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NewsThe big ships are coming: but where will they go?
Ports on South America''s East Coast are vying for the undivided attention of the lines,as Rob Ward finds out
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NewsCoal ship loader with dust suppression
ThyssenKrupp have commenced the construction of a coal export terminal for Cigading International Bulk Terminal (CIBT) in West Java. Designed for an annual throughput of 4.5m tons coal in the first stage and can be upgraded to 7.5 to 8m tons in the future.
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Antwerp Port Authority seeks partners for hinterland development
Antwerp Port Authority aims to position itself more strongly in the hinterland by teaming up with various port users.
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NewsUS Trucker Participates in Green Initiative with Virginia Port Authority
The Evans Network of Companies, a Pennsylvania based transportation and logistics provider took a major step in its commitment to environmental excellence with the company’s voluntary inclusion in Virginia Port Authority’s (VPA) “Green Operators” (GO) pilot program aimed at truckers engaged in port drayage.
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Long Beach commissions shoreside power terminal
Launching a new, “green” era in shipping at the Port of Long Beach, the “K” Line container vessel Long Beach Bridge on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, became the Port’s first ship to plug in to clean electrical power and shut down its diesel engines at berth for major air quality ...
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Liebherr wins repeat Jeddah order
Liebherr has won a contract to supply six megamax ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes and ten rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) to the Jeddah North Container Terminal.
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Rail freight in France set to overtake road transport
Recent Legislation proposed by the French Government will increase the percentage of freight that is not transported by road from 14% to 25% by 2012 and reduce carbon emissions by 20% by 2020. Given the chronic congestion of the road networks and the rising cost of fuel, the transport of ...
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HITT wins VTS order
HITT is to fit a E1m ($1.3m) vessel traffic system in the Angolese port of Lobito. The installation is to be completed this year.
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NewsOpinion: Port of Stockton on the Stimulus Plan
California''s Port of Stockton talks to Barry Parker about the importance of port planning and continuing credit lines
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South Carolina State Ports Authority funds $4m community mitigation project
The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SPA) is providing the funds in partnership with the City of North Charleston and the Low country Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC), a group of seven neighbourhoods near the new Navy Base container terminal site for a ground-breaking $4-million community mitigation project.
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Long Beach – Expands “Green Flag” programme
The Port of Long Beach will invest as much as $4 million a year to expand the successful Green Flag Incentive Program and achieve even greater reductions of air pollution from cargo ships that visit the Port.
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Who's watching the watchers?
As the supplier of software to manage, search and exploit vast amounts of CCTV footage one might reasonably expect Mirasys chief executive Jukka Riivari to be relaxed about how the footage is used.
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Cameroon builds iron ore export terminal
The government of Cameroon has given the green light for a $160m iron ore export terminal. This will have a 22-metre long berth and be able to accommodate vessels of up to 250,000 dwt.
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Barry Parker- Opinion March 2009
Difficult economic times bring out the worst in protectionist tendencies and as the new US Administration works towards a vital economic stimulus package, it is searching for a footing on trade policy.
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NewsMaersk still wedded to PTP
The Maersk Shipping Line has revealed that it retains a "keen interest" in the Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas, where it controls a 30% equity stake.
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NewsPort protester take to the streets
Green demonstrators keen to halt development of Tenerife's Granadilla port marched through the streets of Santa Cruz in protest - but estimations of numbers involved vary wildly.
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NewsAPM Terminals declares Bristol interest
APM Terminals and Bristol Port Company are in negotiations to jointly develop a new container terminal. This will be able to handle 1.5m teu.
