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All of sudden, if you are a port operator or a port authority, the international insurance market located in London has the welcome mat out for you. In addition to the TT…

1st September 2005

Soft times a-coming

1st September 2005

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Some insurance issues have arisen in connection with the risk of terrorism and the ISPS Code which give us all pause for concern. A ship under construction is clearly a marine risk…

1st June 2005

A shipyard in your backyard?

1st June 2005

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Last week it was announced in the UK that the supermarket chain called Tesco was claiming one pound in every eight spent in the UK retail market. The effects on surrounding shops…

1st May 2005

The Tesco Effect

1st May 2005

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In the immediate aftermath of the events on 26th December last year, the maritime sector as a whole seemed to have escaped rather lightly in the tragic circumstances. Only Chennai in India…

1st January 2005

Tsunami update

1st January 2005

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The high rates of port expansion currently written about the ports of China during these boom years prompts people to think: why shouldnt one of the new dragons supplant North East Asias…

1st November 2004

Neglecting a joined-up strategy

1st November 2004

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The Australian Waterfront is the product of three main forces, only one of which is native to the Lucky Country. First and foremost is the influence of the thin band of settlement…

1st July 2004

THE ANTIPODEAN WATERFRONT

1st July 2004

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Tick tock goes the clock as the compliance deadline looms for ports and terminals under the ISPS Code. Sure as anything is sure, there are a good many ports who have not…

1st May 2004

THE CLOCK TICKS

1st May 2004

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One thing which you may take from the current ports and terminals scene is that the industrial demand for new capacity in container ports is likely to come up against the NIMBYism…

1st April 2004

NO SPACE PROBLEMS IN MIDSTREAM

1st April 2004

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Fools wander in where civil engineers fear to tread but speak to the specialist insurers and they all know a thing or two about contact damage and ports. There are some rough…

1st March 2004

SALUTORY THOUGHTS ON QUAY WALLS AND CRANES

1st March 2004

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Many things in the terminal industry cost the same wherever you happen to be. The crane and reach stacker suppliers will name you a price, off-the-shelf terminal management software will cost the…

1st January 2004

THE PRICE OF A STEVEDORE

1st January 2004

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Recent events in Busan have served to concentrate the minds of people who have to think about the risk management of ports and terminals. It is probably fair to say that the…

1st November 2003

LESSONS FROM THE CAT MARKET

1st November 2003

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In the weeks after Typhoon Maemis visitation upon Busan, the parties concerned are starting to count the cost. Sources say that Typhoon Maemi has extended the range of what scale of loss…

1st October 2003

BUSAN – COUNTING THE COST

1st October 2003

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Looking at your average modern container port during one of its quieter moments in the day you would hardly credit how many risks are concentrated in these few acres of hard stand,…

1st September 2003

UNDERWRITING FOR BEGINNERS

1st September 2003

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It is said that in the rather anxious aftermath of the 911 outrage, officials in the Bush administration looked around at the shipping and transport industry and saw in all its openness…

1st June 2003

The soft UNDERBELLY

1st June 2003