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NewsGhanaian aims high
Privatisation of the Ghanaian ports of Tema and Takoradi has been ongoing since 2000 as part of a World Bank-supported modernisation programme. But while Oscar Cudjoe, public affairs manager for Ghana Ports & Habours Authority (GPHA), accepts that the introduction of new companies has been a success, he says that ...
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NewsDriven by efficiency
Ports can make significant fuel savings by selecting the right drive for their container handling operations, writes Patrik Wheater
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GPA cranes off Good Hope
There can be no greater yardstick to measure the market acceptance of increasingly larger containership tonnage than the increase in container handling capacity, especially orders for new super post-panamax cranes.
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NewsHybrid option offers green gain for ports
A hybrid option for ro-ro tractors will offer a green gain for ports, as David Foxwell finds out
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Growing demand for secondhand
Although manufacturers such as MAFI concentrate on the market for newbuild ro-ro tractors, the company acknowledges that there is a growing demand for secondhand machines.
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Sub-letting of temporary storage structures could prove and important revenue stream for wiley port operators. Stuart Pearcey explains
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Testing the grade in Alaska
It took a decade of searching before an Alaskan ship repair company could find a suitable building to house some of its dry docking facilities - but once it did, erection took only a fortnight.
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NewsLong Beach / Los Angeles profile
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach take their environmental responsibilities very seriously, as Felicity Landon finds out
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Still time to shine on the West Coast
While the past couple of years have been "varied" for volumes into Southern California ports, and this year has been rather flat, the longer-term forecast is put at 6%-7% growth a year in the region''s ports, according to Halcrow''s Stacey Jones.
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NewsProfit is blowing in the wind (dust feature main)
With ever stricter environmental legislation, dust is becoming public enemy no.1, as Stuart Pearcey explains
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NewsPort Hedland tackles dust head on
A unique combination of factors gives Port Hedland one of the world''s worst dust problems.
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NewsScratch the surface
There''s a lot more to RMGs than meets the eye, not least a proven track record in container handling, as Alex Hughes discovers
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Liebherr stays on track
European crane manufacturer Liebherr had designed and supplied RMG cranes for over 30 years before developing its first RTG design in 1998.
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NewsYarmouth outer harbour moves ahead
Construction of Great Yarmouth's new outer harbour is now well under way. Felicity Landon reports on the ambitions of East Port UK
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NewsEuro Auto Trades
These are exciting times for Europe''s car handlers, as transhipment trade swells. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsRotterdam nails colours to the mast of sustainability
Sustainability is paramount in Rotterdam''s vision of its future, as Stuart Pearcey explains
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NewsTreating your piles
While cathodic protection is an acknowledged preventative measure for new construction, the technology is seldom used on ageing structures, reports Patrik Wheater
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Science behind the magic
Cathodic Protection reduces the corrosion of metal surfaces by making the steel surface the cathode of an electro-chemical cell by using either a galvanic sacrificial anode, usually an electrochemically active alloy such as aluminium, zinc or magnesium, or by using an impressed current system.
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NewsSomething to aim for
When goals are clearly defined at the beginning, it is relatively easy to work towards them, says John Lund, sales manager of Finland's Visy.
