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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A multi-terminal Terminal Operating System (TOS) will be deployed at three locations – Sundsvall and Umeå in Sweden and Rotterdam in Holland by SCA Transforest AB.

30th June 2011

Multi-terminal TOS crosses borders

30th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma has won new contracts for a total of 50 crane spreaders for port projects in the steadily growing Middle East region. The majority of equipment on order is for Bromma’s new…

30th June 2011

Middle Eastern spread for Bromma

30th June 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Compounding disruption caused by a succession of earthquakes, Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has confirmed that is having “significant difficulty” in securing natural disaster insurance cover in the current environment.

30th June 2011

Lyttelton pressured by tough insurance sector

30th June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

America’s top container port, the Port of Los Angeles has signed a five-year labour agreement committing to the creation of some 20,000 jobs.

30th June 2011

LA labour deals to keep expansion on budget

30th June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Security-related bureaucracy is turning access to some ports “into a bit of a money machine”, International Shipsuppliers and Services Association president Jens Olsen has claimed, pledging to tackle the issue head on…

30th June 2011

ISPS has turned ports into money machines

30th June 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The mobile harbour crane sector has seen two of the big players continue to deliver in the last year, with worthy additions to their ranges. John Bensalhia reports

30th June 2011

Going mobile

30th June 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

At the start of the year, the Port of Charleston took the bold step of outsourcing its gate management functions to better serve its users – and was immediately rewarded with a…

29th June 2011

Simplified gate system boosts throughput

29th June 2011

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Ports and terminals would be well advised to monitor the potential fortunes of the container shipping sector over the next few months.

29th June 2011

Keep an eye on the container prize

29th June 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The switch to automated gates could revolutionise operations at two African ports. Alex Hughes reports

28th June 2011

Making an entrance

28th June 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Given inherent limitation in GPS, all three terminals contacted by Port Strategy for this feature confirmed that they are open to considering alternatives.

27th June 2011

Alternative options

27th June 2011