Bulk Handling – Page 17
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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.
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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.
