All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1156
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P&O PORTS GETS THE RUBB
Storage facility manufacturer Rubb Buildings has installed a new facility at P& O Ports Dundalk Terminal in Baltimore.
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Full IMPACTE of freight shift proposal
A number of targeted, small scale investment projects underway at Europe''s ports are expected to bring improvements to cross-Channel freight transport.
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MAERSK AND MOTO FORM JV
The Portuguese construction and services group Mota-Engil is negotiating a partnership with Maersk to manage ports both within Portugal and abroad. Domestically, they are looking at possibilities in both Lisbon and Setubal, while further afield they are considering opportunities in ex-Portuguese colonies in Africa.
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Southern ports to follow in NY/NJ footsteps
US states Georgia and South Carolina have inked a landmark agreement to jointly develop a port in Jasper County, South Carolina.
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NewsHPH upbeat in Felixstowe potential
Container volumes travelling to and from the Port of Felixstowe could be as high as 1.1m teu per year by 2023, Hutchison Ports (UK) has said.
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MAERSK MONOPOLY FEARED
Existing companies at the port of Tema have called upon Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority to scrap an agreement that it has with a foreign consortium, Meridian Port Services (MPS), to operate the container terminal.
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POWERFLEET MOBICON EXCLUSIVITY
Powerfleet has been appointed the sole distributor of the Mobicon container handling system in the US, a system that claims to eliminate the need for costly yard repairs.Designed and manufactured in Australia and assembled in the US, the manufacturers assert that it has the lightest axle loading of any container ...
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EU SEEKS QUIETER PORTS
The ports of Amsterdam, Civitavecchia, Copenhagen- Malmö, Hamburg, Livorno and Valencia are to take part in the EU''s Nomeports programme, which is looking into ways of reducing noise pollution in four major sectors, of which one pertains to ports.
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NewsSSA Marine switches to ethanol
SSA Marine has introduced a programme to reduce noise emissions from handling equipment at container terminals where it operates.
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NewsFinessing the front end
Bottleneck or smooth security and processing system? Felicity Landon looks at the latest developments in container terminal gate systems
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Eight in for Khalifa
Eight consortia have sought prequalification to bid for the Khalifa and Industrial Zone project, with initial infrastructure work scheduled to commence by mid-year, claims Abu Dhabi Port Company.
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NewsEasy money
Gift-wrapped cash suddenly seems easy to come by in the port sector with financial figures rising deal-on-deal. Barry Parker reports
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NewsDust-busters
Ports must make cement dust control their number one priority if they want to keep local residents and authorities on side, as Felicity Landon finds out
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NewsSafe and secure at Dublin Port Tunnel
Ireland''s Dublin Port Tunnel has had a security overhaul to incorporate the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) access control system.
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NY-NJ wants in on DP World profit
The New York-New Jersey port authority has asked DP World for a "transaction or transfer fee", amounting to as much as $84m, as part of the $450m sale of former P& O ports assets in the state, news reports have claimed. But DP World spokesperson Mohammad Sharaf said: "They ...
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DRIVING SHIP LOADING DOWN UNDER
AC drives supplied and fitted by Control Techniques are behind the control of a new shiploader at the Dalrymple Bay coal terminal in the port of Hay Point. Serving a total of 14 mines in Central Queensland including Blair Athol, the coal terminal at Dalrymple Bay unloads about 15 - ...
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NewsNorthern port merger in doubt
Competition lawyers believe New Zealand''s Commerce Commission will prove a difficult obstacle to any potential merger plans between the ports of Auckland and Tauranga.
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NewsDouble vision
The need to boost productivity not only on the quayside but also in the yard is forcing the switch to twin- and quad-lift spreaders,reports Alex Hughes
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Early doors
The opening of long-awaited Brazilian box terminal Navegantes ahead of schedule could be a breath of fresh air for the country''s congested ports.Rob Ward reports
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MSC VALENCIA DIVERSION
MSC cancelled approximately 70 services in 2006 that were due to call at Marítima Valenciana located in the port of Valencia. This was blamed on poor productivity at the terminal and also on ongoing labour conflicts.
