All Concessions & Investments articles – Page 26
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NewsNot the underwriters' favourite
Brokers claim that marine construction projects are ''often difficult and challenging - and not the favourites of underwriters''. Felicity Landon investigates why this is the case
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Early involvement
Ports should get their insurance broker involved at the earliest possible stage of a major project, says specialist Marsh. "Every risk is unique when it comes to ports and we need to go through the project with our clients to get an in-depth understanding of what they are doing and ...
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Code of practice
Introducing a Code of Practice for the ports construction industry could ease the minds of jittery insurers. Felicity Landon explains
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NewsTraining rush
When the northeast England port of Blyth announced that it was to open a training centre that would be offering external training, "the rush was incredible", says Martin Lawlor, chief executive of the Port of Blyth.
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NewsThe money men
There''s real cash to be had for sound port developments; and on reasonable terms too, as Alex Hughes discovers
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Employers must 'sell' themselves
As the global skills shortage continues to bite, the onus is on employers to "sell" themselves to win over potential employees. Felicity Landon reports
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GOLD appproach
DP World has recently introduced "GOLD" - its Global Organisational Leadership Development programme, to support its growth strategy. "We aim to recruit up to 50 high potential candidates to GOLD, who will commit to a continuing global career path," says Simon Hall, DP World''s corporate communications manager for Europe and ...
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Manslaughter warning
Convictions for corporate manslaughter in the UK construction sector could soar under the new Corporate Manslaughter Act which came into effect on 6 April, warns insurer Aon.
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Container insurance: TT Club warning
The TT Club is working on an in-depth analysis of claims from terminals, in an effort to help prevent future losses. Results of this study will be published soon, it says - but meanwhile, incidents involving straddle carriers remain "the chief area of concern".
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COntainer insurance: A bigger chunk of risk
Ports looking to take a bigger chunk of the supply chain take a bigger chunk of risk, warns Eric Buur, underwriting coordinator cargo liability at Fortis Corporate Insurance (FCI).
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NewsBetter quality but higher claims
Better quality port equipment and operations have reduced claims, but at a cost as Felicity Landon finds out
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Ship and shore
A significant increase in the number of accidents threatening assets and environment has led to an increasing demand for the training of ship and shore personnel in the same exercise, says VTS (vessel traffic system) and VTS simulator specialist Transas.
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NewsShelf life
What is the shelf-life of a simulator? GlobalSim says the first crane simulator it sold is now over ten years old and was recently upgraded, with new computers, motion controller, projector and software installed. Many of the original components could be re-used, says Clyde Stauffer.
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NewsGame plan (please delete earlier version)
As new computer hardware and software technologies evolve, crane and material handling equipment simulators will continue to get more realistic, says Clyde Stauffer, vice-president of US-based GlobalSim. "We take major advantage of a lot of the technologies developed for the computer games industry. Specifically, as image generation hardware increases in ...
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NewsTighter belts
Global credit crunch and port finance provision tightens but the year still starts with some "new wave" deals, as Mike Mundy reports
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NewsAnswering the 'what if' question
In training situations or in feasibility studies, simulators can provide answers to the "what if?" question. Felicity Landon reports on the latest trends
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NewsMoney talks
2007 promises to be remembered for the flood of new investor money into the sector but how long will it last, asks Mike Mundy
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Legal Eagles Pinsent Masons
With a ports team that covers the Middle East, India, Asia Pacific and Europe, legal eagle Pinsent Masons is keeping itself busy.
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NewsLegal Eagles Norton Rose
Law specialist Norton Rose has seen demand for container port financing services explode, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsLegal Eagles thinking ahead
With ports increasingly waking up to the potential of renewables, lawyers have been kept busy this year. Felicity Landon reports
