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EUROPE

EUROPE

Belgium and the US have agreed to co-ordinate security at Belgian ports to detect illicit trafficking in nuclear and radioactive material. The US government will invest € 11.25m in the next three…

1st December 2004

US SIGNS WITH BELGIUM

1st December 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Whether known as hurricane or typhoon, we are all too familiar with these most ferocious of storms and their consequences: damage, destruction and, for some unfortunate souls, death.Maritime and Underwater Security Consultants…

1st December 2004

MUSC WINS €7MVENICE PORT SECURITY CONTRACT

1st December 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US Transportation Security Administration officials have entered a new phase of testing the Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) programme at Long Beach Container Terminal. The credential programme is in the prototype phase…

1st December 2004

TWIC goes to prototype

1st December 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

A leading British underwriter has warned that global super ports represent an attractive target to terrorists. Justin Priestley, head of the special risks and terrorism team at Aon Corp says transport infrastructure…

1st December 2004

Terrorist warning from underwriter

1st December 2004

ASIA

ASIA

There was a time in the recent past when South Koreas port of Busan was the regional hub of choice for Chinese export cargo, given a dire shortage of adequate deep water…

1st November 2004

YOU WIN SOME YOU LOSE SOME

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

It is said that stockyard operations dictate the overall capability and efficiency of a bulk terminal.

1st November 2004

CHINA AND INDIA DEMAND FUEL MARKET

1st November 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian Ports Association (IPA) is more than a mere representative body of the countrys ports. It has a direct impact on government port and maritime policies through representations to the Planning…

1st November 2004

DEMOCRACY BUREAUCRACY AND SLOW PROGRESS

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dover is to be the first European port to install an automated mooring system using vacuum technology and developed by Mooring Systems (MSL), following the signing earlier this year of a European…

1st November 2004

A SWELL SOLUTION FOR DOVER

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The question of whether the reefer container will take over from traditional cold storage systems is still open to debate. Alex Hughes asks three terminals around the world for their thoughts on…

1st November 2004

LOCATION CONTAINERISATION AUTOMATION

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The trade in secondhand (or pre-owned) cargo handling equipment is booming. From forklifts and terminal tractors to ship-to-shore gantries and entire bulk terminal projects, demand is outstripping supply as Nick Elliott finds.

1st November 2004

ONE CAREFUL OWNER FULL SERVICE HISTORY. . .

1st November 2004