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EUROPE

EUROPE

Belgium and the US have agreed to co-ordinate security at Belgian ports to detect illicit trafficking in nuclear and radioactive material. The US government will invest € 11.25m in the next three…

1st December 2004

US SIGNS WITH BELGIUM

1st December 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Whether known as hurricane or typhoon, we are all too familiar with these most ferocious of storms and their consequences: damage, destruction and, for some unfortunate souls, death.Maritime and Underwater Security Consultants…

1st December 2004

MUSC WINS €7MVENICE PORT SECURITY CONTRACT

1st December 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US Transportation Security Administration officials have entered a new phase of testing the Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) programme at Long Beach Container Terminal. The credential programme is in the prototype phase…

1st December 2004

TWIC goes to prototype

1st December 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

A leading British underwriter has warned that global super ports represent an attractive target to terrorists. Justin Priestley, head of the special risks and terrorism team at Aon Corp says transport infrastructure…

1st December 2004

Terrorist warning from underwriter

1st December 2004

ASIA

ASIA

There was a time in the recent past when South Koreas port of Busan was the regional hub of choice for Chinese export cargo, given a dire shortage of adequate deep water…

1st November 2004

YOU WIN SOME YOU LOSE SOME

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

It is said that stockyard operations dictate the overall capability and efficiency of a bulk terminal.

1st November 2004

CHINA AND INDIA DEMAND FUEL MARKET

1st November 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian Ports Association (IPA) is more than a mere representative body of the countrys ports. It has a direct impact on government port and maritime policies through representations to the Planning…

1st November 2004

DEMOCRACY BUREAUCRACY AND SLOW PROGRESS

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dover is to be the first European port to install an automated mooring system using vacuum technology and developed by Mooring Systems (MSL), following the signing earlier this year of a European…

1st November 2004

A SWELL SOLUTION FOR DOVER

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The question of whether the reefer container will take over from traditional cold storage systems is still open to debate. Alex Hughes asks three terminals around the world for their thoughts on…

1st November 2004

LOCATION CONTAINERISATION AUTOMATION

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The trade in secondhand (or pre-owned) cargo handling equipment is booming. From forklifts and terminal tractors to ship-to-shore gantries and entire bulk terminal projects, demand is outstripping supply as Nick Elliott finds.

1st November 2004

ONE CAREFUL OWNER FULL SERVICE HISTORY. . .

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

reports on the possibility of rationalisation in Singapores ports sector - both at home and abroad. The Republics new pm has recognised that competition is played out on the world stage, and…

1st November 2004

DONT MENTION THE R WORD

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As with all cargo handling equipment, in theory at least, the bigger and more productive the machine, the lower the lifetime costs. VoestAlpine' Manfred Schaffer emphasises that in order to evaluate capital…

1st November 2004

LOWER LIFTIME COSTS AND AUTOMATION GIVE THEM THE EDGE

1st November 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Despite relief efforts, congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest port complex in the United States, was worsening as the holiday shipping season kicked into high gear.…

1st November 2004

SHIPPING SURGE CREATES CONGESTION

1st November 2004

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

The high rates of port expansion currently written about the ports of China during these boom years prompts people to think: why shouldnt one of the new dragons supplant North East Asias…

1st November 2004

Neglecting a joined-up strategy

1st November 2004

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Like it or not, George W. Bush is back for a second term and it remains to be seen just what his administration will serve up on contentious issues such as trade…

1st November 2004

Seeking Stability, Security and Sustainability

1st November 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Members of the 21-vessel Chittagong Feeder Trade Committee (CFTC), which is made up of APL, Advanced Container Line, QC Container Line, Orient Express Line and Sea Consortium, are threatening to stop trading…

1st November 2004

CFTC threaten boycott of Chittagong?

1st November 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) is to build a new multipurpose berth inside the dock system. To be known as the Number Two berth, this will bring the number of berths within the…

1st November 2004

CALCUTTA/HALDIA TO BUILD NEW MULTIPURPOSE BERTH

1st November 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

Durban Container Terminal has taken delivery of three new Liebherr quayside gantry cranes, bringing the existing complement to 16, with a further three also on order from IMSA. The new cranes are…

1st November 2004

La Spezias loss, Durbans gain

1st November 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Equipped with twin spreaders, they have a faster trolley speed and quicker lifting speed than existing Demag and Noell quayside equipment.The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) recorded its highest ever nine month…

1st November 2004

PTPS 3M

1st November 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Rising congestion at both Chittagong container terminal and on the highway linking the port with the capital Dhaka has prompted the Shipping Ministry in Bangladesh to revive the project to build an…

1st November 2004

..but prompt rethink of inland terminal project

1st November 2004