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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

More powerful, but compact and highly automated, the humble tug is growing ever more sophisticated, and assuming new roles that can help enhance ports balance sheets. David Foxwell reports.

1st April 2005

SOPHISTICATED SUPER TUGS SET NEW STANDARDS

1st April 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

At Liscont, around 10% of all tyres never reach the 4,000-hour accepted working lifespan. Carlos Figueiredo reports that this is virtually always the result of driver error, identifying contact with the metallic…

1st April 2005

KNOCK THEIR HEADS TOGETHER!

1st April 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Landside port logistics represents a new phase in the development of port management systems, which have traditionally focused on sea access. In a summary of a recent study undertaken for UNCTAD, Khalid…

1st April 2005

THE STRATEGIC WAY FORWARD

1st April 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The potential for shipper logistics decisions to have a direct bearing on port business strategies has never been better demonstrated than with the announcement by Fonterra - New Zealand’’s giant dairy exporter…

1st April 2005

Ports Ponder Fonterra’s Call

1st April 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Of all the liner routes in the world, the trade between the Far East and the Mediterranean has been one of the fastest growing, with east and westbound traffic volumes up 54.6%…

1st April 2005

ON A ROLL

1st April 2005

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Ben Hackett considers whether the door is finally opening to privatisation

1st April 2005

FRENCH PORTS: IS THERE A SOCIAL REVOLUTION IN THE MAKING?

1st April 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Port and infrastructure development is hotting up along Chinas Yangtse River as James Macpherson reports.

1st April 2005

UP THE YANGTSE

1st April 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Two of the largest container terminal operators at Malaysias Port Klang, Northport and Westport, are planning to merge to create a regional super-hub capable of handling 5mTEUs a year. Of the two,…

1st April 2005

Port Klang to create super terminal?

1st April 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

Nevertheless, other options are also being studied in case the government says no.Kumba Resources, South Africa's largest iron ore producer, has struck an agreement with Transnet, the State transport holding, to expand…

1st April 2005

SALDANHA TO GET UPGRADED RAIL LINK

1st April 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Tuticorin Port Trust has allocated US$22m towards improving infrastructure facilities at the port in 2005-06. This will fund construction of a new berth with alongside draught of 10.7 metres, and also road…

1st April 2005

TUTICORIN TO UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE

1st April 2005