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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gate specialist CAMCO Technologies is to supply its Gate Automation system to the greenfield MSC terminal in Fos-sur-Mer, France.

24th October 2011

Fos opens gate to CAMCO

24th October 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

One grab factor that has to be taken into account nowadays is that of the environment – when a crane handles dusty material, this is always going to pose problems such as…

23rd October 2011

Ticking the green boxes

23rd October 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

All work on the projected Terminal Port of Lajes in Brazil has been halted by a court injunction taken out by the Federal Public Ministry.

23rd October 2011

Lajes project halted in Brazil

23rd October 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Manufacturer Cargotec is to invest E35m ($48.4m) in a testing centre in Tampere, Finland.

23rd October 2011

Cargotec testing centre on track

23rd October 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The unsung crane grab is an integral element for ensuring fast, effective bulk handling. John Bensalhia reports

22nd October 2011

Gift of the grab

22nd October 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

The president of Cameroon has attended the stone laying ceremony for the new deepwater port at Kribi, 4 km south of Mboro.

21st October 2011

Kribi construction starts in Cameroon

21st October 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An incident on the quay, caused by twistlocks not being fully disengaged or getting jammed in the castings, can hold-up operations and result in costly repairs.

20th October 2011

Lasstec helps prevent accidental lifting

20th October 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone was the only bidder for the $754m deepwater container terminal development at the Indian port of Chennai. PSA, DP World and L&T all declined to bid.

20th October 2011

Single bid for Chennai box terminal

20th October 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdam’s Port Authority has signed a declaration of intent with Vietnam’s national shipping company, Vinalines, to cooperate for the development of ports in Vietnam.

20th October 2011

Rotterdam rides to Vietnams rescue

20th October 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Italian government has confirmed that it has allocated more than €130m ($180m) for development of national ports.

20th October 2011

Italy tots up major port investment

20th October 2011