News Ports
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Port of Los Angeles makes record-breaking start to the year
The Port of Los Angeles has announced that it handled more containers last month than in any other January in its history.
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Port of NY-NJ sets all-time container traffic record
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that it set an all-time record for cargo volume in 2011, surpassing the previous record set in 2007 before the start of the global economic downturn.
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Strikes at Belgian ports halted as backlogs continue to grow
Belgian port workers have today ended their strikes over pension reforms that brought much of the Port of Antwerp, Europe’s third largest port, to a standstill.
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MSC to reconsider Antwerp operations as strikes continue
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has said it is reconsidering its operations at the Belgium Port of Antwerp as pilot strikes continue to paralyze Europe’s third largest port.
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APM Terminals CEO sees great opportunity at Indian ports
With a population of 1.2 billion and the world’s third-largest economy, India remains significantly underrepresented as a player in global trade, and that is something APM Terminals CEO Kim Fejfer is eager to change.
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Germany’s Duisburg Port posts record handling figures for 2011
The Port of Duisburg in Germany, Europe’s largest inland port, posted record container handling figures during the 2011 calendar year. Container volumes grew by 10 percent over the previous year to 2.5 million TEU.
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Liebherr to supply six further RTGs to St. Petersburg’s OJSC Petrolesport
Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. has announced that it has received an order to deliver six Rubber Tyre Gantry Cranes (RTGs) to OJSC Petrolesport (PLP) in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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LA Port’s harbor tour boat to be retrofitted with hybrid propulsion system
The Port of Los Angeles has been given the green light from the U.S. Coast Guard to install a hybrid propulsion system on its 42-year-old harbor tour boat, the Angelena II.
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War of words reignites between London Gateway and Felixstowe Port
The war of words between the developers of London Gateway and the Port of Felixstowe has been reignited once more following comments made by London Gateway’s Commercial Manager Peter Ward at a logistics networking event last week.
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Port of Antwerp grinds to a halt amid nationwide strikes
Terminals at the Port of Antwerp have been forced to cease operations today as Belgian dockworkers participate in a 24-hour nationwide strike in protest of the government’s austerity program.
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ILWU and EGT reach tentative agreement over controversial Longview grain terminal
Longview’s controversial new terminal could finally begin exporting grain after a tentative agreement was reached between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and EGT.
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Ports of Savannah and Brunswick post record handling figures for CY2011
The US Ports of Savannah and Brunswick experienced record volumes in 2011 handling 26.1 million tonnes of cargo, an additional 1.1 million tons, or a 4.3 percent increase, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.
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Edition 52
In the 52nd edition of PTI we look at factors affecting the TCO in equipment procurement, draw up safety checklists for quay cranes and mooring operations, and take a look at the Port of Long Beach's new multi-sensor port security system.
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