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The VTS also collects and records data to support ABP, as the Statutory Harbour Authority, in maintaining emergency procedures/ contingency plans and reporting and investigating oil pollution incidents. It complies with the…

1st April 2005

PORT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS, 2ND EDITION

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Its all about giving current and potential customers tools to upgrade their operations and increase efficiency, says the Port of Tacomas technology project manager and business analyst, Udo Mehlberg.

1st April 2005

Terminal simulations help Tacoma too

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

From high-atop a container crane at Washington United Terminals, Mehlberg explains that new terminal simulation modelling has allowed Port of Tacoma customers to be more successful. And, he reports, the technology is…

1st April 2005

..AND PORT EVERGLADES

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

From high-atop a container crane at Washington United Terminals, Mehlberg explains that new terminal simulation modelling has allowed Port of Tacoma customers to be more successful. And, he reports, the technology is…

1st April 2005

DENIS MURPHY

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Intershipping Terminal Services (ITS) has chosen Tideworks to provide terminal operations management systems for container operations in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

1st April 2005

TIDEWORKS CHOSEN FOR PUERTO CABELLO ?

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

From high-atop a container crane at Washington United Terminals, Mehlberg explains that new terminal simulation modelling has allowed Port of Tacoma customers to be more successful. And, he reports, the technology is…

1st April 2005

NEW LAB SPONSORED

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso (TPS) in Chile and Terminal Container Athus (TCA) in Belgium have become the first container handling facilities to place orders for Kalmars new all-electric RTG, the E-One. The…

1st April 2005

Kalmars E-One wins global orders

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

TPS has opted for two 7+1 wide machines capable of lifting 1 over 5 containers and featuring Kalmar's Smartrail® autosteering and container position verification system, as well as remote monitoring interface. The…

1st April 2005

ESC BOOSTS CAR TERMINAL PRODUCTIVITY

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

TPS has opted for two 7+1 wide machines capable of lifting 1 over 5 containers and featuring Kalmar's Smartrail® autosteering and container position verification system, as well as remote monitoring interface. The…

1st April 2005

RADIONET DELIVERS WI-FI HOTZONE NETWORK TO LAS PALMAS

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Simulators are in the news this month (see also Container Handling: STS cranes).

1st April 2005

Simulators in the news

1st April 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Chinas bulk and break-bulk handling facilities differ significantly from its container facilities in one crucial respect: with the countrys entrance to the WTO, its container terminals - both planned and existing -…

1st March 2005

GETTING WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

1st March 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The debate over the best pick of equipment with which to run a terminal yard - the straddle carrier, the rubber tyred gantry (RTG), or the rail mounted gantry (RMG) - has…

1st March 2005

THE FUTURE SEEMS RAIL-MOUNTED

1st March 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Fender testing and the procedure for reporting fender performance has been a hot topic for many years, ever since the almost universal adoption by consultants and other fender specifiers of the original…

1st March 2005

TYPE APPROVAL BRINGS SECTOR INTO LINE

1st March 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Whilst transport is a perennial problem for any government, handling the issue across 25 nations is bound to constitute a major headache. The European Commission has been struggling with transport issues since…

1st March 2005

SHORTSEA MOTORWAYS OR MUDDLE?

1st March 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The seaport industry faces a multitude of pressures. These competitive forces arise from a variety of sources and for a variety of reasons.

1st March 2005

THE INTELLIGENT NETWORKED SEAPORT

1st March 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A new player, Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), is quietly preparing to emerge onto the international terminal operator scene, writes James Macpherson.

1st March 2005

THE NEW KID IN TOWN

1st March 2005

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Sophisticated electronics, signal processing, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) and command and control technology developed for naval applications are all being used to makes ports and harbours safer, as David Foxwell writes.

1st March 2005

NAVAL TECHNOLOGY SHIELDS THE WATERFRONT

1st March 2005

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Ben Hackett further explores the problem and concludes that poor planning is the culprit.

1st March 2005

PORT CONGESTION: GONE OR JUST SEASONALLY ADJUSTED?

1st March 2005

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Whatever your views on how contracts for the reconstruction of war-damaged port facilities are awarded, there is an undeniable need for such work to be carried out - usually in double-quick time.…

1st March 2005

FROM DESTRUCTION TO RECONSTRUCTION

1st March 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

CMA CGM and Spains Progasa group have signed an agreement with the government of Togo to build and manage an international container terminal at the port of Lome. The terminal, which will…

1st March 2005

FRANCO-SPANISH GROUP TO BUILD LOME BOX TERMINAL

1st March 2005