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NewsTerminal consolidation mooted by Auckland
Ports of Auckland has unveiled a proposal to consolidate its containership operations and manning to the Axis Fergusson Terminal.
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Cabling that copes with permafrost
A new cable has just been released that will help ports that are prone to extremely low temperatures.
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NewsBP dedicates shore power for oil tankers
The Port of Long Beach and BP America unveiled the world’s first oil tanker terminal equipped with shore power to eliminate air emissions from docked vessels.
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‘Faunabescherming’ and Port of Rotterdam Authority sign agreement
The ‘Faunabescherming’ (society for the protection of wildlife) has withdrawn its objection to the construction permit for Maasvlakte 2 and the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to take a number of measures to benefit seabirds in the Voordelta area.
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NewsStanding up to the downturn
Germany''s ports are taking the economic trough in their strides, as Stevie Knight finds out
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NewsIMDG code training
Exis has launched a dangerous goods training tool for all shore-side sectors - including port and stevedoring staff - to meet IMDG Code training requirements, mandatory from January 2010.
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Taking the strain
The latest generations of quay, automated stacking (ASCs) and other high speed rail mounted gantries (RMGs) cranes are being designed for faster travelling speeds to meet increased productivity demands and quicker vessel turnaround times.
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smart rivers ‘21 heads for Vienna
Following the three previous conferences in Pittsburgh, Brussels and Louisville, the 4th smart rivers ’21 conference, organised by the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses in Austria (PIANC Austria) and Austria Tech will be hosted by the City of Vienna on 6-9 September 2009 at the Vienna City Hall.
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Fully charged
It amazes me in this day and age - and this economic climate - that the UK government is still persisting in its drive to drag backdated rates from the nation''s port businesses.
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NewsPakistan project opens to tenders
June sees the opening of the tender process for Pakistan''s port optimisation project.
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NewsBidding resumes for Mexican port
Hopes are that the bidding process for private investment in the new multipurpose terminal at Mexico''s Port of Mazatlan (API Mazatlan) will re-start again soon after the last round was halted in early April.
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Oakajee funds commitment
The Australian Federal Government has allocated A$339m (US254m) over the next four years towards the development of common user facilities at the deepwater port at Oakajee. Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has pointed to Oakajee as "potentially the single-most important project for WA''s economic development over the next 50 years".
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NewsDifferential GPS improves return on investment for Humber port
Associated British Ports'' operation at Immingham on the Humber, which handles 200,000 teu every year, has taken advantage of DGPS to make its container terminal work harder; to move more cargo in less time; and to do it in a way that protects the safety of employees.
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NewsTotal recall: thinking outside the boxes
Forget expansion, focus resources on better box placement on dock, advises Stuart Pearcey
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Antwerp launches unique trial project with shore power for seagoing ships
At the Port of Antwerp, seagoing ships belonging to Independent Container Line (ICL) will now be able to use a shore-based electricity supply when they are lying at berth. As a consequence they will no longer have to run their polluting onboard engines to generate power. The environmental impact of ...
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SC Ports, Trucking Community Launch Partnership to Reduce Emissions
Trucks serving the Port of Charleston are getting cleaner and greener through a new program that reduces truck emissions while saving companies big bucks on their fuel bill.
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Box slump continues in Hong Kong
In March, Hong Kong registered its fifth consecutive month of falling container traffic. It handled 1.625m teu, equivalent to a decline of 18.9%. For the first quarter of 2009, throughput amounted to 4.542m teu, down 21.1%.
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BBI offers distress sales
Offers for Babcock & Brown Infrastructure''s (BBI) Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal asset are expected to close in July, following a due diligence process with several parties. BBI is also currently in talks with parties interested in buying PD Ports in the UK.
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40 years for Auxema-Stemmann
This year the company Auxema- Stemmann is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Originally founded as Auxema in 1967, after two years the formed a partnership with the German company August Stemmann (1912), incorporating the company name as it is today: Auxema-Stemmann.
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NewsPureBallast for petroleum tankers
PureBallast, Alfa Laval’s chemical-free system for ballast water treatment developed in cooperation with Wallenius Water, will be installed aboard two new bitumen tankers for Nynas, a word-leading supplier of specialty petroleum products.
