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NewsUS 'Infrastructure bank' back on the table
The long talked about “Infrastructure Bank” is back in discussion-mode, albeit with a much different visage than originally proposed during the campaign season three years ago.
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Soget on Cloud
French software solutions provider Soget is offer the next generation its e-maritime Port Single Window solution on Microsoft Cloud Technology.
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Sheerness land agreement
Peel Ports has signed an option agreement giving the leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas exclusive rights to a large area of land in the UK at Port of Sheerness in Kent.
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NewsNelson learns some hard noise lessons
The experiences of New Zealand’s Port Nelson with the vexatious issue of noise and a juxtaposed community reveal how far a port company may have to go to seek a solution.
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NewsGala dinner venue confirmed
The Conference Gala Dinner will be held at the Fischauktionshalle on the 14 September 2011.
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World Bank part funds Santos expansion
A subsidiary of the International Finance Corporation is to provide a long-term loan of $97m to finance expansion of container handling facilities at the port of Santos, in a project that will cost a total of $907m.
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Abu Dhabi signs with ZPMC
Abu Dhabi Ports Company has awarded ZPMC a AED193m (US$52.4m) contract for six super post-panamax ship-to-shore container cranes for Khalifa Port.
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NewsPreliminary Programme Confirmed!
The sessions at the 2011 GreenPort Congress have now been confirmed.
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Emission Decrease in LA
Monitoring stations around the Port of Los Angeles show concentrations of carbon in the Port area air fell in 2010 for the fourth straight year.
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APM positive outlook
Nils Andersen, CEO of parent company, AP Moller-Maersk Group, attributed APM Terminals’ Q1 11 improvement in sales and margins to “continuing efficiency gains and cost reductions”.
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Chilean ports invest for the future
An estimated annual growth rate of 8% has prompted Chilean ports to announce a series of investments to cater for demand.
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Metals and marketing MOU
Abu Dhabi Ports Company has signed a memoriam of understanding with JadeWaserPort Logistics Zone that will boost co-operation in the aluminium, engineered metals, steel, chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries, as well as related education, marketing and distribution activities.
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NewsNeighbourly love
Major ports all over the world face a similar problem – how to get on with the neighbours.
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Vigilant monitors energy use
Security specialist Vigilant Vision has launched a range of energy efficient, ultra high contrast LED monitors for CCTV applications. The monitors offer higher picture quality and enhanced specifications, with a 40% reduction in the total cost of ownership over the life of the equipment.
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NewsDo-it-yourself or bring in the experts?
The industry is divided over the merits of using consultants versus ports setting up their own systems. Accenture says (perhaps surprisingly) both have their uses.
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DP World goes all-electric in Sydney
DP World’s Port Botany terminal will receive four Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes by the end of the year.
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NewsLibyan government claims victory over Misurata
Libya’s heavily contested port of Misurata has fallen to regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, according to unconfirmed reports from the country’s Foreign Ministry.
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NewsFos stevedores transfer to private companies
National agreements on French port reforms will come into force at Marseilles-Fos from May, with the transfer of some 400 port authority personnel to private or part-private stevedoring companies.
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NewsTrelleborg berthing aid reduces accident risk
Manufacturer Trelleborg Marine Systems has launched a portable docking aid to improve berthing safety.
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NewsSolution without a problem
KPIs are powerful tools, but there''s dissent in how to best set and apply them. Martin Rushmere reports
