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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners voted to contribute US$5,000 to the International Seafarers Centers Stranded Seafarers Fund to help 16 stranded Filipino seamen. Their vessel, the bulk carrier KATERINA, was seized…

1st January 2005

..and stranded Filipino seafarers

1st January 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

According to Brazils Votorantim Financeira bank, upgrading the port of Santos to a position where there are no longer any major bottlenecks would cost in the region of US$1 billion.

1st January 2005

Santos needs $1bn to ease bottlenecks

1st January 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Puerto Rican company Vasquez y Asociados has been awarded the contract to design the initial phase of the islands Las Americas port project which has been costed at US$700m.

1st January 2005

PUERTO RICANS TO DESIGN LAS AMERICAS PORT

1st January 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

McMurdo has received MED (Marine Equipment Directive) approval on its M-2 Automatic Identification System (AIS).

1st January 2005

MED

1st January 2005

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EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has introduced the first all-electric RTG, the E-One. With the existing emission- and noise-free Kalmar Zero-Emission RTG and now the new E-One, Kalmar says it is not only able to meet…

1st January 2005

The Green Machine

1st January 2005

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EQUIPMENT

Gottwald Port Technology sold a record 66 cranes last year.

1st January 2005

Gottwald reports record year

1st January 2005

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EQUIPMENT

KCI Konecranes has acquired Morris Material Handling Ltd (MMH) of the UK. MMHs product range covers electric overhead travelling cranes, monorail and chain hoists and crane maintenance services. For the financial year…

1st January 2005

KCI KONECRANES ACQUIRES MORRIS MATERIAL HANDLING

1st January 2005

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EQUIPMENT

Embarcadero Systems Corporation (ESC) has released VinTelligent 3.0, a web-based application designed to optimize automobile handling throughout the entire supply chain. VinTelligent introduces the Port Processor module that manages the job planning…

1st January 2005

Embarcadero launches auto application

1st January 2005

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EQUIPMENT

Norcontrol IT will supply the shore-based software infrastructure for the first AIS Network for East Malaysia.

1st January 2005

NORCONTROL IT AIS SOFTWARE FOR EAST MALAYSIA

1st January 2005

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EQUIPMENT

Full order books and strong demand are being fuelled by the boost in global shipping says Trelleborg Fenders, and sales are growing in untapped markets such as the Middle East and Japan,…

1st January 2005

Trelleborg rides the wave

1st January 2005