Getting to know the crane ropes

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The engineering that goes into steel ropes is often overlooked, even though they are essential for crane operations. However, as container c...

Outlook remains uncertain

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Traffic levels have recovered strongly at Germany’s seaports, but the ports face a number of challenges and opinions on how to tackle them...

WhereNet in position

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Navis is stepping up its marketing of WhereNet marine terminal automation solutions, including its RFID and GPS-based products. The company ...

Ferrymasters books more aluminium

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P&O Ferrymasters has won a four-fold increase in business from aluminium rolling giant Novelis with a new contract worth £1M per year for m...

Transnet mulls box terminal at DIA

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Transnet is to study the possibility of constructing a 9M TEU/ year capacity container terminal for Durban on the site of the defunct Durban...

Indonesia to build two new ports

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Indonesia’s state port operator Pelindo II is to build a new port at Kalibaru in north Jakarta and has secured a US$1.29B loan from Bank M...

Teesport RTGs arrive

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Four new Konecranes RTGs arrived at the UK port of Teesport this month - a key component in the £16.7M (US$27.5M) expansion of the Teesport...

FUC sets sights on rail freight market

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Following a European tender, Italian regional rail operator Ferrovie Udine Cividale (FUC) has awarded a €3M contract for 35 intermodal fla...

Pseudolites for GPS blackspots?

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Konecranes and the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) are lobbying the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) of the Eu...

…two more HPKs for Mississippi

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Gottwald Port Technology GmbH was recently awarded a contract to supply two more HPK pontoon-mounted floating cranes to St James Stevedoring...

Tanks roll in Belarus

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Production of tank containers is being ramped up at the Osipovichi Carriage Works (OCW) in Belarus after the company was granted a US$63.5M ...

Mombasa reforms in doubt again

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Plans to transfer control of Mombasa port terminals to private sector operators appear yet again to be under threat. Prime minister Raila Od...

Upbeat message from Rotterdam

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In 1H/2011, 215 mt of cargo were handled in the Port of Rotterdam, up 1% on 1H/2010. Incoming cargo increased by 2% to 153 mt and outgoing c...

HPH to operate Enfield ILC

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The New South Wales government has named Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) as the operator of the Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre (ILC), whi...

Apapa berth productivity up 50%

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Individual crane productivity has increased by 25% in the past 12 months at the Apapa Container Terminal, claims the operator, APM Terminals...

PCC Intermodal opts for Autostore

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Autostore, the container and breakbulk cargo management solution from UK-based Central Systems & Automation Ltd (CSA), has been selected by ...

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