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NewsHHLA orders 14 Kalmar straddle carriers with eco-friendly technology
Hamburg terminal operator HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) has placed an order with Cargotec for 14 Kalmar 7+ generation ESC350W diesel-electric straddle carriers.
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NewsEleventh hour truce averts Aussie strike
A potentially-damaging outbreak of industrial disruption on the Australian waterfront has been averted – for the time being – by a truce between stevedore Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia.
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NewsBlack Sea strategy reconsidered
Turkish port expansion and the nautical restrictions of the Bosphorus Strait limiting the access to the Black Sea is making Bulgaria’s Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI) rethink its investment strategy.
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NewsYangtze volumes up, but challenges ahead
Cargo throughput on the Yangtze River is set to increase sharply over the next few years, but according to Maersk there are still challenges that need resolving.
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Find your weakness
It is often the silly details that turn out to be the weakness in what appears to be a strong perimeter protection system, says AECOM''s Richard Clarke.
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NewsFront line
Ports are the front line for any island nation; they are the gateway for both inbound goods and commodities and for potential revenue-earning exports. The series of recent natural disasters has put this dependence into stark perspective.
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Reel versus bar debate rumbles on
When it comes to RTG conversion, a cable reel system can give flexibility of movement between stacks, but APM Terminals prefers the drive-in/drive out bus bar system.
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NewsGreen ideas to get WWL funding
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) announced plans to award $100,000 in grants this year to entrepreneurs working on zero-emissions technologies for shipping and port logistics.
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NewsMega terminal for Chennai
The government of India is planning to build amega container terminal at Chennai, India’s second busiest container port.
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NewsThe Importance of Green Ports and Green Logistic Chains
In many cases ports can make a big difference when it comes to reducing human impact on the environment. Perhaps that’s the reason why the concept of a “Green Port” is finding increasing response in the international port community.
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Conversions all the rage
Such is the pace of change in the industry that the Conductix-Wampfler Group has created a specialist business unit – E-RTG – dedicated solely to converting existing diesel RTGs to electric operation.
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NewsMovable shore power supply at Shanghai Port
The Port of Shanghai started to use a movable 2000 kVA shore power supply system with Vacon AC drives to supply electricity from the national grid to the ships in dock.
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NewsCargotec delivers its first Zero Emission(TM) RTGs to Asia
Cargotec has completed the delivery of six Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes featuring Zero Emission(TM) technology to Vietnam''s terminal operator Saigon Newport.
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NewsReefer manual valuable to stevedores
In a bid to help reduce costly compensation claims and minimise the potential loss from damage to chilled and frozen foodstuffs, BMT De Beer, has published a complete set of guidelines for the reefer sector.
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NewsHas something changed?
There are only two reasons why people change jobs, says Mark Charman at Faststream: ‘something changed’ or ‘something didn’t change’.
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Qingdao pulls in foreign investment
Foreign investors, including APM Terminals, are expected to invest $4.6bn in the expansion of the Chinese port of Qingdao. The various projects that are due to be implemented by 2015 will boost container volume to 20m teu and double bulk cargo capacity to 600m tonnes.
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NewsSaving the superstars
Can port employers stop worrying about staff retention strategies in a global recession? Felicity Landon finds out
