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NewsRiding the dry bulk wave
Australian ports are steaming ahead with expansion plans as cargo throughput surges.
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NewsTeam up or bail out
New Zealand’s ports are told to consolidate or risk losing out to the Australians in the battle for booming Asian cargo.
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Federal move mooted
The prospect of Australian ports coming under Federal Government control has been mooted by Treasurer Peter Costello, and his suggestion that central direction could help ease bottlenecks and improve efficiency has met with a guardedly-positive response from the industry.
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Melbourne ups the ante
Melbourne, Australia''s largest container port, has moved towards deepening sections of its channels to accommodate vessels of up to 14 metres draught at all tides.
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South Australian ports come under fire
The state of bulk ports in South Australia has copped criticism from a Perth mining company, which says the " poor standard" of ports has prevented a proposed major iron/copper/gold mining operation near Coober Pedy from securing a reliable export gateway.
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SCS MANAGES METROBOX
Container depot operator Specialised Container Services (SCS) has taken over the management of the south Auckland-based container yard MetroBox.
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NewsNew mobile harbour crane for Napier
A NZ$6m Gottwald HMK300E mobile harbour crane is expected to become fully operational at the Port of Napier in early September.
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TOLL FINDS BIG SAVINGS AT PATRICK
For the first half of 2008 overall, the index registered 13.7 days, which compares with the 22.9 days reported 12 months ago. Australia's Toll Holdings Ltd is expecting to make savings of more than ¢39m following its ?3.785bn acquisition of port operator Patrick Corp Ltd.
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US Lines buoys Australasia ports with new service
US Lines (USL) is in the throes of expanding its existing Pacific schedule through the introduction of a new " ANZL" fixed-day service connection with New Zealand and Australia.
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VOLUME INCREASE FOR AXIS INTERMODAL
Ports of Auckland''s specialist container handling and terminal operating company Axis Intermodal has reported an 11% increase in export box volume and 7% rise in import containers during the past six months.
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Medway's Ridham ready
The Medway port of Ridham is also getting ready to meet Olympics-related demand and reporting busy times already.
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Supply stream for London
As well as construction materials, there is a big push to make sure that London is seen as the delivery port for anything that needs to be imported for the Olympics, says PLA chief executive Richard Everitt.
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Metoc dredging services
Environmental consultancy company Metoc has launched a range of environmental engineering services for the dredging of marine aggregates from the UK Continental Shelf to meet demand from major developments in the South East, including the London Olympics. It is offering marine environmental impact assessment, support for licence applications for extraction, ...
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H20 vital for Heathrow
Water proved a vital element in serving the Heathrow Terminal 5 construction site. Aggregates were transported to the site via the waterways and this was a project in which the River Medway also played an important part; Mittal Kent Wire at its Chatham Docks terminal handled the import of 70,000 ...
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Lion City port losing its roar
Singapore has held on to the top box port crown for two years running, but can it hold off rival Hong Kong for a third? Peter Trevalyn thinks not
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Seaway offers alternative outlet
Grain volumes shipped via the St Lawrence Seaway rose 25.5% in the first quarter ended June 30 to 3.36m tonnes, according to Richard Corfe, chief executive and president of the St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation.
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NewsBeating hurricane hangovers
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused unprecedented human and financial damage along the Gulf coast of the US last year. As this year''s season gets underway, Michael King examines how the grain ports are gearing up for this season''s onslaught
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NewsCautious curiosity
Questions are being asked, but many ports are still not serious about building facilities to support automation, reports David Foxwell
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NewsIn-built intelligence key to successful automation
With shipping lines demanding higher productivity and reduced handling costs, terminals that don''t have the ability to implement new technology are less likely to be able to provide efficiency improvements, as David Foxwell reports
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Speed up, tone down and save time
Users such as Ceres Paragon Terminals say automation and a high specification TOS has a number of benefits. Ceres Paragon claims to operate the fastest container terminal in the world, and will be the first marine terminal to integrate IT systems provided by Navis with image acquisition portals, weigh-in-motion scales, ...
