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Bevis Marks

  • A shipyard in your backyard?

    01 Jun 2005

    Some insurance issues have arisen in connection with the risk of terrorism and the ISPS Code which give us all pause for concern. A ship under construction is clearly a marine risk and subject to the Marine Insurance Act. 

Bulk Handling Dust Control

  • Revised Standard due next year

    01 Jun 2005

    An updated and revised version of a European standard for cathodic protection of harbour structures, EN 13174, which will be of direct use for port and harbour engineers planning protection against ALWC or dealing with its effects, should be available early next year. 

  • Careful costing key to effective dust control

    01 Jun 2005

    Controlling and managing dust emissions can best be accomplished if a few simple guidelines are adhered to; and plant used to control emissions is selected with life cycle costs in mind, writes David Foxwell. 

  • CIRIA Project provides new solutions for ALWC

    01 Jun 2005

    A new report from CIRIA, and a revised European Standard for protecting harbour installations, offer new tools in the fight against Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC) as David Foxwell discovers. 

Country Report West Coast Canada

Jon Mayson Close-up

  • Greatest Legacy will be MetroPort

    01 Jun 2005

    Undoubtedly however, Mayson's greatest legacy will be MetroPort. Commencing with 60TEU capacity trains, the initial weekend-only service handled 32,000 TEUs and processed 18,000 trucks in its first 12 months of operation. 

  • Partnerships underpin Mayson's Port Strategy

    01 Jun 2005

    Dave Macintyre talks to Tauranga's Jon Mayson about his passionate commitment to strategic cooperation and much else of value to publicly-owned ports and their prospective partners. 

Navigation Workboats

  • What it takes to do the job

    01 Jun 2005

    Analysing the main requirements for such a vessel, the following features become obvious. 

  • Meet the Multi-Tasking Girl Fridays

    01 Jun 2005

    Among the many issues relating to the maintenance of port facilities is how best to support work requiring the use of floating plant. Jack Gaston reports on the wide choice of maintenance work craft available. 

News Americas

News Asia & Rest Of World

News Europe

News Focus Mexico

  • Mexicans prepare for major developments

    01 Jun 2005

    Mexico's transport ministry plans to coordinate investment of US$666m in the country's 16 ports. Of this, US$479m will be privatesector investment and the rest raised from public sources and invested by the port authorities. Altamira, with a total investment of US$322m, will be the main beneficiary scooping 48.4% of the total investment package. 

  • Transisthmus corridor planned

    01 Jun 2005

    Coatzacoalcos port in the central-eastern state of Veracruz and the Pacific coast port of Salina Cruz are contemplating a joint concession to run their respective container terminals. Salina Cruz lost its container traffic in 2003, because of its infrastructure limitations; the former terminal covered just 65,000 sq metres, although existing plans call for an additional 14ha of terminal space. 

  • ..while Tamaulipas state to upgrade El Mezquital...

    01 Jun 2005

     

  • ..and Veracruz reactivates..

    01 Jun 2005

    Veracruz, Mexico's largest port in the Gulf of Mexico, is to reactivate the concession process covering three terminals, following an examination by the country's antitrust authorities. The process began in November last year when one minerals terminal and another handling vehicles were offered as 15-year concessions with an option to extend these by a further 15 years, along with a third terminal aimed at warehousing unitised, general cargo and containers. 

  • Ensenada to implement intermodal corridor..

    01 Jun 2005

    The Mexican port of Ensenada is to invest US$10.41m on infrastructure in putting into operation an intermodal corridor aimed at container traffic moving to and from the centre of Mexico and the US. 

News Products & Systems

  • ITS saves 8% in equipment running time

    01 Jun 2005

    International Terminal Solutions (ITS) has developed what it believes is the most cost effective and flexible solution in straddle carrier and truck alignment systems, LoadVIEW. 

  • TUGS FOR BP

    01 Jun 2005

     

  • Bromma's Tandem Quattro looms

    01 Jun 2005

    Bromma is readying availability of its new Tandem Quattro spreader. Tandem Quattro can handle four 20' containers. Available lift options include one 40' container; one 45' container; two 40' containers; two 45' containers; two 20' containers; or four 20' containers. Tandem Quattro Spreader weight is 24 tonnes. 

  • Productivity and economy from Liebherr

    01 Jun 2005

    The Danish port of Aabenraa bought a Liebherr LHM 320 in 2003. The new crane was equipped with a Peiner grab from SMAG in Germany, with a capacity of 14 cu metres for handling of gravel, sand and other materials. 

  • BARCO IN CANAL DEAL

    01 Jun 2005

     

  • Navtech launches at Bristol

    01 Jun 2005

    Navtech has just launched its Crane Anti-Collision Sensor in the port of Bristol. The system uses high-resolution radar to identify hazardous obstructions in the path of the moving crane boom. 

  • Mega heavy-duty cutter suction dredger D'ARTAGNAN launched

    01 Jun 2005

    Launching of the mega selfpropelled cutter suction dredger D'ARTAGNAN built for Societe De Dragage International, part of the DEME group (Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering), took place at the yard of IHC Holland Merwede in Kinderdijk recently. 

  • REHANDLER FOR PLYMOUTH

    01 Jun 2005

     

News Safety & Security

  • Antwerp deploys biometric ID system

    01 Jun 2005

    Port of Antwerp has installed an Internet-based biometric identification and credentialing card-management system from Ingersoll-Rand Maritime Solutions. When fully deployed, it is estimated that credentials for more than 20,000 longshoremen, truck drivers and other employees and visitors requiring access to the port will be validated and recorded by the system. 

  • Close second for Vistascape's SitelQ

    01 Jun 2005

    US-based security specialist Vistascape came within a hare's whisker of picking up this year's Seatrade Safety at Sea Award but was pipped at the post by Australia's Mobilarm for its crew monitoring system. Nevertheless, as runner-up Vistacape's SiteIQ software programme was a worthy contender. SiteIQ provides security authorities with a single graphical display for monitoring and automating security based on analysis of data from multiple sensors in a maritime environment. 

  • Milford Haven uses photographic evidence

    01 Jun 2005

    Users of the Milford Haven waterway are being warned that they may be filmed or photographed if they are thought to be breaking any laws. The warning has been issued by Milford Haven Port Authority, which is thought to be one of the first port authorities in the UK to make it clear that photographic evidence may be used as part of any prosecution which may result. 

Port Profile Port Of Tanjung Pelepas (ptp)

  • Logistics, Logistics, Logistics . . .

    01 Jun 2005

    As a result of these trends, PTP is not just expanding its berths, it is also adding another 300 acres of land under phase B of its FTZ project to the existing 1,000 acres (phase A) which are currently about 80% occupied. This will be ready by the end of 2005. 

  • Shifting the Balance

    01 Jun 2005

    Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is in the middle of its next stage of expansion, based around its burgeoning free trade zone. James Macpherson reports. 

Regional Survey South-east Asia

  • Emerging ASEAN eye trade opportunities ANports

    01 Jun 2005

    China's burgeoning export presence may be of concern to many neighbouring East and Southeast Asian countries, but evidence is mounting that some secondary ports in the ASEAN region are finding opportunities to piggy-back their own trade expansion. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report. 

Special Report Free Trade Zones

  • Salalah A Case Study

    01 Jun 2005

    Paul Grant reports on progress at the Middle East's latest free zone initiative in Oman. 

  • Tried and Died

    01 Jun 2005

    Tony Restall warns of the problems and pitfalls of setting up a free zone - and reveals some straightforward advice on how to avoid them. 

Terminal Performance Ro-ro Innovation

Terminal Performance Terminal Operating Systems

  • Out-Smarting Congestion

    01 Jun 2005

    With congestion seemingly almost endemic on the US West Coast, what are the systems providers doing to help? Cathy Hayward investigates. 

  • It's not all about easing congestion

    01 Jun 2005

    Clearly port congestion is not the only driver encouraging terminals to increase throughput. 

The Economist

  • East Coast Option

    01 Jun 2005

    Ben Hackett considers whether the looming import peak in the US will benefit the all-water route via Suez to the East Coast 

Viewpoint

  • End of an era at P&O - so what next?

    01 Jun 2005

    Mid-2005 will, in years to come, probably be seen as a pivotal moment for P&O. The jury is out, however, on whether it will be seen in a positive or negative context. 

Motorship