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  • Port operations in a better connected world
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    Kalmar envisions sustainable future for handling

    2017-05-16T13:27:00Z

    Kalmar has launched a new video to depict what the sustainable future of cargo handling will look like in 2060.

  • ACP has given management the green light to go ahead with a possible new tender for the proposed container terminal at Corozal Oeste.
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    ACP to re-tender Corozal box terminal

    2017-05-16T13:27:00Z

    In Panama, the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has given the management team authorisation to go ahead with a possible new tender for the proposed container terminal at Corozal Oeste.

  • Improvements will include deepening of the access to the port of Buenaventura. Credit: Ececho I. Coello.
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    Major access improvements for Colombian ports

    2017-05-16T13:27:00Z

    In Colombia, both the Ministry of Transport and the National Roads Institute (Invías) are planning to put tenders out in 2018 to improve access channels to the ports of Cartagena and Buenaventura.

  • Port of Algeciras has put back the deadline for bids for its third container terminal.
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    Algeciras delays bidding deadline again

    2017-05-16T13:27:00Z

    The uncertainty over stevedoring reform in Spain has again prompted the Port of Algeciras to again put back the deadline for bids for its third container terminal.

  • News

    South Port questions “systematic failings” finding

    2017-05-16T13:27:00Z

    South Port has taken issue with a WorkSafe New Zealand finding that “systematic failings” contributed to a port visitor drowning after he lost control of his vehicle and slid off a wharf in late 2015.

  • Design standards are to be reviewed following the poor performance of a CentrePort Wellington building in last November’s earthquake. Credit: CentrePort.
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    Wellington damage heralds building review

    2017-05-16T13:27:00Z

    New Zealand’s Building and Construction Minister Nick Smith has declared that design standards and building laws need to be reviewed following a recent technical investigation into the poor performance of a CentrePort Wellington building in last November’s earthquake.

  • MGI and Marseille Fos Port won an award for their Smart Port 2.0.
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    IT award for MGI and Marseille Fos Port

    2017-05-16T13:27:00Z

    MGI and Marseille Fos Port won the highest award in the IT category at the 30th International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) World Ports Conference held in Indonesia in May.

  • Port of Belledune
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    Canadian port joins Green Marine

    2017-05-16T13:22:00Z

    The Port of Belledune in Canada has signed up to Green Marine, the largest voluntary environmental certification programme for the maritime industry in North America.

  • Cyber prevention: Lyttelton Port has scheduled an urgent systems outage in the wake of the WannaCry attack
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    NZ takes WannaCry threat seriously

    2017-05-15T15:15:00Z

    Some ports are sitting up and taking notice of the massive global ransomware attack known as ‘WannaCry’ in a bid to safeguard their operations.

  • The LNG preparation unit comprises of a 40ft LNG tank and a gas preparation unit
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    Caterpillar LNG test bed

    2017-05-15T12:35:00Z

    Caterpillar Marine says it has unveiled the first LNG test bed for gas-fuelled engines at its facility in Kiel, Germany.

  • E-ferry
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    Green battery to power 'largest' electric ferry

    2017-05-15T12:11:00Z

    A lithium-ion battery system developed to reduce the emissions and operating costs of marine vessels will be used to operate the "world’s largest" 100% electric ferry in Denmark.

  • Navigate route planner
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    Rotterdam port launches route planner

    2017-05-12T15:22:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched its ‘Navigate’ route planner at the Transport Logistic Fair in Munich to help companies plan their container transports more effectively.

  • Kalmar cargo
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    New Port 2060 vision revealed

    2017-05-12T11:17:00Z

    Cargo handling solutions and services company Kalmar, part of Finnish-owned Cargotec, is launching a new video to depict what the future of cargo handling will look like in the year 2060.

  • Hamburg Port
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    Hamburg publishes digital insight for ports

    2017-05-11T15:08:00Z

    A book addressing what digitalization can offer seaports aims to establish how this technology can help ports become more efficient and safeguard their futures.

  • Certas Energy has chosen Peel Ports Liverpool as a launch pad for cleaner fuels
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    Cleaner fuel on offer at Liverpool

    2017-05-11T10:00:00Z

    The UK’s Port of Liverpool has become the first port in the UK to offer Shell GTL Fuel, a cleaner alternative to conventional diesel fuel.

  • Cutting-edge: Peel Ports Liverpool is making a name for itself as a launch pad for new initiatives
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    Cleaner fuel on offer at Liverpool

    2017-05-11T09:00:00Z

    The UK’s Port of Liverpool has become the first port in the UK to offer Shell GTL Fuel, a cleaner alternative to conventional diesel fuel.

  • Sennebogen crane
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    Sennebogen unveils supersize MHC

    2017-05-10T16:52:00Z

    Sennebogen has launched a new mobile harbour crane (MHC) with a 40m range and capacity for almost 31 tonnes.

  • PLA campaign
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    PLA targets human error

    2017-05-10T14:39:00Z

    The human factor is the focus of the latest safety campaign by The Port of London Authority (PLA), launched at its Annual Stakeholder Forum.

  • News

    Crane collapse at Jebel Ali

    2017-05-10T10:59:00Z

    The recent crane collapse at DP World’s flagship terminal Jebel Ali, has once again thrust the issue of terminal safety into the spotlight.

  • Colombo port
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    LNG focus for Colombo terminal

    2017-05-10T10:41:00Z

    Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is set to be a priority initiative in the development of Colombo Port’s East Container Terminal in Sri Lanka.