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  • A consortium making a bid for an availability payment contract is more likely to be more interested in the longevity of port equipment
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    Making finance available

    2011-08-05T10:00:00Z

    Boudewijn Jansen, Berend Paasman and Joe Seliga discuss the benefits of availability payments

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    DP World goes into Suriname

    2011-08-04T16:17:00Z

    DP World has expanded its portfolio to Suriname on the northeast coast of South America, acquiring a controlling interest in both Integra Port Services (IPS) and Suriname Port Services (SPS).

  • The Morehead facility which may see the relocated NCIT project. Photo: WCLeeuwenburg
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    Carolina’s hub campaign faces frustration

    2011-08-04T16:16:00Z

    The campaign to start up a deepwater container port in North Carolina has been facing increasingly muddied waters, including a new move to relocate the proposed International Terminal.

  • Cargotec’s intellectual property rights lawsuit will probably be a drawn out affair
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    ‘Stolen’ spreader design claims disputed

    2011-08-04T15:42:00Z

    Following Cargotec’s filing of a lawsuit against its recently formed competitor, SweFrame has rebutted allegations that its Y40-E and Y45-E spreaders were based on stolen Bromma information.

  • Virginia is one of the few deepwater facilities on the Eastern seaboard. Photo: M Schmidt
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    Virginia sees the sharp end of business

    2011-08-04T15:41:00Z

    It looks as if there may be some uncomfortable times ahead for the staff of the Virginia Port Authority, as the new Board has been directed to “challenge everything” in the port.

  • Dominique Lebreton: dealing with what “the international paradox... private and public objectives that don’t necessarily sit easily together”
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    Its not the software, its the attitude

    2011-08-04T15:40:00Z

    It may be more of a surprise to some than others: a recent survey on Port Community Systems showed that the hard part of the necessary development isn’t the software aspect at all, it’s the people.

  • Typhoon Muifa path prediction as of Friday 15.00 GMT
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    Update: Typhoon stops berthing at Ningbo

    2011-08-04T15:39:00Z

    A very large typhoon, Typhoon Muifa, has continued to gain strength and is likely to make landfall near Qingdao.

  • Hamburg Port Authority will host the GreenPorts Congress in September
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    GreenPorts congress tackles sustainability

    2011-08-04T10:00:00Z

    Hamburg will play host to this year’s 6th GreenPort Congress, where port industry, academia and policy-making executives will meet to learn about and discuss the latest in sustainable environmental practice.

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    Kenya asks Maersk to drop surcharges

    2011-08-04T10:00:00Z

    Kenya Maritime Authority has described attempts by Maersk Line to implement additional charges for the handling of empty containers as unjustified and has asked for the surcharge to be withdrawn.

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    Russia box market growth to continue

    2011-08-04T10:00:00Z

    Russia''s container market could grow by 60% between 2010 and 2013 to 6.9m teu, according to research by Drewry.

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    Newark undertakes major container expansion

    2011-08-03T16:55:00Z

    Ports America subsidiary, Port Newark Container Terminal, is to invest $500m to upgrade its facility at the port of New York-New Jersey through a 100 acre expansion.

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    Gunvor pulls out of Murmansk buy out

    2011-08-03T16:55:00Z

    Major oil trader, Gunvor, has cancelled plans to buy a controlling stake in the JSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport (MCS).

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    Nigeria accuses concessionaires of contract violations

    2011-08-03T16:53:00Z

    Nigeria''s Minister of Transport, Idris Umar, has confirmed that the activities of terminal concessionaires in teh country are to be investigated.

  • Japan's earthquake has sent tremours through the reinsurance market
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    A shift in insurance sentiment

    2011-08-03T10:01:00Z

    Signs of repositioning are emerging in the insurance market after a largely uneventful spell.

  • Liebherr's Patronic drive can reduce fuel/energy consumption and emissions by up to 30%
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    A bundle of energy

    2011-08-03T10:00:00Z

    Manufacturers are playing the ‘green’ card as they attempt to sell the latest energy efficient materials handling upgrades, Michael King reports

  • Port Strategy: One-over-five and one-over-six stacking has become the industry standard. Credit: Konecranes
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    'Be prepared' is the motto of the moment

    2011-08-02T10:00:00Z

    Rubber-tyred gantries will continue to be the stackers of choice in port planning for the next five to 10 years, although the power supplies and fuels could well change, according to executives.

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    CMA CGM unsure on Batu Ampar port

    2011-08-02T10:00:00Z

    CMA CGM is considering whether to go ahead with its $470m transhipment port in Batu Ampar in Batam, Indonesia.

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    Indonesia prepares for single market

    2011-08-02T10:00:00Z

    The government of Indonesia plans to upgrade 14 ports to allow them to handle international traffic in time for the creation of the single ASEAN market in 2015.

  • Consultants question whether double-sided container lifting will ever be universally accepted
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    Meeting today's challenges

    2011-08-01T10:00:00Z

    Bigger ships and green issues lead the way in port design, as Martin Rushmere finds out

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    Co-operation reigns in South America

    2011-08-01T10:00:00Z

    As a means of expanding volumes, while at the same time reducing costs, the Brazilian port of Rio Grande is to sign cooperation agreements with terminals in Montevideo and Buenos Aires.