Concessions & Investments – Page 17

  • News

    More than just the cookies

    2012-04-13T10:00:00Z

    Staff recognition is certainly an important factor in retention, but “it must go beyond the cookies”, says Dr Stephen Cahoon, head of the maritime and logistics management department at the Australian Maritime College.

  • Faststream was recently recognised by the Sunday Times as one of the top 100 best small companies to work for.
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    Keeping the best

    2012-04-12T10:00:00Z

    Don’t take away that basket of fruit: it’s the small things that count If you want to keep your best people. Felicity Landon reports

  • The IFC's involvement in Santos saw the port raise productivity and reduce congestion
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    Port deals win IFC favour

    2012-04-05T10:00:00Z

    In the last 10-12 years the International Finance Corporation has been involved in 60-70 ports.

  • The IFC's involvement in Santos saw the port raise productivity and reduce congestion
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    Taking a holistic view of financing

    2012-04-04T10:00:00Z

    ADB follows what it calls a "holistic sustainability assessment" in choosing projects.

  • The Colombo expansion was particularly successful for ADB with annual savings in freight costs of $82m expected by 2015. Credit: Jgmorard
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    Take the bull by the horns

    2012-04-03T09:59:00Z

    Financing institutions are ready to increase their port lending, as Martin Rushmere discovers

  • The competitive edge can be a virtual one
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    Playing around

    2012-02-21T10:00:00Z

    “If you had the choice between sitting down with, say, 20 different manuals to sharpen up your safety management skills, or playing a game, what would you rather do?” asks Joost Smits of Systems Navigator.

  • Sim developments mean an operator can “think the unthinkable”
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    When to reject reality

    2012-02-20T10:00:00Z

    Simulated port environments can do more than improve training, as Stevie Knight discovers

  • APM Terminals investment in Mexico's Lazaro Cardenas is seen as part of a carefully planned Americas strategy
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    The US becomes less pleasing

    2012-02-01T10:00:00Z

    The crisis in US port development is growing and the country is slipping further behind in modern facilities.

  • Box terminals are still the investor's favourite, but breakbulk is catching up
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    Running the risk

    2012-01-31T10:00:00Z

    Emerging markets are the focus in the quest for a better bottom line, finds Martin Rushmere

  • News

    West African blight takes its toll

    2011-12-22T10:00:00Z

    Although the problem of Somali pirates carrying out attacks within port limits is new, attacks and robberies in West African ports are unfortunately common and also on the rise, although the pirates'' aims in West Africa are very different.

  • Ports need to join the global battle to beat pirates
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    Nowhere to hide

    2011-12-21T10:00:00Z

    HFW''s Sally Buckley explains that the knock-on effects of piracy could affect many ports

  • Artificial lights on dock can be the source of much irritation for port neighbours
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    A breeding ground for 'troublesome' activities

    2011-11-14T10:00:00Z

    The statutory nuisance regime is set out in the UK''s Environmental Protection Act 1990 and lists eleven matters which can amount to a statutory nuisance.

  • Idling trucks outside the port gates could be considered a public nuisance. Credit: Daniel Christensen
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    Nuisance neighbours

    2011-11-11T10:00:00Z

    HFW’s Matthew Gore looks at the legal obligations of ports in relation to their local residents

  • News

    Liner companies under the microscope

    2011-10-04T14:30:00Z

    The catalyst for the shipping line raids is likely the Commission''s suspicion of some form of agreement between companies over capacity and/or rates since the Block Exemption Regulation ended.

  • News

    Competing concerns

    2011-09-30T10:00:00Z

    The shipping industry is coming under increasing legal scrutiny, advises HFW''s Simon Burden

  • News

    Prudent reserves policy pays off

    2011-09-22T13:45:00Z

    The TT Club made a modest operating loss in 2010, which chairman Knud Pontoppidan said was a satisfactory result, for a mutual and in the light of market conditions.

  • The earthquake in Haiti brought claims, mainly for losses of containers on the ground. Credit: US Navy
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    Claims under control

    2011-09-21T10:00:00Z

    TT Club''s Charles Fenton tells James Brewer how the insurer has steered its way through the financial shoals

  • The US Navy is relentless in its search for those in breach of Iraqi sanctions
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    On whose authorisation?

    2011-09-02T10:00:00Z

    International sanctions pose a threat to worldwide ports and terminals. HFW''s Daniel Martin explains

  • Port Strategy: Auckland believes that local body ownership helps secure bank support. Credit: QFSE Media
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    Kiwi ports maintain steady funding

    2011-08-29T10:00:00Z

    New Zealand’s two largest ports - Ports of Auckland (POAL) and the Port of Tauranga - are reporting steady relationships with their banking creditors, albeit with some differences since the global financial crisis.

  • Global Ports
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    New-fashioned financing

    2011-08-26T10:00:00Z

    The new age of risk averse banking calls for fresh thinking to raise finance for port projects.