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UNDERSTAND IT EMBRACE IT
As the demands of their customers and the expectations of their owners have changed, ports throughout the world have undergone profound structural change.
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NewsARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?
Ergonomics: the science of fitting the workplace to the worker, not the worker to the workplace. Nick Elliott looks at how to make the crane operator''s life more comfortable and improve performance in the process.
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DO TERMINAL OPERATORS KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY ARE PAYING FOR THEIR LIGHTING?
While operational factors obviously dictate the distribution of lighting within a terminal, do operators have a clear idea of exactly how much their bills come to?
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NewsAN TOPIC ILLUMINATING
The way we light ports and terminals has become something of an issue in recent years as public enquiries linked to new port construction have sought to curb what is seen as unwanted additional illumination of the night-time sky. Furthermore, with operational margins under pressure, operators are seeking ways of ...
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NewsINVESTING WHERE IT MAKES SENSE
Hamburg-Bremerhaven joint venture Eurogate will reach its target of 11.7mTEUs this year and remain focused on Europe, with no plans to go global. It will also continue a strategy for success which has seen its handling nearly double inside just six years. Eurogate Board chairman Emanuel Schiffer spoke to Tom ...
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NewsBIG CRANE BONANZA
The global demand for outsized ship-to-shore container gantry cranes is still growing apace, with another record delivery due in 2004 and substantial orders already placed for 2005 completion. Andrew Foxcroft reports.
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NewsNEW STANDARD ON ITS WAY
A new design code for the design of ro-ro ramps, linkspans and walkways - British Standard 6349 Part 8 - is due to be published early next year, enabling ro-ro infrastructure to be planned, designed and built to an acceptable common set of rules, as explains.
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NewsROSAFE UPS THE STANDARD
As highlighted above, although accidents have been relatively rare, passenger safety is of interest to everyone in the industry, and, with this in mind, a new safety device for ferry linkspans has been produced jointly by Royal Haskoning and Bosch Rexroth.
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LRIT - FOR EXISTING EQUIPMENT BY 2006
Kim Fisher, Head of Navigation & Communications at the Maritime & Coast Guard Agency (MCA) says LRIT has been under discussion at the IMO for some time as part of an ongoing review of security requirements under the ISPS Code.
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NewsFROM QUAY TO QUAY LRIT ADDS NEW LAYERS TO PORT SECURITY
With Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS) and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) already playing an increasingly important role in port security, Long Range International Tracking (LRIT) of vessel movements could provide an additional layer of security, from well outside the confines of a port. David Foxwell investigates.
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NewsLIFE CYCLE COSTS DRIVE INVESTMENT DECISIONS
Alex Hughes talks to two of New Zealand''s leading forest products companies about their approach to equipment procurement, performance and ROI considerations.
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OPERATIONAL/STRATEGIC BENEFITS FACTORED INTO ROI
Pan Pac''s fibre supply manager Phil Hardie notes that the initial ROI on equipment purchases was calculated on the basis of both the overall price and previous exchange rate movements, although investment was expected to be recouped within ten years.
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NewsA TALE OF TWO TERMINALS
Alex Hughes reports on how Karachi''s two rival container terminals are gearing up for further capacity and volume growth.
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NewsSupreme Court extends liability limitation inland
A recent case involving the Norfolk Southern Railway and no less than the US Supreme Court has struck a blow in favour of the maritime way - thereby benefiting terminal operators - by ruling on the validity of a Himalaya Clause for an inland carrier. Here an Australian manufacturer shipped ...
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CONGESTION HERE TO STAY OR A FLEETING PROBLEM?
The world economy''s outlook has deteriorated in recent weeks as a result of the release of much weaker-than expected third quarter economic growth numbers for the Eurozone and Japan. Yet at a time of hesitant world growth in economic terms, container terminals have been suffering congestion. Ben Hackett asks why.
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The Supply Chain Blues
There''s no getting away from the Big Issue. Port congestion, in many parts of the world, is becoming endemic, but how did we get caught out and what''s to be done about it? Ben Hackett, in a new column for PS on page 18, points to the absence of a ...
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NewsSurviving the storm: TT Club reflects on the challenges for port operators after the Atlantic hurricane season
The pictures and soundbites flashed across the world on television news programmes are vivid, and with each passing hour become more dramatic as nature''s forces increase in intensity. Windows are boarded up with wary smiles, the fearful fill the highways heading to higher ground and shelter, traffic lights swing wildly ...
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NewsNorthern Way strategy embraces ports
With the benefits of Poland''s recent accession to the European Union we believe this healthy growth rate will continue. We are confident that WOG will strengthen HPH''s port network in Europe with additional services to enhance the level of service offered by Felixstowe, Thamesport and Rotterdam."
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HPH acquires in Poland. ..whilst APMT moves on Zeebrugge?
APM Terminals has been named preferred bidder and has signed a Letter of Intent with Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) for the concession to manage and operate a container terminal on the Albert II dock south in Zeebrugge.
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..and P&O Ports CMA CGM on Le Havre
P& O Ports and CMA CGM have signed a 36-year concession with the Port Authority of Le Havre to equip and operate two berths as part of the first phase of the Le Havre Port 2000 development.
