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    Cavotec to launch share offer

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    A share offer in the range of NZ$25m (US$17.4m) to NZ$50m (US$34.8m) is expected from NZXlisted international company Cavotec MSL.

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    Call for South Island freight hub

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    A "two islands, two hubs" solution is required to rectify "distortions" in New Zealand''s logistical and transport sectors, according to Canterbury Manufacturers'' Association (CMA) chief executive John Walley. Particularly incensed about the lack of a local roll-on roll-off option to Australia for companies based in the South Island, Mr Walley ...

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    The not-so-simple port alternative

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    So you want to be a ship-to-ship stevedore? Where do you start? What do you need for kit? Any suggestions on risk management?

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    SECURITY SPECIALISTS

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    Surveillance specialists Axis Communications and PureTech Systems have combined products to enhance security at ports in the US. Pairing PureTech System''s wide-area video security with Axis Communications'' network camera claims to utilise the "best technology from these two companies to heighten security measures at multiple water facilities and airports throughout ...

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    POWERFLEET MOBICON EXCLUSIVITY

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    Powerfleet has been appointed the sole distributor of the Mobicon container handling system in the US, a system that claims to eliminate the need for costly yard repairs.Designed and manufactured in Australia and assembled in the US, the manufacturers assert that it has the lightest axle loading of any container ...

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    VERITAINER STATUS SYMBOL

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    The US Department of Homeland Security has awarded VeriTainer''s container crane radiation detection technology "Qualified Anti-Terrorist Technology ("QATT") designation status.

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    SAIC launches compact inspection system

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    SAIC''s new VACIS P7500 Inspection System is a described as a compact,highpenetration, high-energy inspection portal that combines small footprint with high throughput. The system is suited for highvolume ports and transportation facilities with space limitations, said the company.

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    Safe and secure at Dublin Port Tunnel

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    Ireland''s Dublin Port Tunnel has had a security overhaul to incorporate the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) access control system.

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    DRIVING SHIP LOADING DOWN UNDER

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    AC drives supplied and fitted by Control Techniques are behind the control of a new shiploader at the Dalrymple Bay coal terminal in the port of Hay Point. Serving a total of 14 mines in Central Queensland including Blair Athol, the coal terminal at Dalrymple Bay unloads about 15 - ...

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    'Take another look at NVQs' - Dover executive

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    Dover''s training and development manager has recommended that UK ports revisit National Vocational Qualifications as a means of adding value to business. "Line managers in our industry are still thinking about NVQs in 1990s terms," said Dover''s Mike Burney- Cumming.

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    SWORD slices through paperwork

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    IT services company SWORD has launched a document control system targeted towards the engineering, energy and transport sectors. Based on Microsoft''s SharePoint® 2007 software, the C2Share Document Control system aims to control the flow of documents between contractors and internal staff, and to effectively monitor the documents review, approval and ...

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    The power of optical character recognition

    2007-04-01T16:26:00Z

    Optical character recognition (OCR) is a "tremendously powerful technology which nicely complements an efficient gate operating system", says Tideworks''Harvey Bauer.

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    DPW to boost traffic by 50% over three years

    2007-03-03T16:26:00Z

    DP World''s chairman, Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem,has revealed that over the next three years the company intends to boost its global container throughput by 50%.

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    Pioneering tug design breaks Europe

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    US towage company Seabulk is looking to build on its first break into the European market with its patented Ship Docking Module (SDM) tug design.

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    Jones to take up ABP mantle

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Former Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) boss Peter Jones has been appointed chief executive of Associated British Ports (ABP) from April 1. He will take over from Bo Lerenius, 60, who is retiring from ABP after eight years as chief executive.

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    WALLHAMN AND KALMAR TEAM UP

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Wallhamn,Sweden''s largest private port,has signed a deal with Kalmar for the financing, insurance, leasing and maintenance of two reachstackers, one 33-tonne fork-lift truck,one 25-tonne fork-lift truck, four terminal tractors, four 8-tonne fork-lift trucks, and a number of smaller Linde trucks.

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    ROTTERDAM LEGAL SUCCESS ...

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has come out on top in a $26m claim lodged by Commerzbank. A Rotterdam court dismissed the claim, which stemmed from the end of August 2004,when it emerged that the former chief executive of the Port Authority had allegedly authorised guarantees for bank loans worth ...

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    MSC Valencia introduces operational changes

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Valencia''s new MSC Terminal has struggled with a lack of available equipment at peak times and has been forced to introduce emergency measures at the gate. The dearth of available equipment has forced the closure of terminal gates on occasions at 1700 hrs.To compensate for the unexpected closures,the terminal now ...

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    Merseyside secures training funding

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Mersey Maritime has been awarded £ 1.75m ($3.4m) in funding to promote and enhance maritime training on the Merseyside, UK.

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    ... AND SECURITY SEAL

    2007-03-01T16:26:00Z

    Savi Networks'' real-time tracking service is to be installed at the Port of Rotterdam.The company''s Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure automatically tracks the location and security status of cargo containers around the world. SaviTrak services are already fully operational at many of the world''s major ports in Asia, the Americas ...