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Plug pulled on Jebel Ali 3
The current state of the global container market has prompted DP World to delay its $1.5bn investment in a proposed third terminal at Jebel Ali. The project will be re-visited once business prospects improve. Completion of Terminal 2 earlier this year brought capacity to approximately 11m teu, which is viewed ...
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NewsInnovating to stay connected to customers
Stuart Pearcey investigates the all-important link between cable suppliers and the end client
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The Insurer
Lloyd''s is known for insuring the high profile risks - commercial property, the impact of hurricanes and other disasters, terrorism, and piracy, to name a few - as well as esoteric assets such as the body parts of celebrities and the noses of wine-tasters. What is less publicised is its ...
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Electrifying anodes for NJ facility
South Jersey''s new Port Beckett Terminal at the US Port of Camden is investing in cathodic protection for its electrical conduits.
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NewsMarseilles Fos seeks two bids
Marseilles Fos has released a tender for a proposed conventional cargo terminal to be developed on the site of the fruit terminal vacated by Agrexco. Preference will be given to bidders intending to use the existing facilities for handling fruit, vegetables and other food products.
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NewsLondon's Lambeth arrives
The first of a new generation of Port of London Authority (PLA) patrol launch has arrived on the Thames.
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Maersk traffic down at all major Spanish ports
In the first four months of 2009, traffic handled by Maersk at the port of Algeciras was down by 180,000 teu. In Barcelona, the carrier has seen a 33% drop and one of 16% in the port of Valencia.
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NewsGrain handling article
Grain terminals seem to be weathering the economic storm, but equipment manufacturers are having a tougher time of it. Alex Hughes reports
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Management software for Messina Line
Messina Line is to install a terminal operation package that will give both full management and automated graphic stowage planning.
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African port receives massive order
The Zhen Hua ship which sailed into the South African port of Ngqura from China in May delivered equipment and components in excess of $8.8m in value, destined for the Ngqura container terminal (NCT) to be launched in October 2009. Special clearance had to be sought to bring the cranes ...
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NewsDredging can unlock a valuable raw material
Just as Dickie Attenborough and Steve McQueen had to invent ingenious ways to dispose of spoil as they worked on tunnels through which to escape Stalag Luft III in The Great Escape, so dredging work requires ingenious solutions to find alternative uses for the spoil it creates.
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Rugged PC for ports
A rugged handheld computer designed specifically for the port logistics environment has bee unveiled by LXE. The MX9 features an outdoor display, 62-key and 38-key back-light keypad options, built-in GPS positional location, 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR communications and rugged packaging.
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NewsIlo Growth
Ilo port in southern Peru is among the fastest-growing container ports in Latin America, according to a report published by Latin Business Chronicle using statistics from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
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NewsICTSI unveils alternative Argentine terminal plan
Philippines box terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has outlined in full its plan for a new 1m teu, $400m container facility for the port of La Plata, some 60 km south of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
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NewsKatoen Natie Terminal hits out at Uruguay administrator
The president of Katoen Natie Terminal TCP is on the verge of handing over a "Trigger Letter" to the Uruguayan government if it passes a law allowing for another dedicated container terminal to be built in Montevideo.
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NewsMaking the land on which to build economic recovery
Now''s the time to lay the groundwork for future port growth, as Stuart Pearcey finds out
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TCV doubles capacity
Following investment of ¢ 110m ($155m) in its new Llovera Quay, TCV Stevedoring has doubled its capacity in the port of Valencia this year. The new expansion zone is equipped with 430 metres of quay and 50,000 square metres of stacking area.
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Single operator for Coquimbo
Residents of the Chilean town of Coquimbo have lodged complaints against a decision to privatise their local port.
