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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The US Department of Energys Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has awarded a $23m contract to Detector Networks International (DNI) to design and manufacture six straddle carriers with radiation detection capabilities.

25th February 2008

Isoloader lands scanning gig

25th February 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Netherlands-basedsoftware provider TBA has successfully concluded the first phase of testing ofEuromax terminals automated cargo handling equipment fleet. After the trial,TBAs automated fleet management system TEAMS was able to remotely control themovement…

24th February 2008

Euromax on autopilot

24th February 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Trinidads state-owned National Energy CorporationNEC has started construction of a $105m terminal to handle anestimated 4m tonnes of iron ore and 3m tonnes ofhot bricketted iron (HBI) and other downstream products each…

24th February 2008

Trinidads iron grip

24th February 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Polands Baltic Container Terminal hasupgraded its terminal operating system to improve efficiency. The new TideworksSystem replaces BCTs old system, which was installed in the late 1990s.

21st February 2008

Tideworks take on BCT

21st February 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lars Karlsson, managing director of Copenhagen Malmö Port,believes the skys the limit at his port, but acknowledges that capacityconstraints remain a hurdle.

21st February 2008

CMP on a roll

21st February 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Dockworkers in Peru have asked the government to ramp up investment in the port industry by using profits generated by state port companies to finance modernisation. Callao alone requires investment of $247m,…

21st February 2008

Peruvian dockworkers plea

21st February 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Russia is waking up to the massive trade potential beyond its closest European neighbours. Stuart Pearcey reports

20th February 2008

Russia/En Europe

20th February 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Many small- and medium-sized ports are still using home-made terminal management systems and often there is resistance to adopting new technology, claims John Holm Jensen, consultant for Denmarks WM-data.

20th February 2008

Smaller solutions

20th February 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Terminal operating systems all look and feel fairly similar, says Dave Quennell at Jade.

20th February 2008

Feeling familiar

20th February 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The introduction of berth scheduling software at Associated Petroleum Terminals (APT) in Immingham a few years ago was not without its difficulties. Bob Law, APTs oil movements controller, saw the process through.…

20th February 2008

Seeing the process through

20th February 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Changing a terminal management system can be a very daunting task formanagement and staff to consider, says Michael Schwank, president ofTideworks Technology.

20th February 2008

Change brings higher return on investment

20th February 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Too risky to stay with the old, or too risky to move to the new? Felicity Landon investigates the challenges of switching from one terminal management system to another

20th February 2008

Making the jump

20th February 2008

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

It is probably not politically correct to say that it was with someamusement that the announcement was noted that parties in the UKendeavouring to carry off beached timber from the stricken Ice…

20th February 2008

PS Opinion Piece

20th February 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A computerised second-hand vehicle entry user system (VENUS) introduced by Ports of Auckland has alleviated the paper chain and enabled multiple parties to readily share their electronic data.

20th February 2008

Venus at Auckland Port

20th February 2008

ASIA

ASIA

DP World anticipates investing a further $500m over the next few years in its assets in India. This will take total investment by the company in that country to $2bn.

20th February 2008

DPW boosts Indian investment

20th February 2008

ASIA

ASIA

PacificInternational Lines (PIL) and PSA Singapore Terminals have teamed up to manageand operate a dedicated container terminal for PIL in Singapore.

19th February 2008

PIL and PSA pairing in Singapore

19th February 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Valencia Port Authority and EDS have been contracted to supply software to the ports in the Australian state of Victoria. This aim is to develop a Vessel Call and Hazardous Materials Services…

16th February 2008

Valencia software for Victoria

16th February 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A project to build a brand new port terminal at La Paloma in Uruguay has been given the blessing of the National Ports Authority.

16th February 2008

La Paloma gas release

16th February 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Leading port operator PSA Singapore Terminals handled in excess of 27m teu in 2007, marking a 13% year-on-year increase.

16th February 2008

PSA boosts Singapore handling

16th February 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Reefer operator Seatrade has made the strategic decision to switch base from Auckland to the Port of Tauranga following the winning of long-term contracts with both Zespri and ENZA.

15th February 2008

Seatrade relocates

15th February 2008