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EUROPE

EUROPE

Hamburg-Bremerhaven joint venture Eurogate will reach its target of 11.7mTEUs this year and remain focused on Europe, with no plans to go global. It will also continue a strategy for success which…

1st December 2004

INVESTING WHERE IT MAKES SENSE

1st December 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A new design code for the design of ro-ro ramps, linkspans and walkways - British Standard 6349 Part 8 - is due to be published early next year, enabling ro-ro infrastructure to…

1st December 2004

NEW STANDARD ON ITS WAY

1st December 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

As highlighted above, although accidents have been relatively rare, passenger safety is of interest to everyone in the industry, and, with this in mind, a new safety device for ferry linkspans has…

1st December 2004

ROSAFE UPS THE STANDARD

1st December 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kim Fisher, Head of Navigation & Communications at the Maritime & Coast Guard Agency (MCA) says LRIT has been under discussion at the IMO for some time as part of an ongoing…

1st December 2004

LRIT – FOR EXISTING EQUIPMENT BY 2006

1st December 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

With Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS) and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) already playing an increasingly important role in port security, Long Range International Tracking (LRIT) of vessel movements could provide an additional layer…

1st December 2004

FROM QUAY TO QUAY LRIT ADDS NEW LAYERS TO PORT SECURITY

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes talks to two of New Zealands leading forest products companies about their approach to equipment procurement, performance and ROI considerations.

1st December 2004

LIFE CYCLE COSTS DRIVE INVESTMENT DECISIONS

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Pan Pacs fibre supply manager Phil Hardie notes that the initial ROI on equipment purchases was calculated on the basis of both the overall price and previous exchange rate movements, although investment…

1st December 2004

OPERATIONAL/STRATEGIC BENEFITS FACTORED INTO ROI

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

To draw a range of opinion on this topic PS invited the comments of one German and two American specialist engineers.

1st December 2004

RELIABILITY AND SPEED

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Motorized cable reels provide the crane with the ability to deliver faster spreader bar hoisting speeds. The cable reel system can be made to have properly sized motors that enable the spreader…

1st December 2004

THE PRODUCTIVITY GIVE THE CUSTOMER HE REQUIRES

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Gantry motion reels have not changed much in the last few years so I will focus primarily on trolley mounted cable reels servicing the trolley to headblock/spreader electrical connections.

1st December 2004

INVESTMENT IN QUALITY PAYS OFF

1st December 2004

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

As the demands of their customers and the expectations of their owners have changed, ports throughout the world have undergone profound structural change.

1st December 2004

UNDERSTAND IT EMBRACE IT

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While operational factors obviously dictate the distribution of lighting within a terminal, do operators have a clear idea of exactly how much their bills come to?

1st December 2004

DO TERMINAL OPERATORS KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY ARE PAYING FOR THEIR LIGHTING?

1st December 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes reports on how Karachis two rival container terminals are gearing up for further capacity and volume growth.

1st December 2004

A TALE OF TWO TERMINALS

1st December 2004

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Theres no getting away from the Big Issue. Port congestion, in many parts of the world, is becoming endemic, but how did we get caught out and whats to be done about…

1st December 2004

The Supply Chain Blues

1st December 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Importers and exporters working at Bangladeshs leading seaport of Chittagong pay an estimated US$130m in bribes every year, claims a report by the Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International which reviewed transactions in…

1st December 2004

Corruption at Chittagong costs US$130m annually

1st December 2004

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Quite literally at time of going to press we learned that Dubai Ports International (DPI) has secured the global assets of CSX World Terminals for US$1.4billion. DPI was a late runner and…

1st December 2004

DPI Grabs CSXWT for US$1.4 billion

1st December 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed an ODA loan agreement totalling US$42m with the Royal Government of Cambodia for the Sihanoukville Port Urgent Expansion Project.

1st December 2004

ODA loan agreement

1st December 2004

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland has commenced a US$39m project to both extend the Axis Fergusson container terminal to handle future volume and deepen Rangitoto Channel to widen the tidal window for larger containerships.

1st December 2004

Auckland commences major development

1st December 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africas transport authority, Transnet, is to implement a US$6.3 billion investment programme over the next five years to expand existing port and rail infrastructure.

1st December 2004

SOUTH AFRICA TO BOOST SPENDING ON PORTS

1st December 2004

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

In comparison, vessel loading and unloading added just US$6.8m to the overall cost of moving goods through the port. The report also emphasises that US$11.7m in bribes were required to smooth the…

1st December 2004

UAE TO BUILD NEW MOROCCAN PORT

1st December 2004

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

In comparison, vessel loading and unloading added just US$6.8m to the overall cost of moving goods through the port. The report also emphasises that US$11.7m in bribes were required to smooth the…

1st December 2004

KPA INVITE TENDERS

1st December 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

Mombasa has been able to speed up cargo clearance through the establishment of a one-stop documentation centre, whilst at the same time eliminating security agents from the overall clearing process. The port…

1st December 2004

FASTER CARGO CLEARANCE AT MOMBASA

1st December 2004

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Work on phase 1 of the new development at Khorfakkan Container Terminal has commenced consisting of a 400 metre berth with alongside draught of 16 metres. The 120,000 sq metre storage area…

1st December 2004

KCT phase 1 underway in Sharjah

1st December 2004