Container & Cargo Handling – Page 41
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NewsBreaking point for US west coast ports
The US west coast ports are reaching breaking point after the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) suspended operations over the weekend because of ongoing labour disputes.
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NewsDP World reports record growth
DP World Limited recorded an 8.9% increase in gross container volumes across its global portfolio container terminals in 2014, thanks in large part to its new developments at London Gateway and Embraport.
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NewsAddressing the IT talent crunch
As container cargo handling operations become more technology driven, terminals will require the integration of multiple complex systems which operators must know how to use proactively to avoid a loss in productivity.
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NewsStorm front
What precautions and preparations can ports take to weather the storm, asks John Bensalhia
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NewsCaribbean queen
Colombian hub is celebrating a rise in container traffic on the back of an improving economy, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsLarge surface area
Choosing hardstanding means balancing capex costs with maintenance savings. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsDigging into the trough
Stevie Knight finds out that animal feed is not the low-value, easy cargo most people assume it is
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NewsPrime position
Carly Fields talks with Brazil’s Itaqui about its ambitious plans for accommodating across-the-board cargo growth
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NewsOn the rails
Sohar is eagerly awaiting its connection to the Gulf Railway with its link to the wider hinterland finds Alex Hughes
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NewsTaking the load
Heavy duty machinery manufacturers take on the challenges of the harsh port environment. John Bensalhia reports
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An empty challenge
Dave and Iain MacIntyre examines the range of solutions to the issue of empties
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NewsBig cargo, huge issues
Can a port really do much to attract project cargo? Maybe - but at a price finds Stevie Knight
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NewsPorts must develop hinterland strategies to survive
The future of ports and the wider shipping industry hinges on hinterland strategies and logistic corridors, according to Dr Jean-Paul Rodrigue, department of global studies and geography, Hofstra University.
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NewsPort master planning bible released
A new report on the development of existing ports has been published by the International Navigation Association (PIANC), in an attempt to standardise and make masterplans more reliable.
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Future forecasting
Daniel Schaefer roots out the hot spots for planned container terminal projects around the world
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Chassis conundrum
PANYNJ is determined to untangle the knot of chassis ownership and responsibility, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsPacking a punch
Holman Fenwick Willan''s Matthew Gore welcomes the arrival of the new Cargo Transport Units code
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NewsOrganisation in bulk
Is it time for terminal operating system take-up in bulk and multipurpose hubs, asks Stevie Knight
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US ports prepare for worst
US-based planning and operations company, Dynamis Inc, is helping ‘future proof’ US ports for natural disasters, like earthquakes and hurricanes, with real-time simulation.
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NewsFloating a good idea
Chasing deep draft development could be a thing of the past for future bulk ports, as Stevie Knight reports
