Emergency Planning
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UK 'energy capital' prepared and proud
Milford Haven brands itself as the ‘energy capital of the UK’, handling 25% of the nation’s petrol and diesel provisions. 28 Feb 2011 - Port Strategy
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Any eventuality
Felicity Landon asks whether it’s possible to be prepared for every eventuality when drawing up emergency plans 25 Feb 2011 - Port Strategy
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Getting back to business
Imagine your terminal operating system is put out of action; you have 23,000 containers on the park and absolutely no information. 01 Mar 2010 - Port Strategy
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Working relationships
Ports and terminals are generally not geared up to deal with major emergencies and rely heavily on emergency services, says ports consultant Budha Majumdar. 26 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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Dealing with the unexpected
Most ports have ticked the 'risk management' box by now, but what about "consequence management"? Felicity Landon asks 25 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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Taming the hurricane effect
Marine experts at consulting services group Mouchel have worked with a port client on emergency planning in response to hurricane risk. 19 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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Working through the disruption
Asking the "what if?" questions and having all the answers in place is a full-time job in itself, says Julian Parkes, the Port of London Authority's harbour master (safety management system) and port security officer. 19 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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When the siren sounds
Emergency planning and business continuity are increasingly important for ports. Felicity Landon reports 19 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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Occupational Disability and Box Terminals
Sam Ignarski , editor of industry e-zine Bow Wave (www. wavyline. com), looks at workman's compensation in the container terminal environment. 01 Nov 2005 - Port Strategy
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Avoiding a Dust-up
Insurer TT Club shares a case history from its files and concludes that community care should now be an essential element in any risk assessment and management strategy. 01 Nov 2005 - Port Strategy
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Cancer risk from ports
A draft study produced for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) published in early October suggests that air emissions from ships and cargo handling equipment in the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach - the busiest port complex in the US - raise the risk of cancer for people living up to 15 miles inland The report by the CARB 'Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure Assessment Study for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, ' suggests that the 50,000 people living closest to the two ports face a higher-than-average risk of developing cancer because of exposure to particulate emissions, and that residents living within 15 miles of the ports face a slightly higher risk than Californians as a whole. 01 Nov 2005 - Port Strategy
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Cold ironing helps
Recognising the problems associated with diesel particulate matter emissions, the Port of Los Angeles has been examining alternatives to ships using their auxiliary engines to provide onboard power when in port. 01 Nov 2005 - Port Strategy
