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NewsWhat will it take?
Is investing in AGVs all a question of labour costs? Partly yes, but other factors should also be assessed when comparing them with alternative handling systems. Neil Madden reports.
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They don't take meal breaks
Gottwald''s own calculations suggest that at facilities with significant labour costs (more than US$25 per man/hour) the use of AGVs can bring substantial annual costs savings. Apart from the primary accountable operating costs there are some secondary aspects that also contribute to the cost effectiveness:
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Yard Conundrums
Richard Clarke , director of ports at Halcrow, explains the difficulties confronting high-capacity box terminals wanting to take advantage of multi-lift spreader systems.
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NewsCleaner and Greener
The Californians and Scandinavians seem to lead the way when it comes to matters green so Nick Elliott turned to these two regions for the latest thinking.
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What comes next?
Hydrogen can be made from a number of different sources, including natural gas and the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen (electrolysis). The hydrogen is then liquefied by and delivered to the fuelling site where it is dispensed as a gas into pressurised cylinders.
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NewsThe Paper Chain
Stora Enso, producer of pulp, paper, packaging and forest products, hopes to realise significant cost savings with its new North European Transport Supply System (NETSS), as David Foxwell reports.
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NETSS - The Pay-Off
Phase 1 of NETSS has seen the implementation of a new route between Kotka and Gothenburg for the southern Finnish mill, and separate lines from Gothenburg to Immingham, Tilbury, and Zeebrü gge established. Shipments can be transferred by cross-docking for onward distribution by rail to local distribution centres around Tilbury ...
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NewsGateway to London?
When news broke that Morocco was to establish a brand new deepsea port just 35km from the city of Tangiers, many believed the scheme would not go ahead. Alex Hughes finds out why they might be wrong.
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NewsPeering inside the box
Bill Mawer of Smiths Detection explains to Alex Hughes how those who need but cannot afford scanning equipment, can be helped out.
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Katrina - The shame of it all
Ben Hackett laments the tardiness of the US Administration and its agencies
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NewsBring back the Big Easy
In the short life of this magazine we have had to report on three major calamities wrought upon us by Mother Nature: Typhoon Maemi flattened Busan''s container terminal; then the Boxing Day tsuname wiped out whole coastlines; and now Hurricane Katrina. Each one an Act of God.
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The Insurance Cost of Katrina
The Atlantic storm season this year has been very disheartening for port insurers. In a competitive market they have quoted keen rates, taken on exposed realty and equipment and laid off diligently to catastrophe insurers.
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New scanner for Banjul
The Gambian Government has signed up with Scanning Systems for the installation and operation of scanners in Banjul.
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ADT installs system for Cork
ADT has provided an integrated security system at Cork to help satisfy the requirements of the ISPS Code. CCTV technology enables access control from a central point. Access gates to berths can be opened and closed remotely using information passed along fibre optic cables to the control centre.
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MATRA trialled at ports amidst lax security reports
Six UK ports are to be the subject of a new security review. The project is part of the Multi Agency Threat and Risk Assessment (MATRA), a government initiative to cut the risk of crime and terrorism in airports. It has been reported that the study was prompted by concern ...
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Security training on screen
Videotel Marine International in conjunction with the IMO and a number of port security authorities, has produced an interactive, computer-based training course which could form the basis of official Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO) accreditation, as called for under the ISPS Code.
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NewsABP warns children
The aim is to bring all the agencies in the port and others together to recognise and mitigate risks, and for new types of risk, to nominate a lead agency responsible for security.UK port group, ABP, has launched a summer safety-awareness campaign to warn children of the dangers they face ...
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NewsThomas E. Falknor 24 March 1944 - 10 August 2005
Ask Thomas ''To m '' Falknor a serious question and in all probability you would receive a playful answer. Humour was one of his strong points as was his humanity, ability to command respect and astute business brain which he deployed to such good effect in the international world of ...
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Congestion: this will get you home at least
The UK''s Freight Transport Association together with six other maritime and logistics associations, have published a Best Practice Guide which describes how each party involved in the movement of goods could help reduce the problem of port congestion.
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UK PORTS' STRONG FIRST HALF BUT . . .
Associated British Ports and Forth Ports both report buoyant performance for the first half of this year, bolstered by property sales and cargo volume growth.
