Bulk Handling – Page 16
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NewsNew horizons emerge
Ports are no longer mere technical challenges; they are modern day job factories says Martin Rushmere
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NewsPrediction pitfalls
It has become much more difficult to make a forecast at the macro level, and as a result people are now finding it hard to get a handle on what the future holds, says Neil Davidson of Drewry.
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NewsA better perspective
Using port data to visually map the environment can be a cost effective way to manage operations, as Stevie Knight reports
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NewsEfficiency or effectiveness?
Stevie Knight asks why ports still lag behind the other industry sectors on performance indicators
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NewsA fit of conscience
Stevie Knight asks how important social awareness is in today''s tighter tender processes
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NewsComplete cross-border co-operation
Copenhagen and Malmo must represent the ultimate cooperation between ports – they made history ten years ago when they merged to form one company in two countries, Copenhagen Malmö Port.
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NewsTeaming up
Strategic partnerships, joint marketing alliances, MoUs … cooperation between ports can mean a lot of different things. Felicity Landon explains
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NewsDo-it-yourself or bring in the experts?
The industry is divided over the merits of using consultants versus ports setting up their own systems. Accenture says (perhaps surprisingly) both have their uses.
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NewsSolution without a problem
KPIs are powerful tools, but there''s dissent in how to best set and apply them. Martin Rushmere reports
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A question of timing
There are various methods of measuring productivity and determining whether the underperformance of the terminal operator is material and should entitle the shipping line to terminate the agreement.
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NewsA good performance
HFW''s Cecile Schlub and Matthew Gore discuss the legal implications of enforced key performance indicators
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A new twist on an old method
It would be wrong to assume that performance measures in the port industry are a recent phenomenon.
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NewsAn indication of worth
HPTI''s Thomas Gondermann considers how best to tackle workable port-wide performance measures
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NewsScales and economy
Comparing terminal features can be thankless and the results underwhelming, argues Stevie Knight
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NewsDisparate measures
Mr Heinrich Goller of Hamburg''s HHLA believes there has to be a better way of comparing operations than the present system.
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NewsComparatively speaking
KPIs are an investment that has to give a return, so setting them can be a ticklish business, explains Stevie Knight.
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NewsSeller's need to wake up to today's lower prices
Those seeking to sell terminals to raise much needed cash will be operating in a buyers'' market.
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Contract or expand?
The outlook for international port operators remains harsh but the economic downturn could soon presage a fresh wave of consolidation, reports Michael King
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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.
