Port & Terminal News – Page 34
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NewsTaking a holistic view of financing
ADB follows what it calls a "holistic sustainability assessment" in choosing projects.
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NewsTake the bull by the horns
Financing institutions are ready to increase their port lending, as Martin Rushmere discovers
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NewsPlaying around
“If you had the choice between sitting down with, say, 20 different manuals to sharpen up your safety management skills, or playing a game, what would you rather do?” asks Joost Smits of Systems Navigator.
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NewsWhen to reject reality
Simulated port environments can do more than improve training, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsThe US becomes less pleasing
The crisis in US port development is growing and the country is slipping further behind in modern facilities.
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NewsRunning the risk
Emerging markets are the focus in the quest for a better bottom line, finds Martin Rushmere
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West African blight takes its toll
Although the problem of Somali pirates carrying out attacks within port limits is new, attacks and robberies in West African ports are unfortunately common and also on the rise, although the pirates'' aims in West Africa are very different.
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NewsNowhere to hide
HFW''s Sally Buckley explains that the knock-on effects of piracy could affect many ports
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NewsA breeding ground for 'troublesome' activities
The statutory nuisance regime is set out in the UK''s Environmental Protection Act 1990 and lists eleven matters which can amount to a statutory nuisance.
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NewsNuisance neighbours
HFW’s Matthew Gore looks at the legal obligations of ports in relation to their local residents
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Liner companies under the microscope
The catalyst for the shipping line raids is likely the Commission''s suspicion of some form of agreement between companies over capacity and/or rates since the Block Exemption Regulation ended.
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Competing concerns
The shipping industry is coming under increasing legal scrutiny, advises HFW''s Simon Burden
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Prudent reserves policy pays off
The TT Club made a modest operating loss in 2010, which chairman Knud Pontoppidan said was a satisfactory result, for a mutual and in the light of market conditions.
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NewsClaims under control
TT Club''s Charles Fenton tells James Brewer how the insurer has steered its way through the financial shoals
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NewsOn whose authorisation?
International sanctions pose a threat to worldwide ports and terminals. HFW''s Daniel Martin explains
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NewsKiwi ports maintain steady funding
New Zealand’s two largest ports - Ports of Auckland (POAL) and the Port of Tauranga - are reporting steady relationships with their banking creditors, albeit with some differences since the global financial crisis.
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NewsNew-fashioned financing
The new age of risk averse banking calls for fresh thinking to raise finance for port projects.
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NewsDon't fall foul of bribery rules
The UK Bribery Act promises a shake-up of confused corruption legislation and all companies should take the implications of the Act seriously.
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NewsA little incentive
HFW''s Anthony Woolich and Simon Burden explain how the UK Bribery Act has global implications
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A win-win for PPPs
Apart from addressing budgetary challenges, the availability payment public-private partnership approach has significant ‘value for money’ merits that make it worthwhile for port authorities to consider.
