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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact,…

1st June 2005

DELAYS FOR EMBRAPORT

1st June 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The newly deepened 45-foot Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay Channels into the Port of New York and New Jersey are now officially open, allowing ships carrying more than 4,500 TEUs to…

1st June 2005

NEW YORKS CHANNEL DEEPENING COMPLETED

1st June 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact,…

1st June 2005

PARANAGUA TO OPEN NEW TERMINALS

1st June 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact,…

1st June 2005

Panama dusts off Rodman port project

1st June 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact,…

1st June 2005

NEW SUGAR TERMINAL FOR BRAZIL

1st June 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The new port of MBopicua was proposed in 2001 to provide access to the Atlantic.

1st June 2005

New port at Uruguays MBopicua

1st June 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

International Terminal Solutions (ITS) has developed what it believes is the most cost effective and flexible solution in straddle carrier and truck alignment systems, LoadVIEW.

1st June 2005

ITS saves 8% in equipment running time

1st June 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The system allows the driver of a truck, trailer-train or straddle carrier to view the vehicle in relation to the stopping position offering a computer-augmented birds-eye view. Most existing systems use lights…

1st June 2005

TUGS FOR BP

1st June 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Side-shift is also possible on the spreader.Following sales to ABP in King's Lynn last year and Folkestone Harbour in March, Hydrex Equipment has sold a third Fuchs MHL380 wheeled re-handling machine, this…

1st June 2005

REHANDLER FOR PLYMOUTH

1st June 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Navtech has just launched its Crane Anti-Collision Sensor in the port of Bristol. The system uses high-resolution radar to identify hazardous obstructions in the path of the moving crane boom.

1st June 2005

Navtech launches at Bristol

1st June 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Danish port of Aabenraa bought a Liebherr LHM 320 in 2003. The new crane was equipped with a Peiner grab from SMAG in Germany, with a capacity of 14 cu metres…

1st June 2005

Productivity and economy from Liebherr

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Users of the Milford Haven waterway are being warned that they may be filmed or photographed if they are thought to be breaking any laws. The warning has been issued by Milford…

1st June 2005

Milford Haven uses photographic evidence

1st June 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US-based security specialist Vistascape came within a hares whisker of picking up this years Seatrade Safety at Sea Award but was pipped at the post by Australias Mobilarm for its crew monitoring…

1st June 2005

Close second for Vistascapes SitelQ

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Gavin van Marle spent several months roaming India recently. His report reveals how a stifling bureaucracy and genuine democracy form a two-edged sword in a country whose port sector is intent on…

1st May 2005

Democracy in Action

1st May 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Arguably, of all container handling equipment, spreaders come in for the heaviest punishment since theyre the principal point of contact with the box. Nick Elliott talks to manufacturers and summarises a recent…

1st May 2005

The Point of Contact

1st May 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

For a straddle carrier to achieve a ten-year life span, operators must establish predictive maintenance schedules, buy only spare parts from the OEM and maybe negate the need for drivers entirely -…

1st May 2005

Phones Phoneys and Foresight

1st May 2005

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The relationship between ports that need to develop and their surrounding social and ecological environments is very often a matter for heated debate with the NIMBY factor usually to the fore.

1st May 2005

Not in my Back Yard!

1st May 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Gottwalds Andreas Moeller explained to PS how the HPK 330 EG harbour pontoon crane - a dedicated solution for St. James Stevedoring Companys mid-stream operations on the Lower Mississippi - will hopefully…

1st May 2005

Down the Mississipi to the Gulf of Mexico

1st May 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Delta Plan should be a win-win strategy for Spains second port aimed at accommodating the needs of both container and auto clients. Alex Hughes reports from Barcelona.

1st May 2005

Delta Dreams

1st May 2005

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

There are clever criminal gangs out there hatching ingenious plots.

1st May 2005

Its not all about Terrorism

1st May 2005

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Within the plethora of directives, regulations, codes and initiatives, and the accompanying smart technology that the reaction to 9/11 has given birth to, the container seal has always been in the cross…

1st May 2005

Sealing the Box

1st May 2005

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

70+% price hikes, entirely new sources of supply being developed? Australian iron ore producers are enjoying a bull-run in meeting demand from China. The ports are coping but more pressure is building.…

1st May 2005

Playing Hardball

1st May 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Impediments to the cargo pipeline performing well, from iron ore producer to steel manufacturer, are not all, about what is happening at the exporter end in Australia.

1st May 2005

Chinese Bottlenecks persist

1st May 2005