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EUROPE

EUROPE

Anti-terror police reviewed thousands of hours of CCTV footage to help trace the movements of the 7 July suicide bombers, as well as to identify suspects in the attacks a fortnight later.…

1st October 2005

CEM steps up to Irish Harbour

1st October 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Teesports pass issue office and CCTV control room have been a big success since opening in January. With five members of staff covering all the bases twenty-four hours a day, seven days…

1st October 2005

PASS ISSUE OFFICE BOOMING

1st October 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

This year Africa has hardly been out of the spotlight with the G8 summit in Scotland, Live 8 concerts around the world and the UKs Commission for Africa, all focusing on solving…

1st September 2005

Trade not aid

1st September 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

Steve Cameron reports on terminals, transport and trade. And you cant have the first two if you dont sort out the latter.

1st September 2005

Privatisation proceeds apace

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Europees Massagoed Overslagbedrijf (EMO) terminal at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam is the largest dry bulk terminal in Europe specialising in the discharge and storage of iron ore and coal. Handling over…

1st September 2005

Look to the supply chain

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Whilst forecasters warn dry-bulk volume growth is expected to slow - though not just yet - on opposite sides of the world terminal operators are working with their partners to streamline supply…

1st September 2005

Trust Me pays off

1st September 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

This year, according to the latest update to Global Insights World Trade Model, total world (international) trade will climb by 4.1%, slower than last years 5.0% and even slower than the record…

1st September 2005

Slowing – but not by much

1st September 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Byron Hock is director of Trade Development for the Georgia Ports Authority. In speaking with him Nick Elliott discovers what makes for a successful marketing strategy.

1st September 2005

The Solution Provider

1st September 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

You cant have a successful marketing strategy if your core product isnt right. As a quasistate agency, the GPA is one of the states largest public employers, directly employing more than 900…

1st September 2005

Getting the basics right

1st September 2005

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