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TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports can choose high-quality fencing and gates but then pay very little regard to the last item – the lock, says John Moore, business development director of Leeds-based Pickersgill-Kaye, which supplies high-security…

14th April 2011

Unlocking the true potential of perimeter protection

14th April 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A potentially-damaging outbreak of industrial disruption on the Australian waterfront has been averted – for the time being – by a truce between stevedore Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia.

13th April 2011

Eleventh hour truce averts Aussie strike

13th April 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Cargo throughput on the Yangtze River is set to increase sharply over the next few years, but according to Maersk there are still challenges that need resolving.

13th April 2011

Yangtze volumes up, but challenges ahead

13th April 2011

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

It is often the silly details that turn out to be the weakness in what appears to be a strong perimeter protection system, says AECOMs Richard Clarke.

13th April 2011

Find your weakness

13th April 2011

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Ports are the front line for any island nation; they are the gateway for both inbound goods and commodities and for potential revenue-earning exports. The series of recent natural disasters has put…

13th April 2011

Front line

13th April 2011

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Can a port or terminal really be made impenetrable, asks Felicity Landon

12th April 2011

Out of bounds

12th April 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

When it comes to RTG conversion, a cable reel system can give flexibility of movement between stacks, but APM Terminals prefers the drive-in/drive out bus bar system.

11th April 2011

Reel versus bar debate rumbles on

11th April 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) announced plans to award $100,000 in grants this year to entrepreneurs working on zero-emissions technologies for shipping and port logistics.

8th April 2011

Green ideas to get WWL funding

8th April 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

In many cases ports can make a big difference when it comes to reducing human impact on the environment. Perhaps that’s the reason why the concept of a “Green Port” is finding…

8th April 2011

The Importance of Green Ports and Green Logistic Chains

8th April 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Such is the pace of change in the industry that the Conductix-Wampfler Group has created a specialist business unit – E-RTG – dedicated solely to converting existing diesel RTGs to electric operation.

8th April 2011

Conversions all the rage

8th April 2011