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DP World has promoted Patrick Walters to the position of senior vice president and managing director for its fast-growing Europe and North Africa region. Mr Walters has been with DP World and,…

1st July 2007

Up in the World

1st July 2007

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Activities at Barcelona' s multi-purpose Terminal Port Nou will be temporarily transferred to a 60,000 sq metres site on Adosado Quay during the summer, before finally relocated to a 130,000 sq metre…

1st July 2007

Port Nou becomes itinerant

1st July 2007

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Las Palmas Port Authority is to build two new outer dykes at a cost of € 59m ($79.4m). One of these will protect an 800,000 sq metre area currently under construction, which…

1st July 2007

Las Palmas beefs up

1st July 2007

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Organisers of the Port of Rotterdam Tournament taking place in Holland this summer claim the event brings together teams from “ four of the biggest port cities in the world” . The…

1st July 2007

Football frenzy

1st July 2007

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DP World says the first phase of its London Gateway container terminal should be operational in 2010, following approval of the development by the British government at the end of May. Construction…

1st July 2007

DP World gains approval for London Gateway

1st July 2007

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Barcelona Port Authority has calculated that it has lost € 37.8m ($50.9m) following the collapse of part of the quayside at the new El Prat quay. This will delay transfer of the…

1st July 2007

El Prat collapse costs PA a bundle

1st July 2007

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The next phase in the revision of the UK’ s British Standard 6349 for Maritime Structures will focus on the design of quay walls, jetties and dolphins. This follows on from the…

1st July 2007

Quay walls come under scrutiny

1st July 2007

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The complexities of securing, and working with, European Union funding were highlighted at a Port-Net workshop on port financing, hosted by the Port of Tallinn. Tallinn itself has gained EU funding for…

1st July 2007

Port-Net delegates discuss finance

1st July 2007

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Kent’ s Thamesport has opened its new East Park Gate complex, or ‘ Gate 2’ , as part of a new development to simplify and improve service levels to hauliers. It claims…

1st July 2007

Thamesport turnarounds

1st July 2007

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Spanish shipping line Contenemar will move its Canary Islands and Moroccan services from Vigo to a new 44,000 sq metre container terminal at the nearby port of Vilagarcía at the end of…

1st July 2007

Contenemar move

1st July 2007

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Port equipment specialist Kalmar has appointed Pekka Vauramo to take its president’ s chair on October 1 2007, after present incumbent Christer Granskog retires. 

1st July 2007

Changing of the guards at Kalmar

1st July 2007

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Malta Freeport has contracted Konecranes for 10 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes,two reachstackers and one masted lift truck to be delivered between December 2007 and April 2008. 

1st July 2007

Konecranes receives order from Malta Freeport Terminals

1st July 2007

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The Port of Marseilles Authority (PMA) is to develop two more new container terminals at Fos with a combined capacity of 2m teu per year. 

1st July 2007

Marseilles steams ahead with expansion drive

1st July 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Spreader specialist Bromma has unveiled an all-electric separating twin-lift spreader. A hydraulic powerpack means that the STS45E is lighter, quieter and cheaper to run, with the manufacturer claiming a saving of an…

1st July 2007

All-electric first for Bromma

1st July 2007

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EQUIPMENT

Insurer TT Club has issued a strong recommendation that terminal operators fit quayside cranes with anti-collision devices to prevent incidents. Fitting electronic sensor devices to quay crane booms to prevent them accidentally…

1st July 2007

TT Club speaks out on quayside accidents

1st July 2007

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Software specialist Navis has launched a real-time web-based cargo tracker to “ streamline the flow of goods” on the dock. Cargo Tracker delivers real-time global shipment and asset visibility across the supply…

1st July 2007

Navis tracking tool

1st July 2007

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EQUIPMENT

A new diver detection sonar to counter the threat of underwater attacks against ships, harbours, coastal industrial installations and offshore oil platforms has been unveiled by manufacturer Sonardyne International. The maker claims…

1st July 2007

Sonardyne diver detection

1st July 2007

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A new book by a Financial Times journalist lifts the lid on the journeys of everyday food products and in doing so hammers home the importance of the maritime industry.

1st July 2007

Food miles exposed

1st July 2007

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US manufacturer of terminal trailers, Capacity of Texas has increased the size of its standard 50 gallon step fuel tanks from 6in to 10in and now offers a seatbelt light option,where a…

1st July 2007

Capacity drives trailer development

1st July 2007

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EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has launched an anti-sway spreader design to make cycle times for rubber-tyred gantry cranes faster and more efficient. 

1st July 2007

Kalmar product range progression

1st July 2007