News

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Assessing the benefits of modifying ship-toshore cranes is far from an exact science. It is unlikely that modernising an older crane will match the performance of a new unit but it will…

1st September 2005

The pros and cons

1st September 2005

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The relationship between ports and their surrounding social and ecological environments is often a matter of heated debate. Sian John discusses how to smooth the path.

1st September 2005

Understanding the Impact

1st September 2005

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

An EIA will consider a range of issues, including: Noise, dust and light pollution: Neighbours of ports are likely to be affected by various forms of pollution, so it is essential that…

1st September 2005

Issues to be addressed

1st September 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Advocates of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) believe its integration with Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS) can make ports safer and offer a commercial advantage. Others disagree as David Foxwell explains.

1st September 2005

The Two-Edged Sword

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Demand from China, notes spokesperson Fernando Azpiri, is very definitely impacting on price which affects the ability of importers in Spain to source scrap abroad at a price they are willing to…

1st September 2005

China forcing up prices

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes talks to scrap metal terminal operators in Europe and the US discovering that while prospects for the trade are excellent there are inherent risks in handling the commodity.

1st September 2005

Asian Market potential enormous

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes reports on developments at Brazils leading port.

1st September 2005

Goodbye to the City Centre

1st September 2005

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Notwithstanding a rather gloomy picture, we must remember that it is still early days. The implementation of the ISPS Code has been a huge and ambitious global undertaking and we are all…

1st September 2005

A huge and ambitious global undertaking

1st September 2005

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Following the 9/11 attacks, the IMO went into a frenzy of unprecedented activity. Chris Austen analyses the upshot of all this on the ports sector.

1st September 2005

Is it working?

1st September 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

The proposed open industry standard, the 360 Quality Code, recently put forward by reefer carriers LauritzenCool, Seatrade and NYK Reefer, is wholly supported by Simon Bird and the port of Bristol. While…

1st September 2005

Quality code welcomed

1st September 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alex Hughes turns to the southwest of England and South Africa to discover what makes for a successful chilled fruit terminal operation.

1st September 2005

Cooling it

1st September 2005

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

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

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Take three scenarios: Africa, Italy, the UK.

1st September 2005

African Promises, Italian Pizzazz and British Playing Fields

1st September 2005

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Then move to the Mediterranean. You have to hand it to the Italians. They know all about pizzazz - or is it brio ? that boldness, vigour, style and flamboyance. Whilst polite…

1st September 2005

Its about Pizzazz

1st September 2005

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Ben Hackett fears something else to lie awake at night and worry about

1st September 2005

Port security: real or imagined?

1st September 2005

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

You would think that after at least ten years of full-on port privatisation that countries wishing to attract new investors, and the investors themselves, would know how to get it right. Two…

1st September 2005

You cannot be serious!

1st September 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

Officials from the landlocked state of Ethiopia have begun negotiations with the government of Somaliland regarding the use of its Red Sea port of Berbera.

1st September 2005

ETHIOPIA SEEKS PORT AT BERBERA

1st September 2005

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland is to return to full public ownership following the US$117.5m takeover bid of Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) surpassing 90% acceptance. As a consequence, the statutory entity of the Auckland…

1st September 2005

Auckland Ports acquired by ARH

1st September 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Shanghai Port Authority has drawn up a shortlist of companies interested in investing in its Yangshan Port development. Those selected from the original list of more than 20 companies include Hutchison Port…

1st September 2005

Shanghai selects investor short-list

1st September 2005

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Indian subsidiary of DPI, India Gateway Terminal, which is operating the container terminal at Kochi port, is taking legal action against alleged unethical practices which include bribery. A worker accused of…

1st September 2005

DPI CRACKS DOWN ON UNETHICAL PRACTICES AT KOCHI

1st September 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Around US$604.85m in investment will be required.Five companies have put forward bids to build four new berths at the South Korean port of Busan. These are PSA International, Hyundai Development, Daewoo Engineering…

1st September 2005

Five bid for Busan expansion

1st September 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) reports that it now handles more than 50% of Indias container trade. However, construction of the third container terminal and plans to build a fourth mean the JNPT…

1st September 2005

JNPT now handling 50% of Indian box traffic

1st September 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Chinas Communications Minister Zhang Chunxian has rejected suggestions that the countrys major port expansion programme will create a capacity glut. He noted that the building programme would simply meet future demand whilst…

1st September 2005

Chinese ports not over-doing capacity

1st September 2005