All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1083
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NewsMore vacuum mooring for Oman
Oman has stamped its seal of approval on vacuum-based automated mooring systems with an order for 12 Cavotec units for the Port of Salalah.
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Post-panamax at Helsinki
Finland''s newest container facility, Vuosaari Port in Helsinki, will soon be able to hande post-panamax ships carrying up to 18 containers abreast with recently delivered Kalmar ship-to-shore cranes.
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NewsLeibherr's UK family grows
Liebherr is to boost its UK presence with three key contracts for its container cranes.
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Spanish port for Dubai link
Tarragona, near Barcelona, is to be the first of DP World''s Spanish ports. DP World has acquired a 60% shareholding in Contarsa Sociedad de Estiba which holds the exclusive concession for the container terminal.
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NewsStealth tax threat to US west coast ports
A controversial revenue-generating port bill appears to be on the home stretch in the California legislative process, lacking only the final seal from state governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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ENAPU needs private sector cash
Peru''s National Ports Authority (Enapu) has come under fire for its decision to court private sector finance for the upgrading of Quay 5 at the Port of Callao.
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NewsPort outlet mooted for land-locked Bolivians
Evo Morales, President of Bolivia and his opposite number, Michelle Bachelet of Chile have opened the door to the construction of a Bolivian port on the Chilean coast, according to local sources.
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NewsMega-coal port on drawing board down-under
Australia is considering plans to construct a new 100m tonnes coal export terminal, its first in 25 years.
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NewsBaltic to be greener
Electric-powered ''green'' cable reel rubber-tyred gantry cranes headed for the Baltic have had their emissions slashed by 95%.
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NewsAuckland's energy audit
An inventory audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers of the Port of Auckland''s total greenhouse gas emissions has provided a solid foundation for further work by the company to manage its carbon footprint.
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Salalah splashes out on equipment
Oman''s Port of Salalah is to invest $112m on supplying new handling equipment for recently commissioned berths, which will boost capacity from 4.5m teu to 6m teu.
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Budget nod for Queensland ports
Queensland ports bodies will get A$798.4m (US$769m) in the 2008/09 state transport budget.
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Dredging dearth undermines Brazilian harvest
The legislative assembly of the Brazilian state of Paraná has been told that if dredging work on the access channel at the Port of Paranagua is not completed rapidly, it will seriously prejudice the state''s ability to export both this year''s and next year''s harvests.
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Nelson noise bill
A new Nelson City Council ruling is expected to force Port Nelson to offer to buy outright or install acoustic insulation to a maximum of about 50% of the value of 11 nearby houses and face additional financial commitments at up to 256 other properties.
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NewsThe Insurer
Throughout the insurance market, premium rates are falling. While the scaleback is less than alarming to insurers, and is only moderately comforting to the customers, the trend seems unstoppable for the moment. Overcapacity in insurance supply, which built up in the firm market of the last five years, has at ...
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NewsGulftainer
Gulftainer continues to focus on the expansion and development of Khorfakkan (KCT) and Sharjah Container Terminal, as vital gateways into the United Arab Emirates - but it has clear ambitions to expand its overseas activity too.
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NewsExpansion opportunities
Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East all present obvious expansion opportunities for global terminal operators - but there is still plenty of scope in the more established markets, too. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsLifting coal volumes
While there are many positives to opting for a mobile harbour crane in comparison with a fixed system, there is the flip side of the coin to consider, as the Port of Tyne''s marine and technical director, Brian Reeve points out.
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NewsBig is beautiful
Demand for mobile harbour cranes for use in bulk handling has remained high in the first half of 2008. Felicity Landon reports
