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NewsCAPITAL DREDGING more cost effective than ever
Alex Hughes explores the crucial link between dredging and a nation' s economic performance.
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NewsBUSAN - COUNTING THE COST
In the weeks after Typhoon Maemi''s visitation upon Busan, the parties concerned are starting to count the cost. Sources say that Typhoon Maemi has extended the range of what scale of loss can be imagined for a modern container port. It is already looking like the largest insured loss in ...
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Ports of the World is out
Lloyd' s List Ports of the World 2004, featuring over 2,600 commercially active ports, has been published. 55 new ports have been added to the two-volume set which costs £ 249/$413.
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Jan De Nul builds in China
51morder for four self-propelled split-hopper barges with a capacity of € 3,700m 3each for delivery from March 2005. The barges will be built by Tianjin Xinhe Shipyard in China.
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NewsKalmar's terminal tractors go global
Kalmar' s aim to develop a global production latform for terminal tractors has moved forward with the first units rolling out of its Shanghai assembly plant.
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Van Oord to buy out Ballast HAM
The Royal BAM Group' s Ballast HAM Dredging (BHD) and Van Oord are to merge.
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NewsEarls spreads capacity
Earls Industries has moved its engineering, fabrication, sales and service activities to a new facility in greater Vancouver.
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NewsSimulation tests viability of the choice
Kalmar is offering a new range of services through its Terminal Development Unit. Its clients can now use a simulation software application for the planning of logistics solutions and investment decisions at various types of container ports.
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NewsGottwald MHC for Tecon
Gottwald Port Technology has sold another 100-tonne HMK 300 E Mobile Harbour Crane to Tecon in the port of Rio Grande on the Uruguay border.
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NewsTransas scores with ABP
Transas Marine is to supply a Vessel Traffic System for Associated British Port' s (ABP) South Wales Ports of Cardiff, Barry, Newport, Swansea and Port Talbot. The system will provide vessel position, movements, timings and speed.
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TT Club to shine the light
Starting next month, the TT Club will be contributing to Port Strategy on the ubiquitous topic of port security.
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Ledwood's Surveillance Buoy
Ledwood Technology is introducing a PC based coastal surveillance system.
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NewsThales offers alternatives to improve port security
Thales Navigation has come up with two interesting systems challenging AIS (Automatic Identification System). The launch of its advanced Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) has reopened the debate about tracking ships to aid maritime security.
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Tarragona eyes EU SSS subsidies
Changes in EU legislation next year have prompted Tarragona Port Authority, BASF, Dow and the Tarraco line to explore ways of using short sea shipping to move chemical products between Tarragon''s adjacent petro-chemical estate and ports in Italy. Subsidies may become available to put more hazchem products on vessels rather ...
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Mombasa audited and re-equipped
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has formed a committee to investigate waterfront operations at Mombasa Container Terminal. The team is expected to recommend an appropriate IT system for the management of water and yard operations at the port.
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News"Mighty Tidy" beats out "Stinky Pinky"
The Buffalo Bayou Partnership with the Port of Houston and the local flood control agency, have commissioned a new trash skimmer vessel named " Mighty Tidy" , designed to remove floating rubbish and debris from the Buffalo Bayou.
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EU OKs investment subsidy to Dutch box terminal
The EU has announced that the investment subsidy obtained by Huisvuilcentrale Noord-Holland (HVC) to build a new river container terminal at Alkmaar in The Netherlands does not breach community regulations.
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NewsHumber habitat safeguarded
An agreement between Associated British Ports (ABP) and UK conservation organisations has helped to safeguard the future of the Humber Estuary as one of Britain''s key habitats for migrating birds.
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NewsBillions for airline security, pennies to ports
Helen Delich Bentley, former Chairwoman of the Federal Maritime Commission, has called on US Congress to reconsider pending legislation that requires private sector terminal owners and the nation''s seaports to absorb nearly all the costs involved in a massive security overhaul of America''s maritime industry.
