Terminal Operations

Port pollution control has taken on a life of its own, as Stevie Knight finds out

According to an International Transport Forum study published in May, ecodriving has become a key element of national strategies to reduce CO2 emissions in a number of countries.

For little or no cost, ports can saves thousands by optimising the way they use energy, but key to it all is awareness and communication, as Patrik Wheater finds out

What, when it comes to scanning solutions, do ports want? Its easier to think about what they dont want - bottlenecks, unexpected manning costs, or a load of false alarms that trigger…

Smiths Detection opened a high-tech production plant at Wiesbaden inGermany in July this year, to meet soaring global demand for itsadvanced X-ray scanning machines - these are principally for airportsecurity but also…

Port planning should not be hampered by dredging-related environmental issues - provided all the relevant environmental issues are taken into account and the planning is carried out with due respect for the…

Once viewed as a fashionable green statement, self sufficient power generation is in todays ports less of a luxury and more a necessity, as Patrik Wheater finds out

Biometrics might be the next big security thing, but too must reliance on one solution must be avoided, warns Stuart Pearcey