Terminal Operations

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Former US Senator Warren Rudmans recent concerns over port security should not be taken lightly given his history as co-chair of a bi-partisan committee assigned to investigate the threat of international terrorism…

27th February 2008

Container Security: Is it Feasible and Who Pays?

27th February 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Despite being more environmentally-friendly than other transportation sectors, the shipping industry continues to lessen its environmental impact, as Patrik Wheater finds out

11th February 2008

Encouraging Gaia to slow down (amended)

11th February 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Shipping remains the more environmentally-friendly transportation model and despite accounting for 70% of the global goods transportation sector emits just 2% of the 26,583m tonnes of the CO2 annually derived from burning…

11th February 2008

Fact box

11th February 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Carbon dioxide emissions are becoming a major issue and talks are already under way to establish a CO2 emission certificate trading system for shipping. First though, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has…

11th February 2008

Ports could benefit from CO2 indexing

11th February 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

While cathodic protection is an acknowledged preventative measurefor new construction, the technology is seldom used on ageingstructures, reports Patrik Wheater

14th November 2007

Treating your piles

14th November 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Cathodic Protection reduces the corrosionof metal surfaces by making the steel surface the cathode of anelectro-chemical cell by using either a galvanic sacrificial anode,usually an electrochemically active alloy such as aluminium, zinc…

14th November 2007

Science behind the magic

14th November 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

How does a port choose the right X-ray screening system for its operations? It depends what you’ re looking for. Felicity Landon reports

1st September 2007

Deep Vision

1st September 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

X-ray scanning technology is somewhat mature, according to Rapiscan’ s Peter Kant. “ We have multiple players in the market to deliver it, and the technology today isn’ t all that different…

1st September 2007

Look to software for improved outputs

1st September 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Removing the human element could avoid the time-consuming interpretation of X-ray images, as Felicity Landon finds out

1st September 2007

Dodging detection delays

1st September 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Smiths Detection, part of the global Smiths Group, recently delivered two HCV-Mobile systems to French customs, to screen trucks for narcotics, contraband and counterfeit goods. It is the first time the French…

1st September 2007

Mobile solutions win over French officials

1st September 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TSI Terminal Systems Inc, which operates the Deltaport and Vanterm container terminals in the Port of Vancouver, is trialling a new hybrid RTG,which is able to regenerate kinetic and potential energy to…

1st July 2007

TSI powers ahead with hybrid crane trials

1st July 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

HIT is hedging its bets running a number of ‘ green schemes’ concurrently to improve RTG emissions and noise, as Alex Hughes explains

1st July 2007

No stone unturned

1st July 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The next generation of standardised container seals is already in the offing, Felicity Landon reports

1st June 2007

SECCONDD chance for seals

1st June 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Electronic seals for containers are the way of the future and there is no way back, says Frans Jol, spokesman for the  SMDG group.

1st June 2007

Electronic seals here to stay

1st June 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Port operators are used to being bombarded with new rules and regulations – and environmental “ issues” generally lead the field. Felicity Landon reports

1st May 2007

Legislation overload

1st May 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Approval for planned wind farms off the UKs Kent coast could put the Port of Ramsgate at the centre of the new development. The London Array, the worlds largest wind farm project,…

1st March 2007

Record-breaking energy farming

1st March 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

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Port surveillance systems and equipment must be cost-effective, dependable, able to operate in potentially severe weather conditions in a maritime environment, require minimum maintenance and repair and have the availability of a…

1st January 2007

SECURITY BRIEFING

1st January 2007

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Environmental concerns are impacting on how ports in the EU dispose not only of ship borne waste, but also of contaminated sediment. Alex Hughes reports

1st December 2006

The Blame Game

1st December 2006

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

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,…

1st December 2006

Thames tidier carves out waste niche

1st December 2006