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JAXPORT Prepares
JAXPORT Blount Island Marine Terminal is in the last stage of comprehensive works that will provide access to larger vessels. The summer period will see the completion of in excess of US$100 million of berth improvements that will enable the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal, Blount Island to simultaneously accommodate two ...
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NewsNAMPORT PPPs
Andrew Kanime, CEO, Namibian Ports Authority (Namport), reports that PPP initiatives in development or under consideration include: the development of a common user manganese export terminal at the port of Luderitz and green hydrogen production and export from both the port of Luderitz and North Port. In late 2021 Namport ...
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PATENGA POSITIVES BUT…
Operator selection for the soon to open Patenga Container Terminal may benefit from a more empirical approach drawing on best practice. Mike Mundy reports
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PERU LINES UP MAJOR PORT INVESTMENTS FOR 2022
Public and private sector port investment in Peru in 2022 is expected to come in at just under the two billion US dollar mark.
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STS10 SANTOS GETS GOING BUT WITH SOME CONTROVERSY
The planned concession of the new so-called STS10 container terminal in the port of Santos, Brazil is running into stormy waters.
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FLSMIDTH WINS GLADSTONE CONTRACT
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has selected FLSmidth to build its new shiploader 1.
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DOUALA TARGETS INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
The Container Terminal Management of the Port of Douala (RTC) is targeting increased operational productivity with the arrival of fi ve new reach stackers and an empty container handler from Konecranes.
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DB Jumbo Trial
DB Cargo UK is trialling the use of ‘combi-consists’ to increase capacity, improve customer service and improve its efficiency.
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Brazil’s Wind
Shell has confirmed that it has applied for environmental licenses from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) to develop off shore wind farms along the coast of Brazil.
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New PSA Halifax Cranes
PSA Halifax LP has confi rmed an order for two additional Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore gantry cranes.
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FRUIT: ON FERTILE GROUND
Brazilian gateway ports for fruit are capturing greater cargo volumes. Rob Ward assesses their performance and plans to facilitate further growth
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SAN DIEGO ORDERS ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND MOBILE HARBOUR CRANES
The US West Coast port of San Diego is adding new electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet as it takes its first steps to converting to a zero emissions facility
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SSA PLANS MANZANILLO CRANE INVESTMENT
SSA Mexico is to order two Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore gantries and six rubber-tyred-gantry (RTG) units for its Terminal Especializada de Contenedores (TEC1) in Manzanillo, Mexico.
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Electric Tacoma
The Port of Tacoma’s South Intermodal Yard (SIM) has received six new electric cargo trucks.
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Inland Shipping Battery Test
The Port of Rotterdam has been testing a battery system in the centre of Rotterdam for the inland shipping sector to trial the use of shore-based power.
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CargoNet Tests
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has confirmed that it has signed an exclusive one-year agreement with Norwegian rail operator CargoNet covering operational testing of a Kalmar Electric Reachstacker.
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R. STACKER: ELECTRIC PRESENCE
John Bensalhia examines the rising interest in the electric reach stacker and charts how the concept is evolving
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SMART BUOYS
The role of buoys is being extended beyond safe navigation, even the provision of off shore power to vessels is within reach. A J Keyes reports
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INNOVATION TO THE FORE
The following review highlights products, services and systems in the shoreside power supply sector that have recently come to the fore as well as identifies interesting orders placed.
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THE SECOND COMING
DP World is sizing up a second terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert. AJ Keyes looks at why this is required and what is needed to support it
