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NewsCHINA DRIVES SALES
With so much coal and iron ore nowadays going into China, it is not surprising to find that manufacturers of grabs and grab cranes are reporting buoyant sales. Indeed, as Alex Hughes reports, were it not for China, this market sector might currently be experiencing problems.
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NewsINNOVATION KEY TO SUCCESS
Alex Hughes reports from two very different markets on innovations introduced in the handling of paper reels and associated forest products.
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NewsMIND THE EXIT ARRANGEMENTS
Exit arrangements from terminal concessions are not always high on the agenda when it comes to drawing up such agreements. Mark Lloyd-Williams, Partner at Norton Rose, suggests they are worthy of more attention as Mike Mundy reports.
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NewsJUMPING FROM SHIP OR SHOP FLOOR
When reviewing recruitment and training for PS in September 2003 there were still organisations that expected to dip into a pool of management experience and talent and be able to employ what they wanted when they needed it. Steve Cameron reports on how things are changing and what needs to ...
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RISING TO THE CHALLENGE
An example of how the industry has risen to the challenge of environmental imperatives, is Jan de Nul''s acquisition of soil and groundwater treatment specialist, Envisan. The company offers groundwater remediation, decontamination of polluted sites, construction and rehabilitation of landfills as well as sludge and sediment treatment. Starting with soil ...
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NewsWATCH OUT FOR THE TURTLES
Environmental concerns have become ever more prevalent in the capital and maintenance dredging business but should be seen as an opportunity and not simply as an impediment, as Alex Hughes discovers.
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NewsFUELLED BY A HEALTH CONSCIOUS WORLD
41.6m tonnes of bulk vegetable oils and fats was traded by sea in 2003 according to Oil World data reported by Intertanko. Nick Elliott looks at the principal commodities and trade flows and at the investments being made in terminal and storage facilities.
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GREATER PREDICTABILITY EQUALS REDUCED DEMAND FOR STORAGE
Ronald Okker, md for Vopak''s Vlaardingen facility, told PS the applications for palm oil or vegoils in general, have grown significantly in recent years. " Apart from the food industry there is the feed industry and oleochemicals*.
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Tsunami update
In the immediate aftermath of the events on 26th December last year, the maritime sector as a whole seemed to have escaped rather lightly in the tragic circumstances. Only Chennai in India and Galle in Sri Lanka had serious damage to report, and then, in the scale of things, nothing ...
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NewsThe Green Machine
Kalmar has introduced the first all-electric RTG, the E-One. With the existing emission- and noise-free Kalmar Zero-Emission RTG and now the new E-One, Kalmar says it is not only able to meet the latest environmental demands but also the requirements for operational productivity and life-time cost efficiency. E-One is without ...
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Haskoning name dropping
Posford Haskoning will henceforth be known as Royal Haskoning. Posford Haskoning was adopted as a means of introducing the Haskoning name to the UK market three years ago and the job is now done, says the company.
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KCI KONECRANES ACQUIRES MORRIS MATERIAL HANDLING
KCI Konecranes has acquired Morris Material Handling Ltd (MMH) of the UK. MMH''s product range covers electric overhead travelling cranes, monorail and chain hoists and crane maintenance services. For the financial year that ended June 2004, MMH had sales of £ 25m.
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Embarcadero launches auto application
Embarcadero Systems Corporation (ESC) has released VinTelligent 3.0, a web-based application designed to optimize automobile handling throughout the entire supply chain. VinTelligent introduces the Port Processor module that manages the job planning and tracking of finished vehicle up-fitting.This new capability allows port processors to set up processing jobs at the ...
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NORCONTROL IT AIS SOFTWARE FOR EAST MALAYSIA
Norcontrol IT will supply the shore-based software infrastructure for the first AIS Network for East Malaysia.
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NewsTrelleborg rides the wave
Full order books and strong demand are being fuelled by the boost in global shipping says Trelleborg Fenders, and sales are growing in untapped markets such as the Middle East and Japan, and are in fact increasing more than in the traditional Trelleborg strongholds. Lately, Trelleborg has assisted Malayan Flour ...
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NewsLiebherr's successful year
Entreprise Portuaire de Skikda, Algeria, Hawaii Stevedores, TM International Logistics Limited, India and Cardinal Logistics, India were amongst newcomers to Liebherr''s order book last year. The company highlights the contract with TM International Logistics as historic as it opened up the Indian market and led to seven consecutive orders for ...
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VDL ACQUIRES SMITS SPREADERS
VDL Groep of Eindhoven has taken over Smits Spreader Systems of Someren. Besides standard spreaders and rotators, Smits also develops and produces customised spreaders for specific types of handling. VDL Containersystemen develops, manufactures and markets systems for loading and unloading containers on/from lorries.
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TIDEWORKS' NEW BABY SCORES IN WALES
Associated British Ports (ABP) has selected Tideworks Netherlands, formerly Sonu Software Solutions to deploy a terminal operating system for its timber operations and warehousing requirements. Forest products can now arrive with a unique unit specification with known articles established in the article files of the system.
