Hamburg pushes Elbe dredging

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The Port of Hamburg posted another cargo handling record in 2007, with throughput up by 4.1% on 2006 to 140.4 Mt, including 9.9M TEU of cont...

TWIC cards to top 1M

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The number of people expected to apply for a maritime Transport Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card under the US Transport Security...

Delay costs outlined by UN-ECE

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The UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)’s Transport Division is using a methodology adapted by UN ESCAP to help decision makers unders...

Helsinki traffic up

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The Port of Helsinki handled 11.9 Mt of unitised cargo traffic last year, an increase of 16% on 2006. Container traffic grew by 2% to 435,00...

Handheld detectors

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The safety of first responders arriving at the scene of a hazardous materials incident could be immeasurably improved if an R&D programme cu...

SPMP in second place, twice

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Chinese crane manufacturer Shanghai Port Machinery Plant (SPMP) is currently the second largest container quay crane manufacturer in the wor...

Progress in Coega

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While doubt over the construction of an aluminium smelter at Coega continues to dominate coverage of the South African project, there has be...

Fort Vale expands in Singapore

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Fort Vale has relocated its Singapore premises and expanded its tank container components spares and service capabilities in order to keep u...

Oz wheat boxes up

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Since deregulation on 27 August 2007, there has been a seven-fold increase in exports of wheat in bulk bags and containers leaving Australia...

Speed up plans, Melbourne told

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The Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) needs to advance plans for additional container handling capacity and the likely introduction of a ...

PSA makes foray in Argentine market

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PSA International has gained a foothold in Argentina with an agreement to buy shares in Román Group’s International Trade Logistics (ITL)...

US port borrowing costs rocket

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A worrying sign of what the US credit crisis could mean for US seaports emerged this month when the interest rate on US$100M of bonds issued...

More RTGs from Konecranes

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Konecranes has reported contracts to supply a total of 10 more RTGs to existing customers, although the prices have not been disclosed....

Duisport to expand Logport II site

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With an eye on further trimodal terminal development, Duisport Group has acquired a strategic land strip totalling 17 acres in the south of ...

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