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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Globalisation, privatisation, competition and cost pressures are driving changes in the cargo handling business and in the design and construction of mobile harbour cranes, as David Foxwell finds out

1st January 2007

Upwardly Mobile

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Many ports and terminals continue to use cranes that are 15-20 or more years old,but once a crane reaches that sort of age inevitably electrical components begin to become unreliable, breakdowns can…

1st January 2007

New life for old cranes

1st January 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

There have been some amazing numbers achieved recently regarding port business sales, but perhaps even more amazing when you dig into this is that the high numbers are not seen by the…

1st January 2007

Under the Spotlight

1st January 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The capital outlay may be significant but can port executives really risk putting untrained staff into expensive cranes for on-the-job training? Alex Hughes reports

1st January 2007

Money well spent

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

It is not only the cynics who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. This is a quality of character occasionally displayed by the upper echelons of management in…

1st January 2007

Dont forget safety

1st January 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The port-ship communications interface needs to be seamless to combat rising congestion and improve operations. Stuart Butts explains

1st January 2007

The right connections

1st January 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Get ready to meet a new strategic priority in 2007 by following these eight steps: 1) Define the vision.Check with your IT Department if your port already has in place data transformation…

1st January 2007

New year,new strategy

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Undeterred by neighbouring Dubais bid to build a regional superport,Abu Dhabi is breathing new life into a decade-old port development plan. Alex Hughes reports

1st January 2007

Room for two

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Buoyed by booming throughput,Antwerp has set its targets on modernising work practices. Felicity Landon reports

1st January 2007

Locking on to labour

1st January 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

CCTV technology can offer everything from movement detection to automated number place recognition.But first,ports must make choices on monitoring levels,coverage and layout.Felicity Landon reports

1st January 2007

Under watchful eyes

1st January 2007