Port Design
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Combining pile testing to prove project
In the UK capital, waste from many London boroughs is routinely transported by barge down the Thames to landfill in Essex. However, a waste-to-energy power station is being constructed at Belvedere on Halfway Reach in east London to reduce landfill volumes and supplement national power supply. 24 Jul 2009 - Port Strategy
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Cutting edge
Innovative thinking can ensure new port development projects are delivered on time and within budget. Alex Hughes reports 23 Jul 2009 - Port Strategy
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Supply chain synchronisation
Ports need to integrate with the supply chain if they are to understand the changing focus of shipper selection, according exclusive paper from Adrian Sammons and Mateus Magala
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Future-proofing
The trick is to design a low cost terminal with an early start-up,which is ready for future expansion, as Felicity Landon finds out 01 Mar 2007 - Port Strategy
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Stacking high
How high to stack? Many rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) yards stack one over five and there is talk of one over six becoming more commonplace, says Royal Haskoning's Jonathan Tyler. 01 Mar 2007 - Port Strategy
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Trading places
Halcrow's Richard Clarke says anyone can lay out a container terminal - but to get it right, you need to recognise and understand the trade that will be going through. Felicity Landon looks at the issues 01 Mar 2007 - Port Strategy
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The space race
Is every inch of your shoreside being used to its full potential? Alex Hughes finds out that a little expertise can go a long way in stockyard planning. 01 Oct 2006 - Port Strategy
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The stacking quandary
Yard planning experts have contrasting opinions on what to do with containers as they are being discharged from the ship. Some argue it is better to move recently discharged boxes to their final positions in the stacking yard immediately, while others disagree stating that temporary stacks should be created close to the quayside, where all incoming boxes can be rapidly placed,with any necessary housekeeping carried out later. 01 Oct 2006 - Port Strategy
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The system approach
Handling equipment suppliers are getting involved much earlier in the port planning process, claiming more effective systems selection and, hopefully, faster payback. Neil Madden reports. 01 Mar 2006 - Port Strategy
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Planned system migration
One of the most comprehensive projects in which Kalmar's capability has been used is the Port Est extension, on the Indian Ocean island of Ré union. 01 Mar 2006 - Port Strategy
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Cutting your Cloth
Many new container terminals are built to a tried and tested formula, particularly by the big global operators. Benedict Young talks to two experts on the different rationales and approaches. 01 Nov 2005 - Port Strategy
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THE CAPPUCCINO CONUNDRUM
Melbourne's Pier 35 with its nautical architecture housing a restaurant, retail and office accommodation, provides visual interest to the city's waterfront scene. Commercial port operations meet the cafe crowd and yachting fraternity downstream of the emerging high-rise apartment precinct at Docklands, a phenomenon termed the " Cappuccinoisation" of Australia's port by Australian Transport Minister Carl Scully. Norma Aplin reports. 01 Oct 2004 - Port Strategy
