Port Talk

At last, the ‘safety first’ message seems to be getting through, says TT Clubs Laurence Jones. In the past, it might have been a prominent sign placed at the main gate of…

Dockworkers strike at the ICTSI terminal in Portland, while the employers association on the US West Coast says there should be no problems in reaching a new contract agreement this year.

Financial incentive schemes are critical in driving fuel efficiency, reducing shippers’ carbon footprints and benefiting shipping’s bottom line, says Carbon War Rooms Peter Boyd

Fredrik Johanson at ABB Crane Systems reminds us that crane operators in container terminals still need training even when intelligent automatic systems are handling a major part of the crane cycle

TT Clubs Laurence Jones explains why automation is one solution to reducing casualties in ports

Jorge Martín asks if the operational considerations of handling big ships have been properly considered

Emerging economies can learn from the investment paths of other ports, as Gagan Seksaria explains

Alex Hughes finds that environmentally-friendly features rank low on equipment purchasing considerations

The industry should get ahead of the curve on equipment carbon calculations, explains Carly Fields

Stolthaven, the terminal division of Stolt-Nielsen, can point to its expansion at the New Zealand port of Tauranga as an example of a customer working collaboratively with port management to achieve its…

For an accurate assesment of service levels, talk to users, not ports.

Much of the attention devoted to port-customer relationships tends to focus on container operations, but what of the perspective of a specialist ro-ro carrier, which has a different set of needs?