All Concessions & Investments articles – Page 17
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NewsDrama or day-to-day
A port’s day-to-day operational habits are a great influence on the price of insurance cover. Felicity Landon reports
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Leveraging niche potential
Ports at the smaller end of the size spectrum can focus on very specific segments of the market; and once the segments are identified their strategy can be adjusted accordingly.
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Strategic bedfellows
Strategic planning and setting operational tactics go hand-in-hand, as Barry Parker explains
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Automation a necessity, not a luxury
Capacity constraints at terminals are an important determinant of automation’s value, according to John Scott, who handles container terminal automation at Oakland, California-based Navis.
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NewsDevil in the detail
The proposed European Commission directive on the award of services and works concession contracts covers a broad spectrum of concessioning details that most EU operators currently take for granted.
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NewsRegulatory overload
HFW''s Anthony Woolich examines new proposals on the award of concession contracts to ports and terminals
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More than just the cookies
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.
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NewsKeeping the best
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
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NewsPort deals win IFC favour
In the last 10-12 years the International Finance Corporation has been involved in 60-70 ports.
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NewsTaking a holistic view of financing
ADB follows what it calls a "holistic sustainability assessment" in choosing projects.
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NewsTake the bull by the horns
Financing institutions are ready to increase their port lending, as Martin Rushmere discovers
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NewsPlaying around
“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.
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NewsWhen to reject reality
Simulated port environments can do more than improve training, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsThe US becomes less pleasing
The crisis in US port development is growing and the country is slipping further behind in modern facilities.
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NewsRunning the risk
Emerging markets are the focus in the quest for a better bottom line, finds Martin Rushmere
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West African blight takes its toll
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.
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NewsNowhere to hide
HFW''s Sally Buckley explains that the knock-on effects of piracy could affect many ports
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NewsA breeding ground for 'troublesome' activities
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.
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NewsNuisance neighbours
HFW’s Matthew Gore looks at the legal obligations of ports in relation to their local residents
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Liner companies under the microscope
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.
