Neo-bulk Handling
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Top gear
These are exciting times for Europe's car handlers, as transhipment trade swells. Alex Hughes reports 21 Nov 2007 - Port Strategy
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Malmö revs up the transhipment engine
Not content with a 30% increase in cars handled last year, Copenhagen-Malmö Port's (CMP) general manager (cars), Bart Steijaert, hopes to bump that 382,323 cars to 500,000 annually by 2010. 21 Nov 2007 - Port Strategy
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Space: the final frontier
Ports handling vehicles are finding more inventive ways to store cars, moving up rather than out. But authorities still find themselves juggling the needs of containers against cars, reports Felicity Landon 01 Aug 2006 - Port Strategy
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Driving beyond traditional port services
For Europe's leading vehicle handling ports, loading and unloading units and watching over car parks is only a part of the equation. 01 Aug 2006 - Port Strategy
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Moving up a gear
With many car manufacturers facing tough times, it's no surprise that this filters through the supply chain, leading to significant pressure on port and stevedore rates. Felicity Landon finds out what the customers want - and how the ports are working to deliver it What must ports provide for their vehicle trade customers? 01 Aug 2006 - Port Strategy
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So what do customers want?
Simon Bird, chief executive, Bristol Port Company: 'The ships need fast and efficient turnround. They want to be in and out. We have to provide 24/7 service and 99 times out of 100 we give them labour on arrival. 01 Aug 2006 - Port Strategy
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Paper Mate
The deployment of supply chain expertise in the set-up and operation of the Port of Tilbury's Enterprise Distribution Centre has proved a decisive factor in its success 01 Jun 2006 - Port Strategy
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Driving forward
Vehicle manufacturers and shippers are increasingly seeking to streamline the supply chain while at the same time reducing costs and integrating value added services, as Benedict Young discovers. 01 Nov 2005 - Port Strategy
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Keeping track
To keep track of vehicles, barcodes remain the industry standard but radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning satellite (GPS) technology is beginning to gain greater acceptance. 01 Nov 2005 - Port Strategy
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NETSS - The Pay-Off
Phase 1 of NETSS has seen the implementation of a new route between Kotka and Gothenburg for the southern Finnish mill, and separate lines from Gothenburg to Immingham, Tilbury, and Zeebrü gge established. Shipments can be transferred by cross-docking for onward distribution by rail to local distribution centres around Tilbury and Zeebrü gge. 01 Oct 2005 - Port Strategy
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The Paper Chain
Stora Enso, producer of pulp, paper, packaging and forest products, hopes to realise significant cost savings with its new North European Transport Supply System (NETSS), as David Foxwell reports. 01 Oct 2005 - Port Strategy
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Asian Market potential 'enormous'
Alex Hughes talks to scrap metal terminal operators in Europe and the US discovering that while prospects for the trade are excellent there are inherent risks in handling the commodity. 01 Sep 2005 - Port Strategy
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China forcing up prices
Demand from China, notes spokesperson Fernando Azpiri, is very definitely impacting on price which affects the ability of importers in Spain to source scrap abroad at a price they are willing to pay. 01 Sep 2005 - Port Strategy
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INNOVATION KEY TO SUCCESS
Alex Hughes reports from two very different markets on innovations introduced in the handling of paper reels and associated forest products. 01 Jan 2005 - Port Strategy
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LIFE CYCLE COSTS DRIVE INVESTMENT DECISIONS
Alex Hughes talks to two of New Zealand's leading forest products companies about their approach to equipment procurement, performance and ROI considerations. 01 Dec 2004 - Port Strategy
