All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 976
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Otago fender tender
New Zealand’s Port of Otago will soon go to tender for a refurbishment of the oil wharf in Dunedin''s upper harbour, which includes an improved fendering system.
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Rising costs hit mobile equipment
The rising price of raw materials is having a knock-on effect on mobile handling equipment.
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Singapore extends dues concessions
The 10% concession for ocean-going vessels mooring at the Port of Singapore for not more than 10 days has been extended for a further six months to September 30, as has the 20% port dues concession for commercial harbour craft. The concession was originally introduced to help the industry during ...
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NewsShanghai takes no chances
Port officials in Shanghai are taking no chances with dangerous cargoes when the eyes of the world are focussed on their city for Expo 2010, which has just begun, and runs until the end of October.
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Muuga gains CTQI certification
Muuga Container Terminal in the port of Tallinn is the both the first operation in the Baltic Sea and the very first feeder terminal to be assessed against the Germanischer Lloyd Container Terminal Quality Indicator (CTQI) standard.
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Otago brings forward investment
A 4% increase in annual container throughput has seen Port Otago bring forward plans to invest NZ$2.9m (US$2.1m) on two new Kalmar straddle cranes and tender for a NZ$1m (US$712,000) refurbishment of its oil wharf facilities in Dunedin’s upper harbour.
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NewsTrade increases only part of the recovery picture
World shipping trade is forecast to grow 8.5% this year, according to the latest forecast from IHS Global Insight''s World Trade Service.
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NewsUS port trucking trial tests authority
A trial currently taking place in California could set an uncomfortable precedent for US port trucking, deciding whether or not a local agency – in this case the Port of Los Angeles - has the authority to regulate trucking for vehicles servicing its facilities.
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NewsCold ironing info-resource to aid emissions fight
The World Port Climate Initiative has launched a new website to create a one-stop-shop for the latest information on onshore power supplies (OPS) for ports and terminals.
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NewsA dangerous game
More dangerous cargoes in greater volumes place more demands on the people who must load and unload them, as Stuart Pearcey discovers
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Montevideo second box terminal concession bombs
An auction which took place on the Montevideo stock exchange for the rights to build a second terminal at the Port of Montevideo attracted no bids and was consequently scrapped.
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Stevedoring hours drop, but Barcelona resolute
Estibarna Apie, the company that supplies stevedoring services in the Port of Barcelona, has introduced a further reduction in working hours for its members to reflect the fall in traffic during 2009 and 2010. The agreement will affect 1,200 workers.
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NewsAberdeen’s development starts
Aberdeen Harbour Board has started work on its Torry Quay development to provide stronger quays for heavy lifts and create more room in the River Dee for vessels to navigate.
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Eight pre-qualify for Guaymas
Eight consortia have pre-qualified for the Guaymas container terminal project in Mexico.
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NewsDisparate measures
Mr Heinrich Goller of Hamburg''s HHLA believes there has to be a better way of comparing operations than the present system.
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Baltic port slashes prices
Klaipeda port, located on the Baltic Sea, has responded to ‘market changes’ by introducing drastic cost cutting measures. The main aim, says the port, is to increase its competitiveness.
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CEO appointment at Ports America
Ports America Group has announced that Michael F Hassing is to be the company’s president and chief executive. Mr Hassing, 51, has served since 2008 as chief executive of Scandlines GmbH, one of Europe’s largest ferry operators. Prior to that, Mr Hassing spent nearly 30 years in various international container ...
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Go ahead for Israeli ports privatisation
Israel''s Minister of Finance has signed the ports user rates reform, which will eventually allow Haifa Port Company and Ashdod Port Company to be privatised.
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B&W shiploader for Yarmouth grain facility
Gleadell Agriculture has chosen a shiploader from B&W Mechanical Handling for its brand new grain loading facility currently under construction at the UK’s Port of Great Yarmouth. The 45 metre boom shiploader will be fed by twin integral Samson feeders enabling average rates of 600 – 700 tonnes per hour.
