Terminal Operations

According to port environmental officer Alasdair Kerr, the port authority treats all waste as though it were Category I Food Waste, which effectively means disposal has to be strictly managed. For example,…

Accelerated low water corrosion is becoming more widespread in sheet piling. David Foxwell looks at the latest thinking on how to tackle port nasties

With two organisations now pledging to produce standardised container security measures, manufacturers are concerned that the message will become mixed. Felicity Landon reports

Nigel Nixon BSc, CEng, FICE, PE and Mark Smallbridge BSc, CEng, MICE, PE, two well known " names" in pavement design, put the case for roller compacted concrete pavement design in heavy…

Chuck Raymond, ceo of Horizon Lines, has commented on port security in the wake of the DP World debacle. Raymond is past Chairman of the National Advisory Council on the Maritime Transportation…

While the recent emphasis on port security has been centred on cargo, little attention has been paid to actively scanning individuals, many of whom regularly access port terminals as part of their…

Despite the strikes on the warship USS COLE in 2000 and the French VLCC LINDBERG in 2002, attacks from the sea remain a much neglected area of security to which ports are…

Bill Mawer of Smiths Detection explains to Alex Hughes how those who need but cannot afford scanning equipment, can be helped out.