Container & Cargo Handling – Page 45

  • tidal ports beckoning in ships along their fairway sometimes have their fingers crossed
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    In the shallow end

    2014-02-18T10:00:00Z

    Tackling depth blackspots can be a key to increased productivity, explains Stevie Knight

  • Terminal operating systems can sometimes focus too heavily on container operations to the detriment of other types of cargoes. Credit: Jaxport
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    Solutions for bulk

    2014-02-17T10:00:00Z

    Traditional bulk facilities and mixed cargo terminals need more comprehensive TOS coverage as Alex Hughes finds out

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    Broad range of lighting opinions

    2014-01-14T10:00:00Z

    As the LEP versus LED battle rages on, similarities and differences, strengths and weaknesses are being tossed around by industry experts.

  • Ports America opted for LEPs at its Oakland refit
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    Light pools

    2014-01-13T10:00:00Z

    The LEP vs LED debate is causing a storm in port lighting circles as Alex Hughes explains

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    Aversion to PPPs

    2014-01-09T10:00:00Z

    Public private partnerships in the Philippines have not, generally speaking, fared well.

  • multi trailer
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    Feedering fan

    2014-01-08T10:00:00Z

    MICT offers some instructive lessons to its peers in feeder terminal operation, reports Mike Mundy

  • Dampier’s first floating deck is expected to be commissioned in January
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    Dampier’s first floating deck is expected to be commissioned in early January 2014

    2014-01-06T10:00:00Z

    Dampier’s first floating deck is expected to be commissioned in JanuaryOne port which has created its own solution is the Dampier Port Authority in West Australia, where chief operating officer Captain Paul Toussaint-Jackson has devised a floating deck transhipment system featuring a deck which moves back and forth between landside ...

  • CSL's transhippers provide a “dramatically improved” value proposition for bulk
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    Cargo shift

    2014-01-03T10:00:00Z

    Ports are looking to specialist solutions for bulk transhipments, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre find out

  • Jaxport sees its role as an economic engine for the region. Credit: Jaxport
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    Engine of growth

    2013-12-27T10:00:00Z

    Transhipment and being No 1 are not part of Jaxport''s plan, finds Martin Rushmere

  • The TIGER project aims to boost port/rail connectivity. Credit: HHM/S.Breitenbach
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    An intermodal project with added roar

    2013-12-20T10:00:00Z

    Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) is one of the partners in the EU-funded TIGER project, which aims to improve the competitiveness and uptake of rail transport in logistics chains.

  • Ports are not an island and have to work with the whole supply chain. Credit - HHM_S.Breitenbach
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    Proactive link in the chain

    2013-12-19T10:00:00Z

    Ports must first throw off their traditional ‘silo’ mentality to improve supply chain efficiency, as Felicity Landon explains

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    New GIS solutions offer increased flexibility

    2013-11-29T01:00:00Z

    Important developments have taken place in the GIS field, with new products and initiatives introduced to allow for easy, efficient usage.

  • A well-designed enterprise GIS integrated with GPS can improve container terminal operations
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    A view of the truth

    2013-11-28T02:00:00Z

    Geographic Information Systems can bring visibility to ports as John Bensalhia explains

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    Simulation accessible to all

    2013-11-27T01:00:00Z

    ISL Applications is working on a number of developments, including ShiftPreview, to simulate the current shift planning within a maximum of two minutes, to highlight bottlenecks and underutilisation of equipment.

  • Simulators enable training without taking those valuable real cranes offline
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    Real or no real?

    2013-11-26T01:00:00Z

    Simulation is being driven by larger ships and higher productivity demands. Felicity Landon reports

  • DSH Systems' hopper concentrates the discharge stream to suppress dust
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    Total concentration

    2013-11-22T01:00:00Z

    Dry bulk technology designed to streamline handling is out there as Alex Hughes discovers

  • Khorfakkan container terminal specialises in transhipment but still holds its own against the likes of Jebel Ali
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    Connecting the dots

    2013-11-18T01:00:00Z

    Khorfakkan pointst to luck as well as good judgement for its success as Stevie Knight discovers

  • GPA was the first port authority in North America to introduce eRTGs
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    Taking ownership of green projects

    2013-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Georgia Ports Authority prefers to keep its options open on the environmental front, looking to be an early adopter of the right technologies rather than allowing legislators to force its hand.

  • GPA's harbour deepening project has garnered much local and national interest. Credit: USACE
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    Waiting game

    2013-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Georgia Ports Authority''s 14-year deepening wait will take some beating. Carly Fields reports

  • Simulation modelling needs to be carefully designed to include only the necessary details. Credit: Moffatt & Nichol
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    3D approach needs careful consideration

    2013-10-30T00:00:00Z

    When it comes to choosing the right 3D solution, it''s not a case of ''one size fits all'' - every port must assess the various factors in selecting a suitable package.