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PrimePort flies regional port flags
PrimePort Timaru chairperson Sid McAuley has said regional ports need increased weighting in Government decisions on New Zealand''s shipping future.
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Science behind the magic
Cathodic Protection reduces the corrosion of metal surfaces by making the steel surface the cathode of an electro-chemical cell by using either a galvanic sacrificial anode, usually an electrochemically active alloy such as aluminium, zinc or magnesium, or by using an impressed current system.
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Yang Ming in Kaoshiung
Kao Ming Container Terminal Corporation has been awarded a 50-year BOT contract to operate the initial phase of the International Container Terminal at the Port of Kaohsiung, the port''s sixth container terminal. Investment of $458m is planned for what will be a four-berth facility.
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Chinese port work up and running
Work has begun on the new SP-PSA International Port joint-venture container terminal located on the Cai Mep-Thi Vai River in Vietnam. Development will be in two phases, with the first operational in 2009 and eventual capacity will be 2m teu.
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Qianwan development on the way
Work on the fourth phase of the Qingdao Qianwan container terminal development has begun.
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NewsGate Systems
Operators shopping for a new gate management system must take time to consider the unique needs of their port or terminal. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSimple identification is now old hat
Where gate systems in the past were limited to identification only, today''s systems require container and truck optical character recognition (OCR), IMO label detection, video files, voice over IP, biometric identification of driver, damage inspection of the container, seal integrity - and so on, says Hi-Tech Solutions Phil Elovic.
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Optimising
Proper integration and clear advance planning are key factors for ports looking to install automated gate systems, says Phil Elovic, chief executive of optical character recognition (OCR) specialist Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS).
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NewsBarloworld expands
Five new ''big'' truck designs have been launched by manufacturer Hyster, consisting of three new heavy forklift (FLT) trucks and two new container handlers.
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NewsSomething to aim for
When goals are clearly defined at the beginning, it is relatively easy to work towards them, says John Lund, sales manager of Finland's Visy.
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NewsLegislation clears Melbourne for dredging
The Victorian Government has moved to clear a legislative path for dredging to begin in the Port of Melbourne.
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NewsBreakbulk is king at Tacoma
While most eyes are on the explosion in container growth buoying ports around the world, the US port of Tacoma is singing the praises of its non-containerised exports.
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Barloworld Christmas gift
Lift truck hire specialist Barloworld Handling is preparing for a rush of orders to supplement carrgo handling fleets for the Christmas rush.
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NewsColombo being swamped by containers
The Sri Lankan Port of Colombo desperately needs to move to 24-hour operation on a permanent basis to bring levels of efficiency up to its hub port status, claims the national exporters association.
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Northland land sale
A 177-hectare block of land adjacent to the Marsden Point port complex has been put on the market to attract complementary businesses. Northland Port Corporation also plans to lease back 60 hectares of the land for 35 years.
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NewsLiverpool pioneers green canal shuttle
UK supermarket chain Tesco has made use of the England''s extensive canal network to transport supplies from the Port of Liverpool to Manchester.
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Liebherr handover
Port equipment manufacturer Liebherr has handed over a new mobile harbour crane to the Port of Tanjung Perak, the second largest port in Indonesia.
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Re-structuring of maritime bodies in Ecuador
Ecuador''s General Directorate of the Merchant Marine (Digmer) has been renamed the National Aquatic Spaces Organisation (Dirnea).
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DP World active in Malaysia
DP World and the MMC Berhad Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop 9.125m sq m of land in South Johor, Malaysia. This will be used to develop a $5bn maritime centre.
