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Unique articulated STS design passes tests
Liebherr Container Cranes has completed testing of Patrick Stevedores’ specially designed ship-to-shore cranes.
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Konecranes marks Polish first
Konecranes has won an order for 15 all-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes from DCT Gdansk, marking the manufacturer’s first RTG delivery to Poland.
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NewsTT Club warning to Baltic ports
TT Club is warning Baltic port and terminal operators against reputational damage that it says can be a consequence of uninsured incidents from “avoidable risks”.
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NewsProductivity needs revolution, not evolution
Drewry says that it will take revolution not evolution when it comes to new container handling technology meeting the demands of carriers for bigger ships.
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Singapore unveils interconnectivity initiatives
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has unveiled a number of new initiatives designed to boost interconnectivity of the Port of Singapore.
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Boost in NZ interim results
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has delivered a comparable 1.3% increase in earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization to NZ$15.9m for the six months to December 31, 2014 (an after-tax figure has not been disclosed).
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PSA Sines kicks off further expansion project
Hot off the heels of the completion of Phase 2 development at Sines, PSA International has announced that it is to invest a further E40m in the Portugal terminal to boost capacity to 2.5m teu.
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NZ port safety review urgently needed
A renewed Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) call for a national inquiry into port and maritime safety was greeted by two serious port accidents.
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NewsDP World guns for 100m teu by 2020
Dubai-based international terminal operator DP World increased box throughput by 8.7% in 2014, moving 28.3m teu. Revenue rose to $3.4bn, while like-for-like profit jumped 25.3% to $757m.
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NewsOnline surveys for ballast water systems
The IMO wants all stakeholders involved in the testing, approval, fitting and operation of ballast water management systems (BWMTS) to complete an online survey to review the current approval guidelines.
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NewsBestobell order for Middle East LNG tug
Bestobell Marine is to supply a complete set of cryogenic globe valves to be fitted in Wärtsilä’s LNG-Pac fuel gas systems for the Middle East’s first LNG-fuelled harbour tug.
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All change in the eurozone
COMMENT: A change of fiscal strategy for the Eurozone began with the Swiss de-coupling from the Euro, followed by the injection of €60bn a month for up to 18 months into the Eurozone economies and the change of government in Greece, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsDeeper equals cheaper
Brazil''s Pecem is expanding with traffic growth in mind as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsHAROPA targets €40m in EU funding
The three ports of Paris, Rouen and Le Havre are looking for more than €40m of European subsidies to feed a number of multimodal projects along the Seine corridor.
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NewsReady for action
Brazilian north-east ports add capacity in advance of projected growth. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsDeepwater plans for Damietta
Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has signed a contract for a new 630m-long, 17m deep berth at the Egyptian port and an adjacent handling yard totalling 75,000m².
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NewsNew dredger for Jan De Nul
Jan De Nul Group is expanding its dredging fleet with a new multipurpose vessel, ‘Isaac Newton’, to help it focus on more niche markets.
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Port Klang access to be improved
Malaysia is to improve access to Port Klang as part of a government initiative to boost exports via improved logistics.
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NewsManta out to tender yet again
Ecuador''s Ministry of Transport and Public Works is to call a new tender for the expansion of the deep water port at Manta after Odebrecht pulled out, having failed to secure sufficient funding. The new construction company is also expected to be Brazilian.
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NewsInvestment slowdown at Santos
A lack of resources currently available to the Federal Government could mean that some important work at the Port of Santos has to be shelved.
