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NewsLeixões ticks all the right boxes
bouzas1In north Portugal, Leixões, which can now receive panamax-size vessels, thanks to a major dredging programme, has celebrated a 14% first half hike in traffic, during which it handled 209,571 teu. A lot of this is being displaced from Vigo, where a major capacity shortage is killing growth. Termavi, the ...
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NewsValencia shines
But a dwindling labour force pool is already having an impact on productivity, warns Alex Hughes
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NewsDesign and Deliver
Fender specialists advise that taking take a holistic look at berthing aids will give long term solutions.
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A Challenge to Tradition
Cavotec MoorMaster is challenging port executives to relinquish rope-based vessel mooring systems and instead embrace technological advancement to achieve significant efficiency gains, writes Iain MacIntyre. Through its vacuum-based mooring systems, the company says vessels can be secured on average 12 seconds faster than via traditional methods. Furthermore, with no need ...
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Jebel Ali to see major hike in trade
DP World believes it will be able to increase throughput at Jebel Ali to 40m teu within four years as a result of expanding regional trade.
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Big spend in Israeli ports
Israel Ports Development & Assets Co Ltd has published a tender worth $40m for the design of new port infrastructure.
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Walvis Bay wants regional hub status
The Namibian port of Walvis Bay believes it can capture 5% of neighbouring South Africa's maritime export traffic in the next few years, because its ports offer faster transit times and suffer from less congestion.
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Privatisation positive for Nigerian port
The privatisation of Nigeria''s container terminals, which took place 12 months ago, has reduced the turnaround time for vessels.
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TCB gets new investors
Two risk capital companies - Portugal''s Finpro and Queensland from Australia - have reportedly bought the 35% stake that Deutsche Bank holds in Barcelona Container Terminal (TCB).
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ICTSI's eyes for Georgia
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ITCSI) has committed to Georgia''s Port of Batumi with the award of a 48-year concession to develop and operate a container terminal and a ferry and dry bulk handling facility.
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NewsStrads and stackers get to grips with key issues
It can be difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff when choosing the optimum container handling solution, as David Foxwell finds out.
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Electric strad from CVS Ferrari
Having recently invested in new manufacturing facilities, Italy's CVS Ferrari says it will deliver the first examples of its new FSC 4013E electric straddle carrier - a 40 tonne capacity, one-over-three stacking machine - in October. Also new from CVS Ferrari is a mini-straddle carrier, which has been given the ...
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NewsMore new models from Hyster
Hyster has recently unveiled additional models in its RS Series of reachstackersEarlier this year, Hyster's Big Truck Division at Nijmegen in The Netherlands unveiled eight additional models in its RS Series reachstackers, expanding the range, which was introduced in September 2006, from six to a total of 14 models. The ...
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Straddle carriers from Konecranes
Konecranes purchase of Consens Transport Systeme's product rights for straddle carriers earlier this year has given the crane specialist an important foothold in the straddle carrier sector. "Straddle Carriers complement our product range," said Konecranes' Director Jarmo Juntunen, noting that a core group of 12 German experts had transferred to ...
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NewsKalmar trailblazes hybrid technology
Leading port equipment manufacturer Kalmar is ploughing ahead with research and development on hybrid technology in a bid to be ahead of the environmental protection game.
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Gijón attracts private cash
The Spanish port of Gijón will attract ¢ 615m ($866.9m) in private sector investment in 2007-2010.
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Major new MP terminal at Tarragona
Tarragona is to offer a concession for a multipurpose terminal, consisting of a 670 metre quay and 250,000 square metres of backup land by the end of this year.
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Ferrol to remodel outer quays
The port of Ferrol has issued a tender covering the remodelling of its outer quays, which involves paving the operating area and building internal roads at a total cost of ¢ 1.5m ($2.1m).
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Valencia's EIA given green light
Spain''s Environment Ministry has approved the environmental impact assessment governing the port of Valencia''s expansion project.
