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NewsBaltic ports in green collaboration
Three Finnish TEN-T core ports are working in collaboration with Ports of Stockholm and Viking Line to invest €8,100,000 in measures to reduce the environmental impact from shipping in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsShiploading systems for the grain industry
Dust problems can occur at every transfer point from one conveyor to the other. The height difference is a key factor, writes Tomas Kisslinger at Neuero.
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NewsLooking towards the hinterland
An inland port may be defined as a strategic, multimodal node that includes at least a ship or barge terminal with connection to other ports before reaching oceanic trade, writes Xavier Seguí, Master in Chemical Engineering, Martí Puig, PhD candidate and Dr Rosa Mari Darbra, associate professor, Universitat Politècnica de ...
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Callao: no to regional hub status
Peru has all but ruled out the possibility that Port of Callao will become a regional hub.
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NewsICTSI kits out Umm Qasr
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received an order from a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) in Iraq for two Terex ship-to-shore cranes and three rubber-tyre gantry cranes.
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NewsIndonesia ratifies ballast water convention
Indonesia has become the latest country to ratify the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, according to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
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Kalmar supports Marsa Maroc expansion
Kalmar has inked a new agreement for the supply of seven Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to the new Terminal a Conteneurs 3 (TC3 PC) in Casablanca, Morocco.
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NewsCleaning up the Asia Pacific
Konecranes has unveiled its next Generation C series of lift trucks to its south-east Asian Pacific customers meaning that they can now benefit from increased efficiency and engine performance.
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NewsCO2 reduction goals
The United Nations (UNFCCC) has published a synthesis report analysing the impact of the pledges made by 146 nations to reduce CO2 emissions.
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China eyes Slovenian port potential
Media reports say that China is interested in getting involved with the Port of Koper renovation project in Slovenia.
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NACCO name change
Lift truck expert, NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc, a subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc, will change its corporate name to Hyster-Yale Group Inc from January 2016.
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NewsAn increasingly influencial voice
With its membership now at nearly 90-strong, the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association, (PEMA), is an increasingly important forum and public voice for the global ports and terminals sectors, says Lars Meurling, PEMA’s Safety & Environment Committee Chair and Vice Chair, Loréne Grandidier.
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NewsPANYNJ ready for winter
The Port of New York and New Jersey has published its winter weather plan for 2015-2016.
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NewsWhen the only constant is change
The world is changing rapidly. Developments are coming one upon the other, more rapidly than ever before. This makes the future unpredictable, but also rich in opportunities, writes Carla Jong, environmental issues project manager and Nataly Katan, new business project manager, Port of Amsterdam.
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NewsMitigation schemes in Denmark
For many years environmental relations have played an important part in the operation and development of ports and port areas. More recently environmental regulations seem to have been both more extensive and complex writes Flemming Elbæk, attorney-at-law, Haugaard·Nielsen Law firm and Lone Kørnøv, professor, The Danish Centre for Environmental Assessment, ...
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NewsRegulation of noise from moored ships
Ships that are moored in ports need energy but since only few ports and ships are equipped with alternative maritime power, ships generate their own power with auxiliary engines creating noise, writes Rob Witte, DGMR Consultant for construction, industry, traffic, environment and software.
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NewsBallast water solutions at the ready
The IMO Ballast Water Management Convention edges ever closer to ratification, along with all the implications it contains for the 60,000 vessels that will be affected, writes Damen’s Manager of Ballast Water Treatment, Gert-Jan Oude Egberink.
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NewsDP World looks to the future
A new report says that although the outlook looks bleak for large scale port automation investments, operators can still take advantage of opportunities offered by innovative Information Communications Technology (ICT).
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NewsBaltic Sea focus
Economic and environmental opportunities lie ahead as the Baltic-Nordic regions plan new LNG terminals, writes Lauren Riga, international energy and sustainability analyst.
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Black Sea 2015 box trade forecast at 2.5m teu
It is forecasted that the total container turnover of the Black Sea region for 2015 will reach 2.5m teu.
