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    PORT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS, 2ND EDITION

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The VTS also collects and records data to support ABP, as the Statutory Harbour Authority, in maintaining emergency procedures/ contingency plans and reporting and investigating oil pollution incidents. It complies with the IALA VTS Guidelines, all applicable IMO conventions, including SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 8-2, and takes account of the ...

  • Udo Mehlberg: Its become a very effective marketing tool for us
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    Terminal simulations help Tacoma too

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    It''s all about giving current and potential customers tools to upgrade their operations and increase efficiency, says the Port of Tacoma''s technology project manager and business analyst, Udo Mehlberg.

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    ..AND PORT EVERGLADES

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    From high-atop a container crane at Washington United Terminals, Mehlberg explains that new terminal simulation modelling has allowed Port of Tacoma customers to be more successful. And, he reports, the technology is helping the port attract new customers.Port Everglades Terminal (PET) is also now using Tideworks' terminal operations management system, ...

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    DENIS MURPHY

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    From high-atop a container crane at Washington United Terminals, Mehlberg explains that new terminal simulation modelling has allowed Port of Tacoma customers to be more successful. And, he reports, the technology is helping the port attract new customers. The DENIS MURPHY, a new Multi-Cat, is the latest addition to the ...

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    TIDEWORKS CHOSEN FOR PUERTO CABELLO ?

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Intershipping Terminal Services (ITS) has chosen Tideworks to provide terminal operations management systems for container operations in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

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    NEW LAB SPONSORED

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    From high-atop a container crane at Washington United Terminals, Mehlberg explains that new terminal simulation modelling has allowed Port of Tacoma customers to be more successful. And, he reports, the technology is helping the port attract new customers.CodaOctopus is to sponsor a new geophysical research laboratory at Cardiff University. The ...

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    Kalmar's E-One wins global orders

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso (TPS) in Chile and Terminal Container Athus (TCA) in Belgium have become the first container handling facilities to place orders for Kalmar''s new all-electric RTG, the E-One. The orders come within just eight weeks of the product''s launch.

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    ESC BOOSTS CAR TERMINAL PRODUCTIVITY

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    TPS has opted for two 7+1 wide machines capable of lifting 1 over 5 containers and featuring Kalmar's Smartrail® autosteering and container position verification system, as well as remote monitoring interface. The machines, due for delivery in November 2005, represent a key step in the terminal operator's strategy to convert ...

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    RADIONET DELIVERS WI-FI HOTZONE NETWORK TO LAS PALMAS

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    TPS has opted for two 7+1 wide machines capable of lifting 1 over 5 containers and featuring Kalmar's Smartrail® autosteering and container position verification system, as well as remote monitoring interface. The machines, due for delivery in November 2005, represent a key step in the terminal operator's strategy to convert ...

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    Simulators in the news

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Simulators are in the news this month (see also Container Handling: STS cranes).

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    PSA completes purchase of Hong Kong assets

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    PSA International has completed the purchase of NWS Holdings Limited''s Hong Kong port assets. The deal represents PSA''s first investment in the world''s largest container port and involves the transfer of NWS Holdings'' equity stakes in Hong Kong''s Container Terminal No. 3 (CT3) and Container Terminal No. 8 (CT8) West ...

  • As with Formula 1, tyre performance on the terminal can make a real difference
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    WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Alex Hughes investigates an area of yard operations where a competitive edge can still be gained.

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    KNOCK THEIR HEADS TOGETHER!

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    At Liscont, around 10% of all tyres never reach the 4,000-hour accepted working lifespan. Carlos Figueiredo reports that this is virtually always the result of driver error, identifying contact with the metallic fenders protecting lighting masts and suchlike as the most likely cause of premature replacement.

  • Figure 1: Scope and potential for ports to develop beyond a maritime logistics centre
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    THE STRATEGIC WAY FORWARD

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Landside port logistics represents a new phase in the development of port management systems, which have traditionally focused on sea access. In a summary of a recent study undertaken for UNCTAD, Khalid Bichou investigates the motives and the potential of port landside strategies, and the need to integrate them within ...

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    INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY TO GAIN THE EDGE

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Steel traffic at the port of Vigo in northwestern Spain is growing at a rate of 24% each year, with steel products being imported for use by industries located in the port''s hinterland. Vasco Gallega de Consignaciones is one of two multi-purpose terminals involved in this trade, discharging 213,077 tonnes ...

  • Gevelco DistriPort: All Weather Terminal to shelter transhipment products
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    ADDING VALUE TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Alex Hughes talks to three steel terminals in north and south Europe finding that it''s about more than pure stevedoring.

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    EFFECTS OF SHIP MOVEMENT ON PRODUCTIVITY

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    All this leads into another contentious area.

  • ECT Rotterdams dedicated barge handling operations with Nelcon quay crane
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    IS IT A MACHO THING OR WHAT?

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Every one knows that big ports need big cranes and the major operators like to be seen to lead the field in buying big. This, however, is not entirely logical. Nick Elliott talks about it to Richard Clarke, director of ports at Halcrow.

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    BATTLE FOR MERSEY DOCKS INTENSIFIES

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    BCT has ordered an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane, and has already started some infrastructure works in connection with the new quay. Peel Ports, owner of the Manchester Ship Canal and Clydeport Holdings, has made an approach which could lead to a £781m bid for Mersey Dock & Harbour Co (MDHC). ...

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    Garston building for the future

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Associated British Ports (ABP) is to invest £ 750,000 in a new handling and distribution facility at Garston for a leading supplier to the UK construction industry, Maxit LWA Ltd formerly known as Optiroc U which started importing lightweight aggregates through Garston in 2002, and is seeking to expand its ...