Tracking Productivity
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Keeping the skills
A key theme among ports is the desire to keep their skills and expertise wherever possible through the downturn, says John Bradshaw, business development manager at Rostima. 17 Jun 2009 - Port Strategy
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Tracking toughens up
Not so very long ago, tracking productivity was an essential tool in managing congested ports. So what is its relevance now, asks Felicity Landon 16 Jun 2009 - Port Strategy
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Two-way street
Software developers and terminal operators don't always see eye-to-eye on productivity packages, as Alex Hughes reports 18 Jun 2008 - Port Strategy
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Promoting better box handling
The introduction of software has been an invaluable tool and has dramatically transformed the container handling industry, says International Container Terminal Services Inc's Andy Andrews. 11 Jun 2008 - Port Strategy
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Sea change in thinking on performance measures
Martin Szakal began working in the UK's port industry 30 years ago, when activities on the dock were governed by the National Dock Labour Scheme. 11 Jun 2008 - Port Strategy
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Productivity gains on the back of software introduction
If you look back over the last 50 years, the introduction of software to monitor productivity has definitely been one of the major advances in helping to improve it, says Associated British Ports' Danny Carmichael. 11 Jun 2008 - Port Strategy
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Jade solution reduces data entering time
New Zealand’ s Jade Software has recently been responsible for a wholesale IT revamp at Port Nelson, which included the replacement of the port’ s outdated radio data terminals with a new solution using a 3G network, ruggedised laptops and a customised user interface. 01 Jun 2007 - Port Strategy
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Taking on the task of global port benchmarking
A recent report on “ Measuring Port Performance” produced by the World Bank emphasises from the start that is not possible to determine “ common” port performance benchmarks which would be applicable for any port. 01 Jun 2007 - Port Strategy
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A measure of success
Tracking productivity – whether of people or of kit – is increasingly critical as port and terminal operators seek to maintain their competitive edge. Felicity Landon reports 01 Jun 2007 - Port Strategy
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MEASURING AND MANAGING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
As ports and stevedoring companies have struggled to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive environment by changing the way that people work, a variety of performance management or performance appraisal systems have come in and out of favour. However, there has been surprisingly little research on the type of performance management systems and practices that are actually in use in the port sector, and under what conditions different approaches are most likely to support highly effective performance by staff. 01 Mar 2004 - Port Strategy
