Comment
The issue of productivity is an increasingly prominent one in the container terminal business, but there is no common standard for terminals to benchmark their performance against one another.

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Analysis (Page 5)

Brazilian law holding back port projects
By Rainbow Nelson in São Paulo

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Ports & Terminals (Page 7)

Betuwe line gives Dutch ports the edge on coal
The Betuwe rail link is giving Dutch bulk terminals a "significant" advantage over their Belgian rivals in the battle to supply Germany's power stations with rising volumes of imported coal, according to the port authorities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

In Brief

A groundbreaking date for the Gateway

Ports & Terminals (Page 8)

China lays down the law on the movement of dangerous goods
The Chinese government has imposed restrictions on the movement of hazardous goods to and from certain Chinese ports and cities for four months, beginning 1 June.

Contship remains optimitistic at Cagliari

Unrest at French ports will go on

Ports & Terminals (Page 9)

No sale at Itajai as APM looks to the customers
APM Terminals has shelved plans to sell a stake in its Brazilian container terminal in Itajai, Teconvi, after reaching out to customers about the possibility of teaming up to develop the facility.

Ports & Terminals (Page 11)

Race to operate Greek box terminals is hotting up
International operators are vying to take control of container terminal operations at Greece's two largest ports.

Grand design for new terminal at Kolkata

Ports & Terminals (Page 13)

In Brief
nNovorossiysk Commmercial Sea Port (NCSP) is set to purchase a 50% stake in Lomonosov Cargo Terminal, situated near St Petersburg, for an as yet undisclosed sum.

Taranto terminal bosses face dredging charges

New container terminal for Nova Scotia

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Ro-ro (Page 15)

Low terminal spend 'puts efficiency at risk'
A lack of investment in terminals is threatening the efficiency of the ro-ro trades, according to a leading carrier.

Access to Elektron made easy

AT sails Barcelona-Tangiers

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Finance (Page 17)

Vyborg upgrade awaits EBRD loan green light
Oslo Marine Group looks set to gain a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to modernise and upgrade the Russian port of Vyborg.

Dover looks for private sector funds

Good start to the year at Xiamen

Profit grows, growth slows

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Equipment (Page 19)

Mantsinen MHC cuts fuel use and operation costs
Mantsinen Group has launched a mobile harbour crane (MHC) featuring its new HybriLIFT energy-saving system.

Xiamen opts for Regen in RTG cranes

Nordic Ferry adds vacuum mooring units

Equipment (Page 20)

Linde to exploit truck potential
Linde Material Handling (LMH) plans to redevelop drive technologies to combat dwindling oil reserves, more stringent exhaust gas standards and global competition. The company is adopting several approaches, with the aim of creating the largest potential

Equipment (Page 21)

GE SeaCo hails deal by parent firms
Marine container lessor GE SeaCo has welcomed the settlement agreement signed by its two parent companies, General Electric and Sea Containers (SCL) to resolve all their disputes.

Equipment (Page 23)

Poole picks rugged tyre for Terbergs
Poole Harbour Commissioners have opted for Michelin's X-Terminal T tyres on its fleet of six Terberg terminal tractors, which load and unload trailers onto and off ferries, and pull roll-trailers from the quay to the stores.

Tractor streamlines distribution centres

Pilot voyage for Eko-Flor box flooring

Equipment (Page 25)

Durban turns to simulator for training
Transnet port terminals, South Africa's state-owned port company, has invested R6.7m (US$865,000) in a crane training simulator at the port of Durban.

Malta Freeport selects electric STS spreaders

Termont adds Liebherr RTGs to its fleet

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IT (Page 27)

RAM surpasses box management target
Real Asset Management (RAM) has increased the volume of containers managed worldwide by its software to almost 1.4m teu, up from 500,000teu at the start of 2007. The news comes following a record trading year in 2007 for the UK-headquartered specialist software provider and significantly exceeds RAM's original target of 1m teu by the first quarter of 2008.

TrueCommerce adds StarShip Freight

Tideworks enhances 3D terminal tool

Savi connects data with enterprise

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Security (Page 29)

EU highlights huge cost of scanning
A trial to investigate the impact of implementing

Cargotec links up with IAT to monitor radiation

Cotecna units track traffic for Senegal

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Environment (Page 31)

LA's heavy-duty electric truck takes to the road
Los Angeles and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) have demonstrated a new heavy-duty electric truck. Built as a demonstration project co-funded by

Pro Future shows green credentials

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Ictsi (Page 32)

Ictsi
Martin O'Neill senior VP and CFO of International Container Terminal Services Inc talks to Benedict Young about the company's expansion strategy

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Japan (Page 35)

Land of the rising sun eclipsed by neighbours
Ports that used to dominate Asia risk falling behind if they fail to keep up with the demands of new ships, writes Lee Perkins in Tokyo

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Netherlands (Page 39)

Small players muscling in
It's not just the giants that are making the most of increasing volumes in northern Europe, writes Andrew Powell

zeeland looks to rotterdam as model for structure

Netherlands (Page 41)

Park projects foster local growth
As well as offering container terminals, Zeeland is maximising the use of its land in terms both of revenue from a diverse range of ventures and of encouraging local economic growth, with schemes such as the Biopark and Valuepark Terneuzen projects.

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Mobile harbour cranes (Page 43)

New models boost sales
Manufacturers of mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) have somewhat different reporting methods, which makes analysis of market share and geographic sales less precise than for ship-to-shore and yard cranes, for which Cargo Systems has published comprehensive surveys over the past four months.

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AGVs (Page 49)

Breaking free of ASC cycle
Gottwald's latest vehicle decouples the ASC and AGV cycles , writes Benedict Young in Düsseldorf

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Cutting edge (Page 52)

Wireless opens up smart data use potential
Opportunities are emerging to update data more rapidly and to use it more intelligently right across the port, writes Neil Madden

Cutting edge (Page 53)

Cutting back on the spaghetti
Recently, Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems developed a unified wireless system that it claims has been specifically developed for the marine operating environment. The umc.connect portnet setup consists of an interference-free wireless broadband base station that uses 802.11 wireless LAN services.

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IT (Page 55)

Terminal systems integration key to faster throughput
Larger ships and the increasing use of automation are set to revolutionise hub management, writes Rachel White

Giving control room a complete view

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IT (Page 57)

Zebra set on increasing its range of technology
Zebra Enterprise Solutions Group (ESG) is the new business unit formed after the Navis acquisition in 2007. ESG brings together Navis, WhereNet, proveo and Zebra's most recent acquisition, Multispectral Solutions (MSSI).

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Environment (Page 58)

The positive side of public consultation
The Equator Principles have created a framework for effective communication between ports looking to expand and a concerned public that could save later legal and political costs, writes Andrew Powell

Environment (Page 59)

The equator principles
The Equator Principles have created a framework for effective communication between ports looking to expand and a concerned public that could save later legal and political costs, writes Andrew Powell

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Container logistics (Page 60)

US mid-west finds new use for empties
Where once there were too many empty boxes sitting in the US, now grain exporters are calling for more, writes Brian Robinson

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Bulk (Page 63)

Rate rise boost for grab market
Ports are willing to pay more for quality to improve ship turnaround times and minimise repair costs, writes Mike King

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Health & Safety (Page 64)

Clear markings are key to safe terminal visits
Mike Compton looks at the written advice given for terminals when they receive visitors and finds simple planning can keep them from harm's way

making plans for the most unlikely scenarios

Health & Safety (Page 65)

Pilot's ladders: a cause for concern
One of the more unsung services that ports offer shipping is that of pilotage. Some ports require sea pilots to take the ship into the inner port limits, while others need river pilots and even dock pilots before the ship can be safely moored ? and the reverse, of course, when leaving.

Fire prevention for ports and vessels

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Distribution & Logistics (Page 67)

The 'can do' attitude behind China's growth
Christopher Blackstone sees evidence that China's emphasis on hi-tech solutions will keep the country booming for some time to come

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Interview (Page 68)

Joel Chaisson
Joel Chaisson, executive director of the port of south Louisiana, talks to Mike King

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