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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners voted to contribute US$5,000 to the International Seafarers Centers Stranded Seafarers Fund to help 16 stranded Filipino seamen. Their vessel, the bulk carrier KATERINA, was seized…

1st January 2005

..and stranded Filipino seafarers

1st January 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

According to Brazils Votorantim Financeira bank, upgrading the port of Santos to a position where there are no longer any major bottlenecks would cost in the region of US$1 billion.

1st January 2005

Santos needs $1bn to ease bottlenecks

1st January 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Puerto Rican company Vasquez y Asociados has been awarded the contract to design the initial phase of the islands Las Americas port project which has been costed at US$700m.

1st January 2005

PUERTO RICANS TO DESIGN LAS AMERICAS PORT

1st January 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

McMurdo has received MED (Marine Equipment Directive) approval on its M-2 Automatic Identification System (AIS).

1st January 2005

MED

1st January 2005

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EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has introduced the first all-electric RTG, the E-One. With the existing emission- and noise-free Kalmar Zero-Emission RTG and now the new E-One, Kalmar says it is not only able to meet…

1st January 2005

The Green Machine

1st January 2005

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Gottwald Port Technology sold a record 66 cranes last year.

1st January 2005

Gottwald reports record year

1st January 2005

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KCI Konecranes has acquired Morris Material Handling Ltd (MMH) of the UK. MMHs product range covers electric overhead travelling cranes, monorail and chain hoists and crane maintenance services. For the financial year…

1st January 2005

KCI KONECRANES ACQUIRES MORRIS MATERIAL HANDLING

1st January 2005

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Embarcadero Systems Corporation (ESC) has released VinTelligent 3.0, a web-based application designed to optimize automobile handling throughout the entire supply chain. VinTelligent introduces the Port Processor module that manages the job planning…

1st January 2005

Embarcadero launches auto application

1st January 2005

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Norcontrol IT will supply the shore-based software infrastructure for the first AIS Network for East Malaysia.

1st January 2005

NORCONTROL IT AIS SOFTWARE FOR EAST MALAYSIA

1st January 2005

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Full order books and strong demand are being fuelled by the boost in global shipping says Trelleborg Fenders, and sales are growing in untapped markets such as the Middle East and Japan,…

1st January 2005

Trelleborg rides the wave

1st January 2005

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Entreprise Portuaire de Skikda, Algeria, Hawaii Stevedores, TM International Logistics Limited, India and Cardinal Logistics, India were amongst newcomers to Liebherrs order book last year. The company highlights the contract with TM…

1st January 2005

Liebherrs successful year

1st January 2005

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VDL Groep of Eindhoven has taken over Smits Spreader Systems of Someren. Besides standard spreaders and rotators, Smits also develops and produces customised spreaders for specific types of handling. VDL Containersystemen develops,…

1st January 2005

VDL ACQUIRES SMITS SPREADERS

1st January 2005

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EQUIPMENT

Associated British Ports (ABP) has selected Tideworks Netherlands, formerly Sonu Software Solutions to deploy a terminal operating system for its timber operations and warehousing requirements. Forest products can now arrive with a…

1st January 2005

TIDEWORKS NEW BABY SCORES IN WALES

1st January 2005

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EQUIPMENT

In order to meet costs incurred to comply with the requirements of the ISPS code, P& O Nedlloyd has announced the introduction of a global " carrier security charge" of US$6 per…

1st January 2005

P&O Nedlloyd to charge

1st January 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

All containers entering Ghana are to be scanned.

1st January 2005

GHANA TO SCAN ALL CONTAINERS

1st January 2005

ASIA

ASIA

He was there during many defining moments in his chosen professional sphere.PROES, creators of SECUREPORT, have joined forces with MUSC to support the programme of security enhancements for the ports of Spain.…

1st January 2005

PROES AND MUSC JOIN FORCES

1st January 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

New York Port Authority Board of Commissioners has approved a US$4.5 billion 2005 budget that upgrades security at its airports, bridges, tunnels, seaports and rail system. The port has seen its costs…

1st January 2005

NEW YORKS SPEND ROCKETS

1st January 2005

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Too many transport operators, from NVOCCs and logistics providers to terminal facilities, are worryingly uninformed about the extent of their insurance cover, the TT Club has warned.

1st January 2005

Reassess your insurance cover says TT Club

1st January 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hamburg-Bremerhaven joint venture Eurogate will reach its target of 11.7mTEUs this year and remain focused on Europe, with no plans to go global. It will also continue a strategy for success which…

1st December 2004

INVESTING WHERE IT MAKES SENSE

1st December 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A new design code for the design of ro-ro ramps, linkspans and walkways - British Standard 6349 Part 8 - is due to be published early next year, enabling ro-ro infrastructure to…

1st December 2004

NEW STANDARD ON ITS WAY

1st December 2004