Container & Cargo Handling – Page 47
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NewsBulk bonus
From generation games to port progress, conveyors offer their own prizes for terminals, finds John Bensalhia
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Green footprint a priority
In terms of its own car terminal planning, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is placing great emphasis on its environmental footprint, making continuous improvement and prevention of pollution an inherent part of all areas of its activities.
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NewsIn the driving seat
The next generation of car carriers will place greater demands on terminal operations.
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NewsA rollercoaster ride for LNG
Julien Bordet of Ernst & Young Advisory thinks that although investment conditions are difficult, ports looking at LNG import “are best taking the long term view".
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NewsGas guzzlers
Ports need to keep an eye on the future to keep pace with LNG bunkering developments, explains Stevie Knight,
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NewsHonesty valued on lighting claims
Experience has taught Derek McGlashan, Forth Ports'' environment and energy manager, to be highly suspicious of the claims put out by many lighting companies.
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'Queuing up' for lighting solution
Forth Ports has been working with the Ideas With Energy company on a specific lighting project at the Port of Leith involving a 260-metre jetty that is seaward of the lock entrance, and which is occasionally accessed by engineers at night. The whole mesh structure is supported on dolphins and ...
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NewsLighting up
Port lighting has moved on, but is large scale replacement a necessary investment? Alex Hughes thinks so
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NewsBeyond Maasvlakte 2
Rotterdam takes the long term view on investment as Felicity Landon finds out
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Business continuity of utmost importance
Business continuity is the one area which has the greatest immediate impact and influence on infrastructure asset owners and operators.
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NewsStanding strong
Ports need to be better prepared for natural disasters as recent events have shown. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsCall for coordinated industry action
The industry is failing to help itself on the angle and tone of dry bulk handling legislation, according to industry specialists.
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NewsDust devils
Technology is out there to suppress dust but there''s a disconnect between ports and manufacturers, finds Alex Hughes
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Financial gains not to be sniffed at
Financially, project cargo operations are lucrative propositions. While bracketed under breakbulk, project cargoes can still be charged at three times the breakbulk tonnage on a per cubic meter basis.
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NewsOut of the ordinary
Investing in facilities, labour and space for project cargoes can reap rewards. John Bensalhia investigates
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NewsBlack future
Washington and Oregon ports travel new and old roads to viability. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsSpecialism brings value-add to lashing services
Rotterdam''s Snoeck Services remains wholly committed to providing lashing and securing cargo prior to it being loaded.
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NewsBound together
Just who should be responsible for onboard lashing when ships are in port, asks Alex Hughes
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A broad church
Hatch’s Rudiger Von Varendorff discusses why effective supply chain modelling must consider interconnectivity
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NewsStep up to the mark
As it moves into the final stages of privatisation, Gdynia is looking to step up its ‘gateway’ status. Felicity Landon reports
