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NewsHonesty valued on lighting claims
Experience has taught Derek McGlashan, Forth Ports'' environment and energy manager, to be highly suspicious of the claims put out by many lighting companies.
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'Queuing up' for lighting solution
Forth Ports has been working with the Ideas With Energy company on a specific lighting project at the Port of Leith involving a 260-metre jetty that is seaward of the lock entrance, and which is occasionally accessed by engineers at night. The whole mesh structure is supported on dolphins and ...
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NewsLighting up
Port lighting has moved on, but is large scale replacement a necessary investment? Alex Hughes thinks so
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NewsBeyond Maasvlakte 2
Rotterdam takes the long term view on investment as Felicity Landon finds out
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Business continuity of utmost importance
Business continuity is the one area which has the greatest immediate impact and influence on infrastructure asset owners and operators.
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NewsStanding strong
Ports need to be better prepared for natural disasters as recent events have shown. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsCall for coordinated industry action
The industry is failing to help itself on the angle and tone of dry bulk handling legislation, according to industry specialists.
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NewsDust devils
Technology is out there to suppress dust but there''s a disconnect between ports and manufacturers, finds Alex Hughes
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Raise the branding bar
Klavs Valskov of Maersk Line suggests five steps to consider in developing a marketing/branding strategy from scratch.
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NewsBetter branding
Like it or not, how a port brands itself is crucial to success in today’s image-conscious world. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsHealth and safety
A major international report has been published in a bid to address a “critical knowledge gap” in health and safety at global network terminals (GNT).
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NewsHard questions need a common language
You may think you know what you want from a TOS, but a lot comes down to negotiation to avoid unneccesary add-ons and to benefit from a vendor''s knowledge.
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NewsCulture clash
Promising to cure all ills, the implementation of a TOS can still be a bitter pill for workers. Stevie Knight reports
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Financial gains not to be sniffed at
Financially, project cargo operations are lucrative propositions. While bracketed under breakbulk, project cargoes can still be charged at three times the breakbulk tonnage on a per cubic meter basis.
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NewsOut of the ordinary
Investing in facilities, labour and space for project cargoes can reap rewards. John Bensalhia investigates
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NewsBlack future
Washington and Oregon ports travel new and old roads to viability. Martin Rushmere reports
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From pit to port
Software is helping the handling of bulk materials from the pit through to the port.
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NewsBerth plan
Berth scheduling must be cohesive and carefully planned, not left to chance, finds John Bensalhia
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NewsTake a deep breath
The quality of the air in Hong Kong is regularly in the news, and the levels of air pollution in the City are at times dangerous. Power generation was once Hong Kong''s biggest polluter, but with plant emissions legislation now regulating this industry, the focus has shifted to maritime pollution.
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NewsThe air we breathe
HFW''s George Lamplough welcomes Hong Kong''s proposals to legislate burning of high sulphur fuels in port
