Bulk Handling – Page 17
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NewsThe measure of things
Drewry Shipping Consultants advises clients on a host of possible KPIs but again, as Drewry ports director Neil Davidson points out, it all comes down to the way they are measured and used.
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NewsThe key message: keep it simple
Intelligent use of KPIs can have real value in monitoring and improving operational performance. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsExpansion opportunities
Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East all present obvious expansion opportunities for global terminal operators - but there is still plenty of scope in the more established markets, too. Felicity Landon reports
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APM Terminals
During the past 12 months, APM Terminals has opened major facilities at Tangier in Morocco, at Portsmouth,Virginia, and at Guangzhou, at the mouth of the Pearl River.
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NewsGulftainer
Gulftainer continues to focus on the expansion and development of Khorfakkan (KCT) and Sharjah Container Terminal, as vital gateways into the United Arab Emirates - but it has clear ambitions to expand its overseas activity too.
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NewsLife cycle costs
Getting timely and accurate and data on life cycle costs for port assets can be a testing task, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsKeep it simple, keep it safe
The entry into the port handling industry of cheaper manufacturers from developing countries has reignited the debate over whether terminal operators need necessarily have to factor in higher life cycle costs if sourcing from these suppliers.
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NewsEmbracing scheduling systems
New Zealand''s Axis Engineering uses a computerised scheduling system to plan the preventative maintenance of equipment, while component maintenance tracking is a feature at DP World terminals.
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NewsMaking the calculations
Ports and terminals which choose the outsourcing route for their equipment maintenance can remove the uncertainty of maintenance and life cycle costs, says Kalmar''s Rob van Hove. And increasing numbers appear to be moving down that path.
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NewsCost effects
Is it really possible to come up with meaningful life cycle costs for port equipment? Opinions vary, as Felicity Landon reports
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NewsGodfathers of ports
Felicity Landon asks whether the flurry of concessions and expansions being announced by the world’ s major port dons is sustainable
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NewsIs there an Independent in the room?
Who are you really getting into bed with in the new age of the non-independent terminal operator?
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NewsThe Art of the Impossible
Containerisation has fundamentally changed the way cargo handling services are paid for. Gustaaf de Monie explores an intricate subject.
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NewsBenchmarking to get ahead
How does a port or terminal go about determining how good it is? Does it benchmark - against its nearest rival, a world league table, or what?
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UNDERSTAND IT EMBRACE IT
As the demands of their customers and the expectations of their owners have changed, ports throughout the world have undergone profound structural change.
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NewsBIG IS NOT ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL
The ICTSI game plan to acquire new terminals overseas has a niche orientation that plays to the company''s strengths. Alex Hughes reports.
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NewsIT'S A PEOPLE GAME MARKETING: PART 2
In the first part of his port marketing study (PS November/December 2003), Bill Oakes considered the information a marketing department should have at its fingertips. Whilst detailed knowledge of traffics is a prerequisite for successful marketing it must not be forgotten that this is also a people game.
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NewsMARKETING YOUR PORT
Bill Oakes tackles the fundamental issue of how to market and promote a port with emphasis on the individual and combined roles of each member of the port community.
