Container & Cargo Handling – Page 83
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It's not all about easing congestion
Clearly port congestion is not the only driver encouraging terminals to increase throughput.
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NewsOut-Smarting Congestion
With congestion seemingly almost endemic on the US West Coast, what are the systems providers doing to help? Cathy Hayward investigates.
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Logistics, Logistics, Logistics . . .
As a result of these trends, PTP is not just expanding its berths, it is also adding another 300 acres of land under phase B of its FTZ project to the existing 1,000 acres (phase A) which are currently about 80% occupied. This will be ready by the end of ...
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NewsShifting the Balance
Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is in the middle of its next stage of expansion, based around its burgeoning free trade zone. James Macpherson reports.
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NewsTried and Died
Tony Restall warns of the problems and pitfalls of setting up a free zone - and reveals some straightforward advice on how to avoid them.
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NewsSalalah A Case Study
Paul Grant reports on progress at the Middle East''s latest free zone initiative in Oman.
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Revised Standard due next year
An updated and revised version of a European standard for cathodic protection of harbour structures, EN 13174, which will be of direct use for port and harbour engineers planning protection against ALWC or dealing with its effects, should be available early next year.
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NewsCIRIA Project provides new solutions for ALWC
A new report from CIRIA, and a revised European Standard for protecting harbour installations, offer new tools in the fight against Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC) as David Foxwell discovers.
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NewsCareful costing key to effective dust control
Controlling and managing dust emissions can best be accomplished if a few simple guidelines are adhered to; and plant used to control emissions is selected with life cycle costs in mind, writes David Foxwell.
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NewsDown the Mississipi to the Gulf of Mexico
Gottwald''s Andreas Moeller explained to PS how the HPK 330 EG harbour pontoon crane - a dedicated solution for St. James Stevedoring Company''s mid-stream operations on the Lower Mississippi - will hopefully prove a winner, at least in shallow and sheltered waters: " We see a lot of scope for ...
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NewsBarometer for all Trades
Tracking the innovations and sales performance of the two principal mobile harbour crane (MHC) manufacturers can provide a useful correlation to the state of their diverse markets, as Nick Elliott reports.
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Competition down the coast
Barcelona''s loss of position is the direct result of Valencia''s own expansion plans, which were partially realised at the end of the 1990s with the opening of the new public container terminal on Principe Felipe quay in the port''s southern expansion zone. Operator Maritima Valenciana currently benefits from having 120ha ...
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NewsDelta Dreams
The Delta Plan should be a win-win strategy for Spain''s second port aimed at accommodating the needs of both container and auto clients. Alex Hughes reports from Barcelona.
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The Squeeze is on
Ports must address the congestion problem to survive. Patrik Wheater reports from a recent BMT briefing.
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NewsThe Point of Contact
Arguably, of all container handling equipment, spreaders come in for the heaviest punishment since they''re the principal point of contact with the box. Nick Elliott talks to manufacturers and summarises a recent conference presentation on spreader performance.
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NewsPhones Phoneys and Foresight
For a straddle carrier to achieve a ten-year life span, operators must establish predictive maintenance schedules, buy only spare parts from the OEM and maybe negate the need for drivers entirely - especially those with mobile phones. Patrik Wheater reports.
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NewsWHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD
Alex Hughes investigates an area of yard operations where a competitive edge can still be gained.
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KNOCK THEIR HEADS TOGETHER!
At Liscont, around 10% of all tyres never reach the 4,000-hour accepted working lifespan. Carlos Figueiredo reports that this is virtually always the result of driver error, identifying contact with the metallic fenders protecting lighting masts and suchlike as the most likely cause of premature replacement.
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NewsTHE STRATEGIC WAY FORWARD
Landside port logistics represents a new phase in the development of port management systems, which have traditionally focused on sea access. In a summary of a recent study undertaken for UNCTAD, Khalid Bichou investigates the motives and the potential of port landside strategies, and the need to integrate them within ...
