All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1062
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Purchasing power for drivers
Purchasing decisions on handling equipment are now getting grass-roots input by taking the driver''s preferences into account, according to truck and reachstacker manufacturer Hyster.
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Liscont concession extension
Valencia Port Authority has issued a tender for the construction and management of four cement terminals at the Port of Sagunto. The terminals, which will be used to store and distribute bulk cement, will be located on the north east quay. The 25-year concessions will permit value-added services such as ...
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Bio fuel for San Francisco
The Port of San Francisco has proposed an agreement with Darling International to build a 7.5m-10m annual gallon capacity biodiesel production facility near Pier 92 in the port''s Southern Waterfront.
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NewsAir quality: top of the environmental agenda?
Scientific research into air pollution at ports and climate change was top of the agenda at the HAQCC 2008 conference in Rotterdam, organised earlier this year. Sef van den Elshout of the DCMR Environmental Protection Agency in Rijnmond, reports.
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Vilagarcía exceeds throughout targets
The Tercovi-managed Ferrazo container terminal, at the north western Spanish Port of Vilagarcí a, handled 10,000 teu by the end of August, exactly half the throughput the company, which is owned by Contenemar, had guaranteed for the entire year. Given that the terminal only opened in July, it should easily ...
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NewsTraffic Control
Although there is still no legal requirement for a vessel management system, satellite, radar and VHF tracking systems could make port operations safer, swifter and more commercially viable, as Patrik Wheater finds out
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Kandla exploring new expansion areas
Kandla Port Trust has invited bids for four multi-purpose berths at Tuna Tekra, which will be the location of a special economic zone.
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The Insurer
How safe is your insurance cover amid the draining of trillions of dollars from world financial markets, and downgrades for some key players? It seems that the operators of ports and terminals may be somewhat more secure in this respect than others who customarily buy corporate insurance programmes.
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NewsManta Port dogged by delays
Manta Port Authority and the directors of container terminal concessionaire TIDE have been unable to commence work on the new container handling facility, despite the fact this should have started in May.
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NewsHull defies credit crunch to expand
In the UK''s north-west, Hull and Goole''s new boss refuses to be dragged down by the financial blip. Stuart Pearcey finds out why
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NewsEIB to bankroll Greek port upgrades
The European Investment Bank is holding talks with Hutchison and Cosco in respect of funding their investments respectively in the ports of Salonika and Piraeus.
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NewsPorts of Auckland-Maritime Union strike
Pending strike action at New Zealand''s largest container port, Ports of Auckland, may be averted following late-breaking news mediation has been scheduled with the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) on November 26.
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NewsGoing hybrid?
. In a bid to develop clean terminal equipment, several US ports are now investigating alternative power systems, including hybrid technology.
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NewsGuaymas tender defies downturn
Mexico''s Guaymas port authority has launched a tender to build and operate a container terminal at the facility.
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NewsManta side 2
With problems of draught inhibiting the development of ports all down the West Coast of South America, Ecuador''s Manta looks like being a tonic.
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NewsPort tyres can take a load off
A special range of hardwearing tyres developed by Michelin has been extended into sizes suitable for port equipment.
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NewsEcuador side
Ecuador has its fair share of ports clambering for a piece of the South America west coast hub pie.
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Ningbo's Estonian interests
Reports have emerged that the Chinese Port of Ningbo is in negotiations with the authorities in Estonia to build a dedicated terminal to handle Chinese goods at the Port of Muuga. An agreement could be signed in January.
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New Mangalore builds berths
New Mangalore Port Trust in India is to build four new berths in the Western Dock area. One is already under construction and will be used exclusively by the Udupi Power Corporation, which will use it to handle 3m tonnes annually. Other new berths will handle project cargo and containers.
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NewsEcoPorts: Sharing environmental experience
Herman Journee, Chairman of EcoPorts, reviews some of the environmental issues facing Port Managers - and explains how the EcoPorts Foundation is working to exchange experience and best practice.
