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    Dutch pilots go portable

    2011-11-22T10:00:00Z

    AD Navigation has received an order for 25 of its high precision ADX XR portable pilot units (PPU).

  • RAM
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    RAM popular in the Americas

    2011-11-22T10:00:00Z

    RAM is to deliver six MHC spreaders to Brazil, with four of those pegged for Santos Brasil.

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    Recife order for Jade’s Master Terminal

    2011-11-22T10:00:00Z

    Software supplier Jade has won an order from port operator Gulftainer to run its Master Terminal system at the Port of Recife in Brazil.

  • ADPC takes its responsibility to the environment seriously
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    ADPC awarded for sustainability

    2011-11-21T18:12:00Z

    Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has gained recognition for protecting the environment in which it operates - by winning three environmental awards in the past week.

  • Refrigerated reefer containers, still a tricky issue for Pacific ports
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    Explosive containers still a US hot potato

    2011-11-21T14:31:00Z

    The tricky issue of how to handle potentially explosive reefer containers appearing in US Pacific ports is still not resolved.

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    New Climeport emissions study launched

    2011-11-21T14:25:00Z

    France’s Marseilles Fos and Italy’s Livorno port authorities are to team up to manage a research project on management tools to monitor and estimate greenhouse gas emissions by ports.

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    Halterm opts for Tideworks TOS

    2011-11-21T14:25:00Z

    Tideworks Technology is to supply its terminal operating solutions to Halifax’s Halterm Container Terminal, replacing a legacy TOS.

  • Cavotec
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    Cavotec nets 24-strong order

    2011-11-21T14:24:00Z

    Cavotec has won an order for automated mooring technology for Fortescue Metals Group for use at Port Hedland in Western Australia.

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    NEA puts Northern Europe on top

    2011-11-21T14:24:00Z

    Research commissioned by leading European ports has found that Northern seaports offer the most efficient route for container transport into a large part of the central European hinterland.

  • News

    Valencian contract for TSB

    2011-11-21T14:23:00Z

    Software specialist Total Soft Bank has won over the second largest container terminal in Valencia.

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    Important warning to our clients and readers

    2011-11-21T10:43:00Z

    It has come to the notice of Mercator Media, publisher of ‘GreenPort’, that bogus organisations are continuing to contact subscribers, advertisers and exhibitors, supposedly on behalf of Mercator Media.

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    Important warning to our clients and readers

    2011-11-21T10:41:00Z

    It has come to the notice of Mercator Media, publisher of ‘Port Strategy’, that bogus organisations are continuing to contact subscribers, advertisers and exhibitors, supposedly on behalf of Mercator Media.

  • Temporary storage solutions are no less secure than fixed installations, say manufacturers
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    Short term solutions

    2011-11-21T10:00:00Z

    Up in days, green and cost effective - temporary structures offer it all, as Alex Hughes discovers

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    Valencia controls one-third of all Spanish containers

    2011-11-20T10:00:00Z

    In the first three quarters of this year, the port of Valencia handled 3.25m teu, up 4.6%.

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    APM Terminals takes on Brazilian dockers

    2011-11-18T10:00:00Z

    APM Terminals in Brazil has been advertising stevedoring jobs at the port of Itajaí as a means of re-commencing operations, which had been paralysed by strikes since October 27.

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    Shipper’s body slams Kotahi

    2011-11-18T10:00:00Z

    New Zealand Importers’ Institute secretary Daniel Silva has labelled the new Kotahi logistics partnership a “collusion” against shipping companies and ports.

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    Beyond the box

    2011-11-18T10:00:00Z

    Multi-business strategies spread the risk at the UK’s Portland harbour. Carly Fields reports

  • Strikes have cost the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina dearly
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    Financial sting of Brazilian labour disputes

    2011-11-17T13:37:00Z

    In the last five years, the Paranaguá and Antonina Port Authority (APPA) has been forced to spend $113m as a result of action by its workforce. By the end of this year, a further $25m will also be used to settle grievances following court action.

  • Victorian port is close to capacity ceiling. Credit: The Port of Melbourne Authority
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    Melbourne capacity ‘crisis’ fast approaching

    2011-11-17T13:26:00Z

    The Port of Melbourne’s ability to handle future container growth could be compromised as early as 2015, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

  • Lyttelton has been made to wait for a earthquake repair progress payment. Credit: NZ Defence Force
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    Quake repercussions haunt Lyttelton

    2011-11-17T13:25:00Z

    Lead insurer Vero has withheld a NZ$20m (US$15.5m) progress payment towards the repair of the earthquake-damaged Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) while it disputes the extent to which assets are insured for reinstatement.