Efficiency up at Dar es Salaam

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A report into standards at the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam has revealed much improved performance over the past two years. The report wa...

Rupert rides recession

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The Canadian port of Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia lifted its container volume to 254,528 TEU in 2009, an increase of 45.8% ove...

Oz angst over empty boxes

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A surplus of boxes jamming empty container parks in Australian ports has caused a major rift between road transport operators and shipping l...

Cronos takes UES Intermodal fleet

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In the latest round of consolidation in the container leasing industry, Cronos Ltd has take over the management of the majority of the 220,0...

RisGa to be tested on RTGs

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The Port of Felixstowe is to test the RisGa fuel reduction system from Control Techniques, part of Emerson Industrial Automation, to be supp...

Triton tests the water

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China International Marine Containers (CIMC) and coatings manufacturer Valspar have teamed up to carry out the successful application of a n...

Dredging ducks the downturn

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Despite the global shipping recession, the dredging industry has remained in remarkably good shape and, through consolidation and massive in...

New low cost RTLS technology

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IDENTEC SOLUTIONS has developed new technology that offers more accurate RTLS with reduced infrastructure requirements....

Automation takes another step

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Hanjin’s new facility in Busan shows that the benefits of automated stacking cranes are not confined to terminals designed with an “end ...

ZPMC sells first auto terminal

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ZPMC has signed a “framework agreement” with the Tangshan Caofeidian Industrial Zone Administrative Committee to install its zero emissi...

Bridge bodes well for Ningbo-Zhoushan

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The completion of the Zhoushan Sea-Crossing Bridge last month is expected to boost the prospects of China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port....

India may miss port capacity target

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Targeted capacity additions at India’s 12 state-run major ports may be widely missed with the economy growing slower than expected and glo...

Victoria needs no channel rules

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The Victorian government has decided that Melbourne’s shipping channels require no further access regulation, despite the recommendations ...

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