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TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Current concerns over container weights have major implications for ports - and port safety. Felicity Landon reports

18th March 2008

Safety measures: A weight problem

18th March 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Richard Willis, an application consultant with Jade Softwares logistics division, witnessed overweight container problems in his previous job as planning and systems manager for the Port of Liverpools container terminal.

18th March 2008

Preservation of people and plant

18th March 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

ICHCA International is involved in the progress of a number of initiatives that are aimed at improving safety in ports.

18th March 2008

Declaring dangerous goods

18th March 2008

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The topic of port congestion is never far from headlines and conference presentations. I have argued in the past that it is more of a management and space utilisation issue than an…

18th March 2008

Port Congestion: Fact or Myth?

18th March 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

In recent months, DEME has obtained new contracts with a value of €300 million. The new projects only represent its international business (outside Belgium) and are in addition to the deepening of…

18th March 2008

Busy start to 2008 for DEME

18th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

In2007, Valencia Port Authority invested more than ¢ 128m ($185.7m) ininfrastructure upgrades and it plans to spend a further ¢ 150m ($217.7m)on average a year for the next two years.

17th March 2008

Valencia keeps up investment programme

17th March 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Equipment manufacturer Liebherr has smashedits own records, handing 88 mobile harbour cranes (MHC) in 2007.

17th March 2008

Liebherr powers ahead in MHC sector

17th March 2008

ASIA

ASIA

ChinasMinistry of Communications has revealed that in 2007 Chinese portshandled a combined 112.7m teu, while total throughput amounted to 6.4bntonnes. China now has 14 ports each handling 100m tonnes, which is morethan…

16th March 2008

Chinese ports post record numbers

16th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Frances Port of Marseilles is adding to its oil export capabilities with the construction of a ¢ 200m ($294m) refined products depot at its Fos terminal.

16th March 2008

Marseilles oils the wheels of export

16th March 2008

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

After recent positive trials on a Pacific cruise liner, Krystallon is now receiving widespread interest from across the industry in its innovative scrubber system. The Krystallon technology effectively scrubs marine exhaust gases…

16th March 2008

Seawater scrubber interest accelerates

16th March 2008