Author: Importer

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Southampton Container Terminal (SCT) has one of the worst imbalances of trade in Europe with empties accounting for over a quarter of throughput. Benedict Young finds how theyre combatting the problem.

1st November 2005

Reorganisation: The Pay-Off

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Vehicle manufacturers and shippers are increasingly seeking to streamline the supply chain while at the same time reducing costs and integrating value added services, as Benedict Young discovers.

1st November 2005

Driving forward

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

To keep track of vehicles, barcodes remain the industry standard but radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning satellite (GPS) technology is beginning to gain greater acceptance.

1st November 2005

Keeping track

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Next month in the second part of this feature, PS examines the issues which determine an effective gate system including:

1st November 2005

Extending technologys helping hand

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dave MacIntyre analyses how Pt Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) has to be a mix of commercial operator, diplomat and pressure group to achieve its strategic ambitions.

1st November 2005

‘Deepening’ concerns

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A draft study produced for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) published in early October suggests that air emissions from ships and cargo handling equipment in the port of Los Angeles and…

1st November 2005

Cancer risk from ports

1st November 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Sam Ignarski , editor of industry e-zine Bow Wave (www. wavyline. com), looks at workmans compensation in the container terminal environment.

1st November 2005

Occupational Disability and Box Terminals

1st November 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Gazing into the future of the trade from a terminal capacity perspective, Drewrys ports director Neil Davidson told PS: " Our analysis of supply and demand at the major North European deepsea…

1st November 2005

No room for complacency

1st November 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Its a tumultuous, not to say precarious time to be reviewing this trade, as Nick Elliott reports.

1st November 2005

Riding the Rollercoaster

1st November 2005

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

The case of the quarantine station in Essex which took delivery of shipments of birds from Taiwan and Surinam recently, allegedly infected with Avian Flu, has been well reported in the UK…

1st November 2005

Pains of Quarantine

1st November 2005