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  • Sharing the same air and waters, it is impractical to keep environmental policies separate at Long Beach and Los Angeles. Credit: Bruce Perry, Department of Geological Sciences, CSU Long Beach
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    United on the green

    2011-05-16T10:00:00Z

    Stevie Knight looks at the merits of a combined approach for ports looking to capture the green dream

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    NCC dry port to simplify logistics

    2011-05-15T12:25:00Z

    In April 2011 Russia’s National Container Company (NCC) started to use the recently approved dry port technology at Logistika-Terminal (LT).

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    Conveyor training goes online

    2011-05-15T12:25:00Z

    Martin Engineering’s online Operations & Maintenance Seminar takes an in-depth look at methods to improve the safety, performance, and payback of belt conveyors by controlling fugitive material and improving system efficiency.

  • Chennai port with two dusty cargoes
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    Dusty cargo, a headache to Chennai port

    2011-05-15T11:59:00Z

    Chennai port has been ordered to stop handling polluting coal and iron ore.

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    Q1 Losses for Hanjin too

    2011-05-15T09:04:00Z

    The Korean shipping giant also reported a Q1 2011 operating loss, despite higher revenues.

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    Konecranes Product Review

    2011-05-14T12:29:00Z

    Konecranes heavy-duty fork lift trucks and reach stackers with a lifting capacity between 10 and 65 tons offer maximum efficiency, economy and safety in container and goods handling.

  • Gulftainer's UAE container terminals
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    Record for KCT & SCT

    2011-05-13T16:11:00Z

    Gulftainer''s UAE container terminals Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) and Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) have experienced significant growth of around 10% per annum for the last two years.

  • Green Port Hull, at Alexandra Dock
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    Building of Green Port Hull set to create hundreds of jobs – contractors sought

    2011-05-13T10:10:00Z

    HUNDREDS of jobs could be created in Hull with the start of one of the biggest construction projects the city has ever seen.

  • Operational hours displayed on the meter can tell buyers a lot about a machine
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    It's not always down to fuel efficiency

    2011-05-13T10:00:00Z

    The rising cost of diesel fuel and the availability of more fuel efficient new pieces of equipment aren''t factors necessarily undermining the second-hand market.

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    S$100mil Green Boost

    2011-05-12T11:45:00Z

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has launched a comprehensive package to promote environmentally-friendly shipping.

  • International Container Terminal Services, Inc
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    ICTSI Q1 up 25%

    2011-05-12T10:56:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has reported unaudited Q1 2011 revenue from port operations of $US154.9 million, an increase of 28% over last year, with EBITDA 26% higher at $US71.2mill.

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    Green agenda stunts US second-hand sales

    2011-05-12T10:00:00Z

    It is getting harder to sell older handling equipment to some parts of the US, according to Port International Equipment''s chief executive Terry Troutman.

  • The turbine facility at Sheerness could replace the port's fresh produce terminal
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    Sheerness turbine deal could overhaul port

    2011-05-11T22:31:00Z

    The Port of Sheerness has signed an option agreement with Vestas which would see 70 hectares of port land handed over for a wind turbine manufacturing and installation facility.

  • One for 20 share consolidation will “better reflect the value of the company”
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    DP World share consolidation gets green light

    2011-05-11T22:31:00Z

    DP World shareholders have approved a 1 for 20 share consolidation to “better reflect the value of the company”.

  • Planned strikes at Patrick's facilities could disrupt the movement of 18,000 boxes
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    Industrial unrest rocks Australian ports

    2011-05-11T22:31:00Z

    Australia’s deteriorating industrial situation in the port sector is worrying the country’s shipping bosses.

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    Salalah sets higher targets for less CO2

    2011-05-11T14:11:00Z

    Having achieved a 10% reduction in CO2 emissions in the last year, the Omani Port of Salaah plans to extend the scheme.

  • UK Deputy Prime Minister Backs Green Port Hull
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    UK Deputy Prime Minister Backs Green Port Hull

    2011-05-11T14:03:00Z

    During the visit, Mr Clegg said; “Hull is ideally located to support offshore wind developments and is well placed to become a UK centre of excellence in the developing renewable energy sector."

  • Rotterdam has begun screening ships from Japan for radiation contamination
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    Finding the right coping mechanisms

    2011-05-11T10:00:00Z

    The wider impact of the the Japanese tsunami and subsequent radiation leaks has broad repercussions for the shipping and ports industry.

  • Buyers should not necessarily view a machine that has run up just a few working hours as a bargain
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    A good record

    2011-05-11T10:00:00Z

    It''s all about the maintenance records in the second-hand equipment game, as Alex Hughes discovers

  • Forward-thinking ports should be seriously considering investment in LNG facilities. Credit: Wolfgang Meinhart
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    Ring of confidence

    2011-05-10T10:00:00Z

    Stevie Knight argues that proactive ports will win the next growth battle