All Concessions & Investments articles – Page 29
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NewsPORTS HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ABOUT LATEST EU LEGISLATION
Port organisations say the latest environmental legislation from Brussels - the Water Framework Directive (WFD) - could have adverse effects on essential operations such as maintenance dredging, as David Foxwell explains.
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NewsMEASURING AND MANAGING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
As ports and stevedoring companies have struggled to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive environment by changing the way that people work, a variety of performance management or performance appraisal systems have come in and out of favour. However, there has been surprisingly little research on the type of ...
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NewsQUAY CONSTRUCTION ISSUES
The varied nature of construction works for port developments gives rise to a number of specific issues of which port developers and financiers need to be aware, writes Patrick Leece .
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NewsDrewry privatises the world
Drewry Shipping' s Dean Davison weighs up privatisation opportunities and discusses the criteria that may be applied in the evaluation process
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NewsRaising the Bottom Line
Steve Cameron reports on progress towards modern management practices in India and an interesting study tour he''s conducting of UK ports by Indian port managers
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NewsShow me the MONEY PART II
In his second article on port pricing, Gustaaf de Monie points the way to a more independent regime in which port authorities need to operate, free of political interference.
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NewsThe 'Landmines' to Avoid
Mike Mundy draws on his experience of the port privatisation process and highlights the " landmines" government agencies and port authorities keep stepping on
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NewsTAKING THE RISK: Heavyweight Strategies
Neil Davidson , a director of Drewry Shipping Consultants, evaluates the strategic aims of the global container terminal operators with a particular eye on the risk factor.
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NewsCould Do Better
Steve Cameron assesses the imperatives to achieving better recruitment and training practices in the ports sector.
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NewsTERMINAL ATTRACTION: WHAT'S THE DEAL?
In the first of a two-part analysis, Nick Elliott talks to institutional lenders about their criteria for lending to the developing world' s port sector.
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NewsShow me the MONEY
In the first of two articles Gustaaf de Monie considers what pricing principles landlord ports should adopt in an economic and structural environment that has changed dramatically for them.
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NewsPrivate participation drying up?
In the first of an ongoing series, Jordan Schwartz examines the uncertain future of private investment in port infrastructure within the developing world, with a particular eye this month on Africa.
