Latest News – Page 489
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NewsAutomation failings
Automation has yet to deliver its promised productivity. Stevie Knight asks what''s the problem
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NewsWhy power isolation matters
TT Club’s Laurence Jones draws attention to a little understood danger in cargo handling facilities
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NewsAttractions of port property
COMMENT: For ports around the US, the news is good. With an economy that’s chugging along very nicely, volumes of imports are projected to reach record levels as transits and port calls of neo-panamax ships become commonplace, writes Barry Parker
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NewsMaking change count
Saab’s Nico Berx explains why managing change is essential for successful port innovation projects
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NewsRough road ahead
India is tackling port modernisation, but there are road bumps ahead. Michael Mackey reports
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A pinch of salt needed
COMMENT: We live in a disrupted world where President Donald Trump in America is seemingly intent on destroying democracy and European Chief Negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier appears to only be able to offer a ‘take it or leave it’ stance when it comes to a so-called hard Brexit, writes ...
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NewsA stacked deck
COMMENT: The five-month long industrial relations conflict in Spain’s ports has ended, but has it ended in a satisfactory way?
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NewsBalancing volumes
Panama Ports Co is adapting to changes in the region, explains Felicity Landon
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NewsIt's electrifying
Electrification of equipment is in vogue, but does it pay off, asks Alex Hughes
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Geopolitics and port development
COMMENT: Port development often has an important geopolitical dimension, writes Peter de Langen
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NewsSharing's caring
Olaf Merk explains why mutualising assets is a win-win for neighbouring terminals
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NewsCrunch time
Ships that go bump in the night are an all-too-common occurrence. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsTrying times for transhipment
COMMENT: Who would set up a new container transhipment terminal nowadays, asks Mike Mundy.
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NewsNew RTG cranes to help KCT rail container handling
Two new rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes will be used by Klaipeda Container Terminal (KCT) to help handle rail containers.
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NewsBunkering rules need better enforcement
Bunkering regulations in Singapore need to be better enforced to maintain the country’s reputation as a leading bunkering port.
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NewsGlencore wins Port of Newcastle case
Commodity trading and mining company Glencore has won its case to overturn large increases in port access charges at the Port of Newcastle, the biggest port on Australia’s east coast.
