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NewsShow me the MONEY
In the first of two articles Gustaaf de Monie considers what pricing principles landlord ports should adopt in an economic and structural environment that has changed dramatically for them.
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NewsAIS Boosts VTS Effectiveness
Paul Eastaugh analyses the pros and cons of AIS in the context of growing VTS utilisation.
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Kalmar's new Smartpath
Kalmar has introduced a new generation of Smartpath, its container position verification system originally developed for straddle carriers. The company claims the technology can now be adapted for implementation on a range of handling equipment helping operators to improve productivity and cost-efficiency.
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El Ferrol to host major coal terminal
Spanish power generating company Endesa Generacion has ratified an agreement with the port authority of El Ferrol in northwest Spain to build a major coal importing terminal on a 106,000 sq m site in the outer harbour development zone. It has also guaranteed a minimum annual cargo of 3.5m tonnes ...
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Acajutla doubles throughput
Following 12 months of upgrading work El Salvador''s main box terminal at the port of Acajutla forecasts throughput rising to 50,000TEU in 2003 compared to 41,000TEU the year before and just 12,000TEU in 2001. The traffic increase is the result of the introduction of a private operator raising productivity from ...
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TTS trailer trestles promise manpower savings
Gothenburg-based TTS Ships Equipment, the ro-ro access equipment developer, has unveiled a new design of ro-ro trailer trestle with a built in cargo-lashing system.
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ISPS guide published
A new guide providing a useful insight into the complexities of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code which enters into force on 1 July 2004, has been published.
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Former commandos unite for ISPS deadline
A company specialising in training company and ship security officers in compliance with the ISPS Code has been formed by two maritime security specialists with nearly 50 years merchant navy and Special Forces experience between them.
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Oakland Maersk and Evergreen Negotiations
The Port of Oakland is in discussion with two leading liner operators regarding the enlargement of their respective terminal facilities.
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NewsEC goes further on security
The European Commission is to introduce anti-terrorism legislation that goes further than the agreements made within the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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NewsClock ticking at Halterm
The first quarter results reported by Halterm, one of the two Halifax container terminal operators, show a goodwill write down of C$56m and tell the story of dark days ahead for the embattled terminal operator.
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First USWC LNG Terminal
The Port of Long Beach, USA has cleared the way for the development of a US$400m liquefied natural gas terminal (LNG) on Terminal Island, the first facility of its kind to be built on the US West Coast.
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NewsScale technology people
Dredging capability review: it' s all about size, technology and the right people, reports David Robinson
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NewsCompetition intensifies FOR BIG PROJECTS
As the competition regime for big projects intensifies, David Robinson examines future dredging schemes and the aims behind them.
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NewsClydeport commits to Hunterston hub environmental study
Clydeport has announced a full environmental study conducted by Halcrow for its proposed international container transhipment terminal at the Hunterston deep-water site on the Clyde.
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Portek to operate Makassar
Singapore-based Portek International has secured a contract from Indonesia''s Pelindo IV to jointly operate a container terminal at Sulawesi''s port of Makassar which handles close to 200,000 TEUs annually.
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NewsHumber Trade Zone key to UK's 'Southern Discomfort'
An international conference to promote shipping, logistics and investment opportunities around the Humber Estuary takes place on 24 June in Hull.
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US$65m Expansion for Kingston
The Caribbean''s premier container transhipment hub, the Port of Kingston, Jamaica, has announced a fourth-phase expansion ahead of its terminal facilities in a move designed to consolidate and expand container business.
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New Box Terminal for Vancouver
The Vancouver Port Authority has announced that it expects to begin construction of a new $800m container terminal at Roberts Bank by 2007.
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OnePort to Enhance Hong Kong's Competitiveness
Major Hong Kong terminal operators Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), Modern Terminals Limited and COSCO-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong) Limited have formed a new joint venture company, OnePort, that will provide an open, secure and neutral platform for electronic information exchange between all port users.
