Finance, Legal & Insurance – Page 18
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NewsMaking finance available
Boudewijn Jansen, Berend Paasman and Joe Seliga discuss the benefits of availability payments
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NewsTime for change
Carly Fields talks to Maersk Line about its drive to overhaul shipping and ports as we know it
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NewsCatching the international investment bug
Alongside the ‘big four’ of DP World, HPH, APMT and PSA, others are steadily increasing their influence and geographical spread.
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NewsRepeat after me
The message isn''t getting through on the same old insurance risks, as Felicity Landon finds out
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NewsBack in the game
Rapidly growing markets and the promised rise of new, affluent middle classes have got pulses racing, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsGetting ready for growth
The Port of Bristol, which has just taken on ten new apprentices, has its own in-house training facility. It is also planning ahead; the port’s proposed deepsea container terminal will create 500 jobs.
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NewsAdding up the costs
High labour productivity and high flexibility often come at a high price. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsGet unions on side early
At Portland, Oregon on the West Coast, new Terminal 6 operator, ICTSI of the Philippines, specifically set out to get the ILWU on its side and discussed the operation with local union leaders.
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NewsPutting out the fire
The TT Club says it continues to see equipment fires all too regularly and often it comes down to hydraulic or fuel hoses – either they are improperly routed around the engine block, or they are leaking on to the engine block.
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NewsHas something changed?
There are only two reasons why people change jobs, says Mark Charman at Faststream: ‘something changed’ or ‘something didn’t change’.
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NewsSaving the superstars
Can port employers stop worrying about staff retention strategies in a global recession? Felicity Landon finds out
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NewsAmerica sees the private benefit
The public-private partnership model has become more attractive in the US in recent years.
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NewsA dose of realism
Investors need to wise up to the new port investment market, says Martin Rushmere
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Check the competition smallprint
Many agreements between terminal operators and users may contain exclusivity provisions but these do not, themselves have as their object the restriction of competition; they must be examined in their legal, factual and economic context in order to determine whether they have such an effect.
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Dealing in the exclusive
HFW''s Anthony Woolich and Matthew Gore discusses the merits of signing exclusivity deals
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NewsGames people play
TBA has recently taken its professional set up and told a number of port executives to “go play” in an interesting team-based game, a challenge that is designed to show up the holes in efficiency.
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Know your limits
Business interruption policies often contain sub-limits, which can have an important impact on coverage. Port and terminal operators should check to see which sub-limits apply to their policies to make sure they have the cover they expect. Examples of issues that arise include:
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NewsBridging the gap
HFW''s Costas Frangeskides discusses the important aspects of property and business interruption cover
