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NewsFocus and feedback
Benjamin Franklin may once have claimed that “well done is better than well said”, but good feedback will ensure that word spreads and the customer base widens.
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NewsHigh maintenance
Independent maintenance, repair and overhaul companies are making their mark, as John Bensalhia finds out
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Broad range of lighting opinions
As the LEP versus LED battle rages on, similarities and differences, strengths and weaknesses are being tossed around by industry experts.
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NewsLight pools
The LEP vs LED debate is causing a storm in port lighting circles as Alex Hughes explains
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Aversion to PPPs
Public private partnerships in the Philippines have not, generally speaking, fared well.
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NewsFeedering fan
MICT offers some instructive lessons to its peers in feeder terminal operation, reports Mike Mundy
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NewsDampier’s first floating deck is expected to be commissioned in early January 2014
Dampier’s first floating deck is expected to be commissioned in JanuaryOne port which has created its own solution is the Dampier Port Authority in West Australia, where chief operating officer Captain Paul Toussaint-Jackson has devised a floating deck transhipment system featuring a deck which moves back and forth between landside ...
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NewsSwitching on to Salalah's savings
The Port of Salalah''s SWITCH programme aims to reduce the port’s carbon offset by 25% by 2014 and as part of the project the port has launched 17 ongoing initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and waste over the last three years.
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NewsReducing run-off
Reducing the environmental import of port development can actually save money.
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NewsCargo shift
Ports are looking to specialist solutions for bulk transhipments, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre find out
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NewsEngine of growth
Transhipment and being No 1 are not part of Jaxport''s plan, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsAn intermodal project with added roar
Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) is one of the partners in the EU-funded TIGER project, which aims to improve the competitiveness and uptake of rail transport in logistics chains.
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NewsProactive link in the chain
Ports must first throw off their traditional ‘silo’ mentality to improve supply chain efficiency, as Felicity Landon explains
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NewsSolid numbers for an ephemeral threat
Some ports might be tempted to characterise cybercrime as an unseen threat, absorbing unlimited costs to fix, with an unquantifiable result.
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NewsA soft target
Ports increasingly need to focus on cyber as well as physical security needs reports Stevie Knight
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NewsPerformance plan
Can terminals learn how to raise their performance with key performance indicators and if so, what kind of KPIs do they need to apply?
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KPI wishlist
How should a port or terminal go about compiling KPIs that are specifically relevant to their operations?
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New GIS solutions offer increased flexibility
Important developments have taken place in the GIS field, with new products and initiatives introduced to allow for easy, efficient usage.
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NewsA view of the truth
Geographic Information Systems can bring visibility to ports as John Bensalhia explains
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Simulation accessible to all
ISL Applications is working on a number of developments, including ShiftPreview, to simulate the current shift planning within a maximum of two minutes, to highlight bottlenecks and underutilisation of equipment.
