Insight and Opinion – Page 53

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    MARRYING THE NEW TO THE OLD

    2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Thirty-odd years ago a little single-decker called the HELMSDALE traded from Orkney to Leith with barrels, butts and hogsheads for the Midlothian distilleries. The whisky cargo was just too much of a temptation for the stevedores. The gangs trouped on board armed with plastic buckets. " Watch and learn laddie, ...

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    CAPACITY, CONNECTIONS, CONTROL AND THE CUSTOMER

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Sometimes an item of news will, without us always knowing it, provide a glimpse into the future. It might also teach us a lesson or two.

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    NORTH OR SOUTH - RESTRUCTURING BRINGS BOTH THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES

    2003-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Does shipping line self-interest serve box terminal operations? There is a growing debate in port circles as to whether shipping lines can make effective common-user container terminal operators.

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    THAT MAGIC WORD "MANAGEMENT"

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    ''Management'' is the word that underpins portstrategy, the new magazine for your industry. portstrategy, or PS as we call it, is designed to meet the modern information needs of port and terminal management, as well as inform key port users of the main industry trend lines and developments.