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CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Spanish port stevedoring company Sevasa is taking part in theOPTIMUS project, whose aim is to standardise simulation-based trainingused in many European ports by developing, testing and implementing acommon approach on how to…

12th February 2010

Sevasa takes standardising lead

12th February 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Learning institutions give the usual simulator suspects a run for their money. Alex Hughes reports

11th February 2010

Crane simulator article

11th February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Nordana is moving its Spanish operations from Valencia to Sagunto port. The first vessel to call Sagunto was the MV Skanderborg on January 16, 2010. The service change pertains to the regular…

10th February 2010

Nordana moves to Sagunto

10th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec, best known for its Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor brands, is growing its Moroccan presence through the acquisition of the port service and equipment part of Maghrepic SA.

10th February 2010

Cargotec in Morocco

10th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The busy west bank of the Pearl River is to grow a few more facilities to keep pace with the effects of the Chinese governments stimulus package.

9th February 2010

Pearl River push

9th February 2010

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

In the first Strategist column of the year, Id like to start with some simple suggestions for future port operations success.

8th February 2010

The strategist

8th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port will maintain a recovery into 2010 with projected 26% revenue growth, the facilitys director general, Hei Bevy has said as the inland port continues to benefit from connections…

8th February 2010

Phnom Penh Port figures

8th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port turnaround times at US container terminals could be reduced if pilot projects to integrate radiation detection devices in container handling equipment are successful.

8th February 2010

Cargotec scanners negate turnaround concerns

8th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The actual weight of a container should be specified on documentation rather than its declared weight, so that a ships stowage plan can have more integrity, a new report has recommended.

8th February 2010

Report calls for actual weight of container on documentation

8th February 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The west coasts Port of Los Angeles has partnered with hybrid truck manufacturer Vision Industries to evaluate hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric trucks at its terminals.

6th February 2010

LA studies hydrogen trucks

6th February 2010