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Size matters
13 Oct 2008
Stephanie Knight finds that ship-to-shore crane manufacturers are already thinking beyond the 'standard' 22 container outreach
CDM standards enforce quality levels
10 Oct 2008
In many countries there are regulations covering the fender construction phase, operation, maintenance and eventual decommissioning.
Ecodrive your way to energy savings
09 Oct 2008
According to an International Transport Forum study published in May, ecodriving has become a key element of national strategies to reduce CO2 emissions in a number of countries.
Winners and losers
08 Oct 2008
There has been a flurry of activity recently on the part of shipping lines either individually or collectively rationalising service networks or announcing their withdrawal from them. Underpinning this is the slump in world trade, a steadily increasing gap between available liner capacity and demand, and freight rates which on key trade lanes such as Asia-Europe have gone into freefall.
Is it worth gambling on war risk insurance?
08 Oct 2008
Whatever happened in recent weeks at the Georgian port of Poti, it gave everyone in the formerly economically buzzing facility quite a fright. Russian troops swept into the Black Sea town to destroy military installations and loot port authority buildings, according to the Georgian officials, and US diplomats alleged a blockade. Moscow denied overstepping the mark.
Vacuum systems increase market impact
08 Oct 2008
Vacuum mooring systems are now generating a lot of market interest and while the number of installed systems is a fraction of the overall market for bollards and quick release mooring hooks, a strong marketing push is being headed by Cavotec MSL.
Turn out the light
07 Oct 2008
For little or no cost, ports can saves thousands by optimising the way they use energy, but key to it all is awareness and communication, as Patrik Wheater finds out
The horse's mouth
06 Oct 2008
Dave MacIntyre learns it's best to go direct to get the definitive line on best fender practise.
Sisters in arms
03 Oct 2008
A Chile-China partnership gives Valparaiso boss reason to be cheerful, as Michael Mackey finds out
Enjoy the holiday
01 Oct 2008
When it comes to the UK Marine Bill’s provisions, Louise Gowman’s advice to ports is: “Enjoy the holiday while it lasts!"
Enlightened thinking on state-side PPP
01 Oct 2008
Port Strategy articles on financial subjects, including a few I have written, invariably include some mention of public-private partnerships, which have enabled ports around the world to modernise and cope with increases in trade flows. Each mention of PPP is a tacit acknowledgement that the private sector (with proper oversight) handles businesses-like functions better than governmental entities.
Control at a price
29 Sep 2008
The UK’s Marine Bill promises ports a streamlined planning process – surely something to be welcomed in an industry used to fighting its way through a planning quagmire. So what’s the catch? Felicity Landon reports
Money pit
26 Sep 2008
To pay or not to pay? The row over massive backdated business rates demands that broke out in Hull this summer is set to roll its way round the UK. Felicity Landon reports on the legal implications
The end of an era in Europe
24 Sep 2008
October 17th marks the end of the block exemption for liner shipping conferences in the European Union. The shipping companies will be forced to comply with anti trust laws in line with all other industries.
Cheap, but not so cheerful
24 Sep 2008
Alex Hughes warns of the perils of investing in cut-price grabs
Chain reaction
17 Sep 2008
The rising costs of raw materials are putting even more emphasis on the need for long-lasting, high-performance cables. Felicity Landon reports on the latest trends
Grains in brief
17 Sep 2008
Ukraine's leading sunflower oil producer Kernel Holdings has bought a large bulk grain export terminal in the Black Sea port of Iliychivsk in the Ukraine. It’s the Ukraine's second largest grain terminal, with a loading capacity of up to 4.5m tonnes of grain annually and it can store 200,000 tonnes. The terminal is capable of loading panamax-size vessels.
How's the weather?
17 Sep 2008
Port operators need to take environmental conditions into account when choosing cables for their terminals, says Don Nester of igus.
Crossing the lines
17 Sep 2008
The message coming out of the liner shipping markets is one we have heard before – “it is time to tighten your belts in anticipation of lean times ahead”. This action involves cutting back on available capacity in key services, implementing slow steaming where possible and cutting back on expansion plans.
Russia makes its mark on the grain scene
17 Sep 2008
Panamax vessels loading grain at the newly-opened grain terminal at the Russian port of Novorossiysk will be able to do it much faster than had previously been possible.
Domino effect
17 Sep 2008
The US slowdown in container imports has a knock-on effect on grain exports, leaving ports feeling the pinch from bulk as well as boxes. Stuart Pearcey reports
Powering conversions
17 Sep 2008
The conversion of rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from diesel to electric power, or to switchable diesel/electric power, is an emerging trend in container ports around the world – and one that has prompted extensive field testing by Conductix-Wampfler.
Equipment stock take
10 Sep 2008
In terms of equipment, Grupo's Libra's Terminal 37 in Santos, which covers an area of 371,000 sq m, has seven quayside gantry cranes deployed along its 1,100 metre long quay. The two most recent are also the biggest.
An embarrassment of riches
10 Sep 2008
Santos terminal Libra Terminais is capitalising on Brazilian throughput that has grown beyond all expectations, as Alex Hughes finds out
Beware the Russian Bear
10 Sep 2008
Russia’s recent advance into Georgia belies the profile of a country that does not yet fully respect democratic principles and which is steered by powerful individuals that have their own agenda in terms of the direction that Russia will pursue politically, economically and in the commercial world. Practically speaking, there is much of the old Russia in the new Russia and this includes a distinct shade of grey in its business dealings.
Streamlined scanning
03 Sep 2008
What, when it comes to scanning solutions, do ports want? It’s easier to think about what they don’t want – bottlenecks, unexpected manning costs, or a load of false alarms that trigger costly shutdowns. Felicity Landon reports on the latest developments
Consider customer and business requirements
03 Sep 2008
Quality, reliability and technical performance are extremely important when considering which scanning/security solutions are right for a port or terminal, says Andrew Goldsmith, vice president of marketing at Rapiscan Systems.
Maersk machine grinds on mercilessly
03 Sep 2008
What is it they say, you have no friends in business? Well it seems that Maersk Line, the world’s leading container line in terms of slot capacity, is set to prove this old adage.
Smiths expands production
03 Sep 2008
Smiths Detection opened a high-tech production plant at Wiesbaden in Germany in July this year, to meet “soaring global demand” for its advanced X-ray scanning machines – these are principally for airport security but also used to support border checkpoint security.
The alphabet recession and irrational exuberance
27 Aug 2008
It used to be that recessions were linked to parachuting. Soft landings, hard landings, crash landings... The world is changing. Today there is not a day that passes without some new letter of the alphabet creeping into the economic recession language trying to explain the type, depth and length of the recession.
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