All Concessions & Investments articles – Page 21
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Check the small print
In these less frenetic times, everyone from customers to customs has more to time to read the small print.
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NewsClaims camouflage
As trade volumes have fallen and times have become less frenetic, port insurance claims have slowed, reports Felicity Landon
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NewsSafe and sound
HFW''s Flora Stewart asks if the disjointed safety regimes in place in the UK go far enough to protect dockworkers
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Taking steps to mitigate risks
There are a number if steps port can take to protect themselves against the increased risks that exist under the new EU regime.
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NewsTender trials
Anthony Woolich examines how a new EU directive could lay bare port tender processes
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The worth of adding value
Investors are looking for that “added value” ingredient in a port project, according to consultant Nigel Nixon.
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NewsThe European dimension
Interreg funds for regional cooperation projects; Structural and Cohesion funds; TEN-T funds for infrastructure projects; Marco Polo and Motorways of the Sea funds for shifting freight on to shortsea shipping ... no wonder many ports give up at the first hurdle of applying for European Union funding.
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NewsBack to basics
Ports looking to position themselves to secure finance would do well to go back to basics, Felicity Landon advises
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Protecting your 'human capital'
A certain level of staff turnover can be healthy in order to refresh ideas, creativity and innovation, says Stephen Swailes, senior lecturer in HR management at Hull University Business School.
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NewsMinding the staff
What’s on your employees’ minds? If you don’t know, you might risk losing the best of them, warns Felicity Landon
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The DAB selection guidelines
When choosing between a full term DAB or an ad-hoc DAB the parties should balance the advantages and disadvantages of each. The following factors should be considered:
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An even keel
Peter Smith and Catherine Gates discuss the worth of Dispute Adjudication Boards for port construction contracts
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Speed is of the essence
When the unthinkable happens, the speed with which the parties act in order to collect and preserve evidence will be of crucial importance. Such evidence will include that obtained from witnesses, physical evidence and documentary evidence.
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NewsCoping with the crash
Alex Macinnes and Nigel Moniz discuss the procedures to consider in the event of a collision
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Cash for infrastructure projects
For finance opportunities in Europe, the focus is firmly on transport infrastructure development.
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NewsPort and terminal insurance BOX
Great improvements have been made in security at major ports worldwide over the last decade, led by implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, says David Hunt, head of marine forecasting at Exclusive Analysis.
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The "new reality"
Investment opportunities exist, but sources of port finance and investment choices are changing. Patrik Wheater reports
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NewsPort and terminal insurance
Ports are happy to play it safe when it comes to insurance choices, reports James Brewer
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NewsJoin forces to realise cost savings
However ultimately beneficial, a simulator can still represent a significant cost to some ports or operators. However, three ports in Brazil have found a way to spread the cost.
