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Forklift attachment manufacturer Bolzoni Auramo has introduced a new series of parallel clamps.

28th January 2011

Forklift attachments

28th January 2011

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Industry comment from international law firm Reed Smith notes that while development projects have started only recently to come back into the headlines, fresh areas are now opening up.

26th January 2011

New areas for development

26th January 2011

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The first of a new design of dust-reducing mobile hoppers has been installed at the port of Pecem, Brazil, where it will be dealing with traditionally dusty bulk like coal and cement.

25th January 2011

Dust reduction for Pecem

25th January 2011

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The Royal Seaforth Container Terminal at the Port of Liverpool, has invested in a real time location system for its fleet of 34 straddle carriers.

24th January 2011

Liverpool’s straddle carrier solution

24th January 2011

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Patrick’s AutoStrad Terminal at the Port of Brisbane in Australia has become the first container terminal in the world to operate its night shifts in relative darkness.

24th January 2011

Patrick works in the dark

24th January 2011

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The first ship-to-shore cranes have been delivered to one of the Fos 2XL container terminals being developed at Marseilles Fos under public-private partnership.

21st January 2011

New cranes for Fos

21st January 2011

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A fully integrated but still completely mobile system has been installed at the Port of Coquimbo in Chile for loading copper concentrate at rates of up to 1,000 tonnes per hour.

20th January 2011

Flexible shiploader for Coquimbo

20th January 2011

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Flagship, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has successfully implemented a real-time optimisation system targeting congestion in container terminals.

20th January 2011

Real-time software for box operations

20th January 2011

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Adopting a ‘prevention rather than cure’ approach to operational maintenance will save ports time and money, according to Trelleborg Marine Systems.

12th January 2011

Delaying operational maintenance a risky strategy

12th January 2011

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Answers aren’t always obvious. Take the Port of Emden, in Germany which was probably the first big study on what is called ‘fluid mud’.

12th January 2011

Playing in the mud

12th January 2011

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Stevie Knights looks at the latest innovations to keep channels and berths clear

10th January 2011

Natures way

10th January 2011

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Los Angeles has devised a program to nurture entrepreneurs by making sure that the smallest of enterprises will gain access to the port’s professional service and construction contracts.

6th January 2011

Small is beautiful

6th January 2011

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Tideworks has launched the next generation of its terminal operating system, Mainsail Vanguard.

16th December 2010

Tideworks unfurls latest mainsail

16th December 2010

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Turkey’s Yilport Container Terminal has integrated ZES’ Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating solution with APS Technology’s Automated Gate System, Ship-to-Shore Crane OCR and MatchMaker Rubber Tyred Gantry OCR systems.

13th December 2010

Yilport marks Navis/APS first

13th December 2010

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A PIANC working group is preparing a report on actual berthing speeds and the direction of approaching vessels under various environmental conditions.

10th December 2010

PIANC studies berthing speed

10th December 2010

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Générale de Manutention Portuaire at the port of Le Havre in France has ordered 14 Kalmar Edrive straddle carriers from Cargotec.

8th December 2010

Cargotec’s handling gains

8th December 2010

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Transas recently launched its Navi-Harbour 4.3, providing functionality enhancements in radar processing, and record and play back usability, among other things.

3rd December 2010

Transas targets shore-based pilotage

3rd December 2010

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FLAGSHIP, a consortium of over 40 partners in the European maritime industry, has implemented the first integrated real-time optimisation system to target congestion in container terminals.

2nd December 2010

FLAGSHIP box terminal optimisation win

2nd December 2010

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Captain Terry Hughes recently wrote a paper entitled “When is a VTS not a VTS?”, highlighting the differences between VTS and mandatory ship reporting systems around the world, and the variety of…

1st December 2010

Call for training standardisation

1st December 2010

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Investment in ongoing equipment maintenance has slumped in priority during the downturn, according to an independent study of almost 200 port owners/operators, consulting engineers and contractors, conducted for Trelleborg Marine Systems.

1st December 2010

Maintenance given short shrift in recession

1st December 2010