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EUROPE

EUROPE

On 4 May, MSCs 8,000 TEU vessel RACHELE docked at Valencia, the biggest container ship ever to call at any Spanish port. The vessel will be deployed on services out of China…

1st June 2005

Valencia receives largest ever vessel

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The second phase of Bilbao's Outer Harbour development will be…

1st June 2005

NEW BILBAO HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT TO OPEN IN 2006

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The port of Rotterdam has commissioned the construction of the…

1st June 2005

Rotterdam commissions quay construction?

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Depending on your point of view, PD Ports plan to introduce a Northern Gateway container port on the Tees would either ease the UKs notorious southern port congestion, or - if youre…

1st June 2005

North seeks to ease Southern Discomfort

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lloyd's List reports that port operators and regional development agencies in the north of England are calling for a delay on three outstanding applications to build additional facilities in the south (London…

1st June 2005

Rivals ATM and TMB set up joint venture company

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lloyd's List reports that port operators and regional development agencies in the north of England are calling for a delay on three outstanding applications to build additional facilities in the south (London…

1st June 2005

TRAFFIC UP AT PORT NOU

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

PMA

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

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