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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

You want a mess on the quayside, dust in the air and complaints from the neighbours? Try handling cement without the right kit. Felicity Landon finds out about best practice

1st April 2007

On solid ground

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A new cement import facility at the Port of Blyth will feature direct pipe discharge from ship to shed. The port has converted one of its newest warehouses on Battleship Wharf for…

1st April 2007

From ship to shed

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports must make cement dust control their number one priority if they want to keep local residents and authorities on side, as Felicity Landon finds out

1st April 2007

Dust-busters

1st April 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The opening of long-awaited Brazilian box terminal Navegantes ahead of schedule could be a breath of fresh air for the countrys congested ports.Rob Ward reports

1st April 2007

Early doors

1st April 2007

ASIA

ASIA

India has the promise that port investors look for but there remains significant scope to enhance its attractiveness. Mike Mundy reports There is no disputing that India needs new port capacity and…

1st April 2007

Eastern Allure

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The need to boost productivity not only on the quayside but also in the yard is forcing the switch to twin- and quad-lift spreaders,reports Alex Hughes

1st April 2007

Double vision

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Portugals deep-sea container terminal, Liscont, is in the final stages of transforming its yard into a completely rubber-tyred gantry-based (RTG) operation.During Port Strategys visit to the terminal in February, a new yard…

1st April 2007

Liscont emerges from handling cocoon with full RTG operation

1st April 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Gift-wrapped cash suddenly seems easy to come by in the port sector with financial figures rising deal-on-deal. Barry Parker reports

1st April 2007

Easy money

1st April 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Chris Brown, partner at specialist law firm Norton Rose, has been in the thick of some exciting port-related finance transactions in recent years, including the Baltic Multi-Port project (at Helsinki, Kotka and…

1st April 2007

Law firm enjoys a rosy outlook on port finance deals

1st April 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Recruitment specialists in the ports and shipping industry say demand for good quality staff is clearly outstripping supply.So how best to recruit - and retain - staff? Felicity Landon reports It is,says…

1st April 2007

A buyers market

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes investigates whether transhipment is the pot of gold everyone thinks it is for Mediterranean ports.

1st April 2007

Panacea or potential headache?

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While Spanish ports continue to do well, future investment planning at Italys Gioia Tauro has been cast into doubt following recent strikes in both December and February.Relations between majority-owner Conthship Italia and…

1st April 2007

Contship faithful to Gioia Tauro

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Could Leixões be Europes most industrious box terminal? Alex Hughes finds that the Portuguese port is pushing productivity to impressive levels

1st April 2007

Productivity Portuguese-style

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Bottleneck or smooth security and processing system? Felicity Landon looks at the latest developments in container terminalgate systems

1st April 2007

Finessing the front end

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Optical character recognition (OCR) is a tremendously powerful technology which nicely complements an efficient gate operating system, says TideworksHarvey Bauer.

1st April 2007

The power of optical character recognition

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As gate automation becomes an increasingly complex mix of technologies and systems, the challenge is how to integrate all of these efficiently and cost effectively.

1st April 2007

Navis takes the middle road

1st April 2007

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

It is an interesting phenomenon of the 21st Century that the international container handling market has seen available containerport capacity dry up in so-called mature markets. It happened on the US West…

1st April 2007

Capacity drain

1st April 2007

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

So you want to be a ship-to-ship stevedore? Where do you start? What do you need for kit? Any suggestions on risk management?

1st April 2007

The not-so-simple port alternative

1st April 2007

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Let me start with an apology. I just cannot get away from the subject of port congestion. The most recent problems have been caused by weather, labour relations (or rather the lack…

1st April 2007

Empty congestion: what in the World is going on?

1st April 2007

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

There are problems at the new Prat Dock container terminal under construction in Barcelona where Hutchison has secured terminal operating rights. Around 500m of the new quay line, that will eventually extend…

1st April 2007

Troubles and tussles on Spains Mediterranean coast

1st April 2007