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Chittagong Cranes
In early May Chittagong Port, Bangladesh took delivery of two Chinese-built ship-to-shore container gantries (SSG) and three rubber tyred gantries (RTGs).
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Rotterdam Deal
The Port of Rotterdam is strengthening its ongoing partnership with the Port of Duisburg by collaborating on more initiatives relating to digitalisation and energy transition.
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NewsASCs FOR ANTWERP AS EUROPE AUTOMATION INTEREST GROWS
Component parts of new automatic stacking cranes (ASCs) have started arriving at DP World’s Antwerp Gateway Terminal (AGT) in the Port of Antwerp.
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KOPER UPS CRANE CAPACITY
Luka Koper d.d., operator of container terminal facilities at the Port of Koper, Slovenia, has placed a new order with Konecranes for three electric rubber-tyred gantries (RTG). The order will increase the RTG fleet at the port to 30 units when the new items are delivered in February 2023.
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Congo RTGs
Congo Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports, has put two new rubber tyred gantries into operation at its container terminal located at Pointe-Noire, Congo.
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UK Power First
Plans have been announced for the first floating organic flow battery for decarbonised port energy storage and shore power for cruise ships in the UK.
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NewsFLORIDA’S MILLIONAIRES CLUB
Florida is home to three large container ports that each handle over one million TEU annually. AJ Keyes assesses how these ports are keeping pace with demand
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NewsICTSI RIO RENAISSANCE
Pursuing new cargo streams and investing in inland cargo logistics is breathing new life into ICTSI Rio despite a challenging marketplace. Rob Ward reports
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Verticalisation Driving Diversification
ICTSI Rio 1 is one of several terminals in Brazil diversifying in the face of what is dubbed locally as verticalization – liner companies extending their activities along the supply chain.
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NewsMSC PROPELS MULTI-RIO
Rio de Janeiro terminal operator MultiRio is reaping the benefits of its “special relationship” with MSC but recovery in the ro-ro sector has stalled. Rob Ward reports
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A HUB FOR BEER PRODUCERS
The Ponta do Felix port facility in Antonina, part of the Paranagua port area (APPA port authority), will next month (July) open up six new silos for storing malt, barley and wheat, adding 40,000 tons of static storage capacity at a cost of Reais45million (US$9m).
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NewsTHE DOMINO EFFECT
A new report from the Royal Bank of Canada assesses the impact of current challenges to the global supply chain and considers what the likely outcome will be. A J Keyes presents the highlights
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NewsTIME TO ADDRESS BALLAST WATER
Mark Riggio, Head of Marine at Filtersafe*, highlights the tightening regulatory picture regarding ballast water management, the implications for ports and the need to participate in the push for compliance
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Kiel Piles on Power
The Port of Kiel is to receive two onshore power plants after port operator Seehafen Kiel awarded a contract to technology company, Siemens AG.
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NewsDOWNGRADES AND UPGRADES
Market consultancy Drewry sees container shipping freight rates continuing to climb but a new set of problems intruding. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsGOING GREAT GUNS
Container ports on the US Gulf Coast are outperforming national growth and their peers on the eastern and western seaboards. AJ Keyes assesses the plans and strategies of ports in the region
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NewsNEW SUPPLY CHAIN PLAYBOOK
The existing container ports on the US Gulf Coast, and further afield in the US, look set to be challenged by a new facility with potential to change the status quo. A J Keyes reports
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BATAM PORT PLANS TALKED UP BY CO-ORDINATING MINISTER FOR MARITIME AFFAITRS
The government of Indonesia is revisiting the idea of developing a port facility on the island of Batam. This location is around 30km south of Singapore, close to international shipping routes, and has been under consideration for the past 30 years without any major development taking place.
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NewsPROPANE: GAME ON?*
Propane as a power source is getting more attention in the USA but the road ahead still has to meet the challenge of propane being regarded as a clean fuel but not a zero emissions one
