Container & Cargo Handling – Page 33

  • Listening: Vancouver is trying to understand the impact of ship noise on at-risk whales. Credit: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
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    Sound probe

    2017-05-05T09:08:00Z

    Dave McIntyre examines the emerging trend to monitor underwater noise levels at ports

  • Accommodating: Esbjerg Port has made space for the demands of turbines, along with other components
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    Rising wind

    2017-05-05T09:07:00Z

    Exactly what will a supersized wind industry ask of its ports? Stevie Knight investigates

  • Growth: Eurogate Tanger will gain an advantage from the new infrastructural developments.
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    Industrial strength

    2017-05-05T09:07:00Z

    Felicity Landon takes a closer look at new developments and opportunities in Tangier

  • Run out: Lamor's solution deploys booms and skimmers that can be attached to and operated by vessels. Credit: Lamor
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    Plugging leaks

    2017-05-05T08:53:00Z

    Oil spill technology needs more interest from the private sector, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Transparency: hostility towards Darwin's sell off to foreign interests prompted the launch of an asset register
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    State intervention

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    Governments face increased pressure to take more interest in foreign port investment, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Next generation: Port Elizabeth is looking forward to a new era of operations
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    The middleman

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    Changes at Port Elizabeth’s port have allowed it to re-invent itself, finds Kerry Dimmer

  • On trend: Multi-touch tables for navigation planning are just one output of HPA’s smartPORT programme
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    A digital journey

    2017-04-03T16:44:00Z

    HPA is well along the path of digital optimisation, but it still has some surprises in store, finds Carly Fields

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    Getting the message out on the CTU Code

    2017-03-27T17:29:00Z

    Applauding the launch of the Guidelines for Packing Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code), IMO and European Commission officials have lent support to a campaign to get the message out on best practice in packing and securing cargo and compliance across all modes.

  • Credible performance: The operator has been helped along by the application of digital technology
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    PSA overcomes 2016’s “trials and tribulations”

    2017-03-23T16:56:00Z

    PSA International achieved credible results in 2016, despite the year being beset with what the operator calls “a period of unrelenting trials and tribulations.”

  • Throughput surge: The 12% increase was mainly due to continuing volume ramp-up at ICTSI Iraq
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    Throughput surge boosts ICTSI financials

    2017-03-14T15:27:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has reported a 7% increase in port revenue from last year, with the US$1.128 billion total being helped along by a surge in throughput.

  • UK monopoly: All of the mainline UK calls by THE Alliance carriers on the Asia-Europe trade will be handled by DP World’s terminals at London Gateway and Southampton
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    Ports for THE Alliance, but no ship sizes

    2017-03-09T13:29:00Z

    THE Alliance may have finalised port calls for its new vessel sharing agreement, but without news on the size of ships due to call at ports questions still remain.

  • Mr Castwall and Mr Cheng seal the deal for Norvik
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    Hutchison seals Stockholm terminal deal

    2017-03-08T12:08:00Z

    Hutchison Ports has signed a formal agreement with Ports of Stockholm to operate the new container terminal under construction at Stockholm Norvik Port.

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  • Helping hand: The south-west Cumbrian Port of Barrow has played a key role in serving the offshore energy industry over 150 years. Credit: ABP
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    Part of UK heritage

    2017-03-06T09:43:00Z

    Out of the limelight, Barrow enjoys the fruits of the offshore industry. Felicity Landon reports

  • Better together: There is a logic behind terminals looking to work together in order to cope with bigger volumes
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    Finding allies

    2017-03-06T09:42:00Z

    It''s high time that terminals followed lines and ports and get in on the partnerships act finds Felicity Landon

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    Tackling processes

    2017-02-03T09:15:00Z

    Iain MacIntyre meets South Port, New Zealand’s lean, mean, fighting machine

  • Cattle country: livestock present unique handling challenges. Credit: Port of Koper
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    Creature comfort

    2017-02-03T09:14:00Z

    As one of the more controversial types of cargo, livestock challenges can catch ports of the hoof, John Bensalhia reports

  • Upset: extended dwell time can mess with the careful management of container stacks. Credit: Port of Long Beach
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    Seaside shuffle

    2017-02-03T09:14:00Z

    Are extended container dwell times beyond a terminal''s control? Felicity Landon finds out

  • New shape: autonomous vessels could reshape the pattern of port calls. Credit: Rolls-Royce
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    Strange future

    2017-02-03T09:13:00Z

    The rise of unmanned vessels and low-cost smart shipping could revolutionise ports, writes Stevie Knight

  • Attractive prospect: The site is attractive is not only for port handling but also as a location for energy logistics
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    Iceland's Finnafjord port inches closer

    2017-02-01T11:06:00Z

    Bremenports has become a development partner for the new Finnafjord port project in Iceland, edging the project a little closer to realisation.