Finance, Legal & Insurance – Page 22
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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.
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Sevasa takes standardising lead
Spanish port stevedoring company Sevasa is taking part in the OPTIMUS project, whose aim is to standardise simulation-based training used in many European ports by developing, testing and implementing a common approach on how to apply simulation techniques and devices for the operational training of port and logistic sector workers.
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NewsCrane simulator article
Learning institutions give the usual simulator suspects a run for their money. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsExpansion into logistics - a risky business
As the portfolio of services that ports and terminal operators provide their customers expands, so their risk exposure increases, as Damon Thompson explains
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Bulk and tanker operators less boxed in by downturn
The outlook for most container terminal operators might be bleak, but the economics of running dry bulk and tanker facilities provides some cause for optimism.
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port finance review
Record-breaking terminal deals of yesteryear hang heavy over today''s depressed market, Mike King explains
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The liability limits
The limits of liability set out under the Rotterdam Rules for loss or damage are 875 SDRs per "package" or 3 SDRs per kilo, whichever amount is higher.
