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Liebherr in Olympics
Liebherr is playing an important role in the 2014 Winter Olympics to be hosted in Sochi, Russia.
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NewsCan ports and terminals benefit from government stimulus packages?
Can ports and terminals really benefit from government stimulus packages? Mark Wandless and Cé cile Schlub find out
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NewsNZ port sector requires government "nudge"
Port of Tauranga chairperson John Parker believes a "nudge or two" from Government is required to encourage councils to take a commercial view of their dominant port sector shareholdings.
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NewsNew releases heighten productivity
Kalmar straddle carriers continue to develop an environmental focus, with the latest addition being an Electrical Shuttle Carrier, ESH W, which combines higher productivity with lower emissions.
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NewsAussie port development reaches astounding levels
The level of port development underway or planned in Australia is astounding. Major coal port expansions are in progress at Newcastle, Hay Point/Dalrymple Bay, Gladstone and Abbot Point and at least two new coal ports are in contemplation in Queensland.
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NewsAustralian landside links under the microscope
After almost two decades of intense scrutiny of the performance of its container terminals, Australia is turning in new directions - to the landside links in the logistics chain, and to measurement of the efficiency or otherwise of its bulk ports.
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NewsAus-NZ Feature Material from Dave Mac
The global meltdown has pushed many New Zealand and Australian port operators into survival mode. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsRational thinking
Port executives gathered at TOC''s annual European conference in Bremen this month called for rational thinking in this time of crisis.
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News'Worst year ever' for box port growth
Neil Davidson, director ports, Drewry Shipping Consultants, pulled no punches at TOC Europe when he told delegates the days of 20x Ebitda port valuations are over.
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NewsGlobal institute launches port cluster council
The Global Institute of Logistics (GIL) has launched a Port Cluster Governance Council to drive best practice at public-private partnership ports around the world.
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News'Cross roads' for NZ
Jens Madsen, managing director of New Zealand''s Ports of Auckland, has described the country as "at a cross-roads", warning that if it does not rise above a ''parochial'' mentality it could end up as a "spoke to Australia, rather than a hub of its own".
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Assets ripe for the picking
Port Fund principal Ghislain Lorthiois has advised would-be ports'' investors to "revise their ways of asset valuations" if they want to secure future profitability.
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Tyne to rise to 2009 challenge
The UK Port of Tyne anticipates a “much more difficult trading period” in 2009, in line with the downturn affecting its customers.
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NewsAPM Terminals finding the formula for success
International port operating expert APM Terminals tells Ben Hackett you should have a plan and stick to it
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Liebherr adds to ABP base
Liebherr has delivered two rubber-tyred gantry cranes to Associated British Ports'' Grimsby and Immingham ports, bringing the total number of Liebherr RTGs now operating at the facility up to four.
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NewsRates fight dealt another blow
The fight against crippling backdated rates bill for UK port tenants may have hit a stumbling block - one put there by the nation''s House of Commons, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsHinterland project for Humber
Plans for what will be one of the biggest port related developments in the UK -- covering almost 1,500 acres on the South Bank of the Humber -- have been submitted to North Lincolnshire Council.
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NewsMoin bids must hit high
A tender has been released for a new Greenfield container terminal at Costa Rican''s port of Moin, sister to the Caribbean port of Limon.
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NewsQueensland ports up for grabs in mass asset sell off
Queensland is to tackle a drop in its credit ratings by conducting a huge sale of infrastructural assets including the Port of Brisbane Corp and Abbot Point Coal Terminal. Other assets with the "for sale" sign include the state''s rail coal business.
