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Remaining tight-lipped

Dredging works for the prestigious London Gateway project have started under the watchful eye of DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem who recently visited the USD 2.3 billion project. Peter van Schie reports...

It was only 2 years ago that the signing took place between DP World and a consortium comprising UK-based Laing O'Rourke and Belgium dredging contractor Dredging International, for the construction of the new 3.5 million TEU container terminal and logistics park located only 25 miles away from London.

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Growing employment while going green

Gordon Feller reports on how The Port of Seattle has provided a valuable lesson in growing employment and going green.

For the past 40 years -- basically, ever since the modern environmental movement got under way – the port community have been asked to accept a false choice that pits environmental sustainability against economic growth. If leaders take vigorous steps to scrub the skies or purify the waters, goes this generally accepted reasoning, then the result is burdensome business costs and the prevention of the creation of much-needed bread-and-butter jobs.

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Egypt's Investment perspective

Egypt enjoys a degree of financial stability that many areas of the globe are lacking. The strong banking system adds much weight to the financial structure that is supporting a multi-sector economy. Ashraf Ghazy, Publications and Translation Manager at Damietta Port Authority provides an update on Egypt's investment perspective.

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Boxes in boxes
Christian Andersson from Norwegian ship classification society Det Norske Veritas, explains a concept that will improve cargo handling efficiency and reduce lashing for empty containers. …
Since the 58-TEU ship Ideal X made its maiden voyage in 1956, loading and lashing methods have principally remained the same while the carrying capacity of the largest container ships has surpassed 14,000 TEU. This staggering increase in cargo volume has led to longer port stays and more labour intensive loading and lashing.

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A massive dredging effort to deepen 103 miles of the Columbia River was needed to secure Oregon's connection to the rest of the world. Peter van Schie reports...

The Columbia River, one of the world's most important trade routes for grain, has never been deep enough in the eyes of the shipping industry.

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Ready for business

Featured in the pages of World Port Development on several occasions, work on the deepening and widening of the new port approach in Durban, South Africa has come to an end.

After almost three years, the Belgian dredging and hydraulic engineering group DEME have completed a major port upgrading programme in the Port of Durban, South Africa. The project was the biggest of its kind on the African Continent. It may be compared to other port construction projects which DEME has executed in recent years, such as in Dhamra (India), Sepetiba (Brazil), Le Havre (France) and recently London Gateway (UK).

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 France stands firm

In December 2008 France outlined a number of measures under its port reform, which is aimed at improving the performance and competitiveness of France's seaports. It required that the autonomous ports which are intended to become major seaports must have their tasks redefined accordingly and their governance must be modernised.

 

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The new generation of container cranes are designed and produced with increased travelling speed, longer travel distances and higher acceleration; moreover, customers require maximum reliability to avoid downtimes due to maintenance. Italian-based cable manufacturer Aristoncavi explains the intricacies and challenges of cable design for reeling application.