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Two 2.4m plastic buoys ordered by Associated British Ports from British manufacturer XJF Plastics are to be followed by another order after proving their effectiveness at Fleetwood, UK, in guiding the freight…

3rd November 2008

Low maintenance plastic for Fleetwood port

3rd November 2008

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Empty containers are a fact of life - but that doesnt mean busy ports want to run full-scale empty box storage operations.  Felicity Landon reports on the issues

3rd November 2008

Filling up with empties?

3rd November 2008

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A new container recognition system is being installed at the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium. This will be the first port in Europe to take up the technology after its successful deployment…

30th October 2008

Container recognition in Europe

30th October 2008

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Port equipment, premises and liability insurer, TT Club has urged port and terminal operators to re-visit their crane tie-down procedures and emergency braking operations to mitigate structural damage and accidents in high…

24th October 2008

Terminals operators urged to review crane lockdown procedures

24th October 2008

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A very good market for reachstackers has lifted 2008 sales volumes for equipment manufacturer Konecranes Lifttrucks over budget.

17th October 2008

Konecranes smashes sales budget

17th October 2008

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Cargotecs spreader-mounted radiation detection system has been awarded the US Department of Homeland Security Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Designation after achieving 100% accuracy with no false readings on 300 consecutive tests using a…

16th October 2008

Security spreader gets 100% mark

16th October 2008

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Mitsui is supplying 11 hybrid transtainer units to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia. These cranes feature diesel engines which vary the engine speed depending on load, and also have capacitors…

8th October 2008

Mitsui cranes for Asia

8th October 2008

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CEM Systems has released a security reader which meets the requirements for three stage identity authentication - card, PIN, and biometric verification - in one device.

1st October 2008

Three in one security from CEM

1st October 2008

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Kalmar is to supply 11 of its green E-One+ rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Gateway Terminals India (GTI) at Nhava Sheva.. This latest order - due to commence next January - follows…

30th September 2008

More green for India

30th September 2008

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With calls for International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) training on the increase, Hamburg Port Training Institute has developed a range of security courses based on a modular system.

24th September 2008

Modular training meets specifics

24th September 2008

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Netherlands-based HITT is poised to release open-source software aimed at simplifying the processing of port data.

13th September 2008

Open source signifies greater collaboration

13th September 2008

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As yard space becomes an increasing problem, careful forklift truck selection to optimise yard space should be a growing concern on dock.

18th August 2008

Space saving forklifts

18th August 2008

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Terminal and ro-ro tractors will now be distributed by a jointpartnership between Cooper Specialised and MAFI, the manufacturer ofin-plant transport systems.

15th August 2008

One-stop for port equipment

15th August 2008

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With lines increasingly seeking cold chain solutions around the world, ports are today under pressure to deliver reefer capacity. Alex Hughes reports

13th August 2008

Reefer article

13th August 2008

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The Garden City container terminal at the Port of Savannah, administered by Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), first introduced fixed, direct-wired reefer plugs in the 1970s, but in recent years has had to…

13th August 2008

Reefer

13th August 2008

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UK-manufacturer Highway Energy Systems is set to take the global ports industry by storm with its innovative kinetic energy recovery system.

13th August 2008

Movement capture all the rage

13th August 2008

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An innovative  new machine that is able to handle both the roles of a terminal tractor and a reach stacker has been designed by CVS Ferrari engineers.

5th August 2008

Tractor and stacker in one

5th August 2008

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A new port marker device designed to increase maritime safety and facilitate rendezvous manoeuvres for ships entering the port has been adopted by the Port of Barcelona.

29th July 2008

Marker lowers light pollution

29th July 2008

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A new rapid deployment perimeter protection system claims to provides a cost effective covert security solution to protect portable assets, such as plant and high value metals, as well as perimeter locations.

26th July 2008

Protect your assets

26th July 2008

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Capacity of Texas is powering ahead with five alternative fuel routes for its Trailer Jockey terminal tractor line.

24th July 2008

Capacity seeks energy alternatives

24th July 2008