of life by taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through the thoughts, ideas and works of the great thinkers, theologians, poets and composers. It brings in examples from Eastern philosophy as well ...
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NewsCONSULTATION LOOMS SO WHERE ARE WE HEADING?
Nick Elliott reports on the divergence of views that has emerged over the European Commission''s Motorways of the Sea initiative.
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NewsTHE SPOTLIGHT IS ON THE PRIVATISATION PROCESS
Why is the Nigerian port concessioning process so important for Africa? Because whatever the outcome, its success or failure will affect the international market''s perception of privatisation projects in Africa in general. Furthermore, it will provide a benchmark that will influence Nigeria''s own future privatisation process. Steve Cameron reports on ...
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NewsTHE CAPPUCCINO CONUNDRUM
Melbourne''s Pier 35 with its nautical architecture housing a restaurant, retail and office accommodation, provides visual interest to the city''s waterfront scene. Commercial port operations meet the cafe crowd and yachting fraternity downstream of the emerging high-rise apartment precinct at Docklands, a phenomenon termed the " Cappuccinoisation" of Australia''s port ...
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NewsTHE SHARP END
Prolific innovation is helping to maintain strong competition between spreader manufacturers. Benedict Young explores the latest product developments which promise to enhance terminal operations.
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NewsNUDGING OUT THE ROAD TRUCK
Terminal tractors are consolidating their position as the logical choice for moving boxes and trailers around, edging the clumsier road truck out - particularly nowadays in Asia - and showing no great concern over the potential threat from alternative machines. In its march towards supremacy however, significant advances are also ...
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NewsNew training centre launched
Skills South Training and Resources (STR) has been launched to provide specialist training including forklift, crane, stowing and driving, to companies in the UK. STR aims to become the UK''s leading training and resource company in its field within two years on the back of significant investment by the company''s ...
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NewsLoyola's last stand
EC Commissioner Loyola de Palacio: one last tryTraining can be conducted at a customer's premises utilising the company's plant and office space or at STR's headquarters using dedicated training rooms and plant at Southampton docks.Outgoing European transport commissioner, Loyola de Palacio is attempting to reintroduce the notion of cargo self-handling ...
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Labour shortages cause logjams in LA/LB
The surge in trade coupled with a shortage of longshore and Union Pacific Railroad workers continued to slow vessel and cargo traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
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NewsCARRIER-STEVEDORE PARTNERSHIPS MARK INDUSTRY GROWTH
Drewry Shipping Consultants has released its latest port sector report, " Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators 2004" . The most significant effect on the league of global operators, according to Drewry, has been the increase in carrier-stevedore partnership arrangements.
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NewsBMT helps plan world's biggest coal port
Plans for the expansion of the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal in Queensland, to make it the world' s largest coal port, have been produced with the help of BMT Maritime Consultants, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology (BMT).
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AUSTRALIANS UP SECURITY SPEND
The Australian government will spend a further US$71.08m on expanding its existing CCTV network at national ports. At present, some 32 ports have CCTV coverage.
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NewsDO-IT-YOURSELF OR OUTSOURCE?
Should ports with a continuous need for maintenance dredging automatically outsource the work to a contractor? At what point does the do-it-yourself solution make sense? Alex Hughes investigates.
