Container & Cargo Handling – Page 61
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NewsSteering a financial case
Automation of crane steering modules should improve safety and save on maintenance, says Alex Hughes
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LED keeps tyre pressures in sight
The ability for anyone to check a tyre pressure without even taking their hands out of their pockets is now available from Nokian.
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Europe gets tough on toxin tyres
It’s predicted that new rules governing tyre manufacture will soon come into force throughout the European Union, banning the use of toxic high aromatic (HA) oils.
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NewsAt biting point
There''s much more than a vehicle and its load riding on the gritty interface between tyre and quayside, says Stuart Pearcey
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NewsWorlds apart
The previously intimate Shanghai and Hong Kong now seem like strangers, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsPreparation key to securing expert third party management
Although the contract with the external services company at Naha is still in its early days, NICTI''s president Edgardo Q Abesamis says, to date, there have been no bad experiences; to the contrary, things have run smoothly.
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NewsOutsourced maintenance
Smaller terminals are sticking to third party equipment maintenance service plans, as Alex Hughes finds out
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Back to business
Imagine your terminal operating system is put out of action; you have 23,000 containers on the park and absolutely no information.
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Working relationships
Ports and terminals are generally not geared up to deal with major emergencies and rely heavily on emergency services, says ports consultant Budha Majumdar.
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NewsWhat about the consequences?
Most ports have ticked the ''risk management'' box by now, but what about "consequence management"? Felicity Landon asks
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NewsFrom TOS to POS
A traditional TOS was first installed at New Zealand''s Port Nelson in 1998 to provide basic gate in/out functionality and yard management.
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NewsTOs vs POS
Michael King examines whether traditional Terminal Operating Systems can be expanded to manage entire ports
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Hurricane plans
Marine experts at consulting services group Mouchel have worked with a port client on emergency planning in response to hurricane risk.
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NewsAsking the 'what if?' question
Emergency planning and business continuity are increasingly important for ports. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsWorking through the disruption
Asking the "what if?" questions and having all the answers in place is a full-time job in itself, says Julian Parkes, the Port of London Authority''s harbour master (safety management system) and port security officer.
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China goes supersize
Benchmark spot coal prices at Qinhuangdao - which handles around half of China''s coal - recently rose by about 3% a tonne in just a few days, bringing prices up to a level not seen in a year.
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NewsRussian connections
Russia''s sights are on plans for $13.3bn of port investment by 2012. Since the downturn, Russia''s dependence on energy exports has increased, (20% of its coal goes abroad), so its ports are a necessary part of the supply chain.
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NewsDiamonds in the dirt
Coal producers are bypassing chokes in the supply chain to invest directly in terminal space, as Stevie Knight explains
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NewsA matter of control
Intelligent controls and a green agenda are changing RTG drives for the better, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsOngoing growth for Brisbane
Brisbane celebrates that rarest of things: increased profit in a recession. Iain MacIntyre finds out how it''s done
