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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Port of Houston Authority has placed a repeat order for seven Konecrane RTGs worth over $10m with delivery due in April 2005. " They will help us provide even faster turnaround…

1st July 2004

Konecranes chalk up RTG orders

1st July 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

"Konecranes RTGs have proven their success in terms of environmental considerations combined with high performance capacity and fast delivery. These have been real strengths in winning recent orders", says Tuomas Saastamoinen, sales…

1st July 2004

EMBARCADEROS EUROPEAN STRATEGY

1st July 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liverpool Water demonstrated its multi-purpose harbourcleansing, pollution control, shallow-water credging craft at the Seawork 2004 exhibition recently.

1st July 2004

Liverpool Water

1st July 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hong Kongs MTL is the latest terminal operator to team up with a software provider - South Koreas Total Soft Bank (TSB) in this case - to develop terminal management systems. Besides…

1st July 2004

MTL partners with TSB

1st July 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar' s newly launched 7th generation straddle carriers are compatible with the company' s remote maintenance interface (RMI) system making it possible to monitor their condition from afar. This allows Kalmar to…

1st July 2004

Kalmars latest strads have eye to customers bottom line

1st July 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The press releases came in from every corner of the world. Those ports and shipowners that had complied wanted to shout about it. Fair enough considering the effort and expense involved in…

1st July 2004

ISPS compliance: some did, some didnt

1st July 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UKs Freight Transport Association (FTA) has criticised the port of Felixstowe for introducing a controversial security surcharge and threatening to give a " lower priority" to some imported containers, delaying them…

1st July 2004

Threat of sanctions wont help

1st July 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The North Sea oil port of Aberdeen can now utilise a new observation system recently completed by Kongsberg Maritime. The system utilises Internet Protocol (IP) technology to supply high-resolution camera pictures and…

1st July 2004

Kongsberg completes Aberdeen project

1st July 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The global supply chain is at risk of hijacking by terrorists with the intent to deliver and detonate weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), says US security provider SAIC. Stakeholders in the marine…

1st July 2004

SAIC supports Integrated Container Inspection System (ICIS)

1st July 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

Uganda and Sudan are in discussions to develop a new trade route through Port Sudan as an alternative to Mombasa which the Ugandan government regards as inefficient.

1st July 2004

MOMBASA FACES LOSS OF UGANDAN TRADE

1st July 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

China Shipping is reportedly evaluating Malta Freeport against Valencia as the hub where it will deploy its new fleet of 8,100TEU vessels. In July 2002, the carrier agreed with Malta that it…

1st July 2004

Valencia woos China Shipping and MSC

1st July 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian government has added Mumbai to a list of ports now licensed to handle new vehicle import traffic.

1st July 2004

MUMBAIS LUXURY MARKET

1st July 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains rapid economic growth has spawned powerful terminal operators and the second biggest car industry in Europe.

1st June 2004

LOCAL STEVEDORING GROUPS DOMINATE BOX MARKET

1st June 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

" From the view of the MHC operating company (our customers), qualified crane personnel are an important requirement to achieve maximum cost efficiency. It is for this reason that Gottwald offers a…

1st June 2004

TRAINING A PRIORITY

1st June 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the first quarter of 2004 Gottwald received three new MHC orders from customers in the UAE. These include one HMK 330 EG fourrope grab MHC for professional bulk handling for Saqr…

1st June 2004

GOTTWALD SCORES IN THE GULF

1st June 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Given our ongoing coverage of ways to ease congestion at container terminals (see PS May 2004 and this current issue), it seemed only right to kick off our new personality series with…

1st June 2004

ITS ABOUT PROCESSES MANAGING AND PEOPLE

1st June 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Liebherr has just launched its LRS 645 reachstacker - a new product line for the Austrian company. The machine' s most notable feature is its curve-shaped telescopic boom which gives it extra…

1st June 2004

LIEBHERR UNVEILS ITS NEW MACHINE

1st June 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Although generally speaking more resistant to corrosion and other forms of degradation than steel piles or many other marine structures, over the course of time concrete may itself need additional protection.

1st June 2004

SEALING THE SUBSTRATE

1st June 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Concretes value within the port environment is almost unlimited. And fresh innovations incorporating its use are appearing all the time, as David Foxwell discovers.

1st June 2004

FROM BERTH TO BREAKWATER SOME VERY CONCRETE REASONS

1st June 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A new deep water jetty for ro-ro ferries serving the Orkney Isles has recently entered service that makes extensive use of concrete, both in the decking for the jetty and as a…

1st June 2004

DECKING AND REINFORCEMENT FOR FERRY SERVICE

1st June 2004