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NewsSteering a financial case
Automation of crane steering modules should improve safety and save on maintenance, says Alex Hughes
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LED keeps tyre pressures in sight
The ability for anyone to check a tyre pressure without even taking their hands out of their pockets is now available from Nokian.
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Europe gets tough on toxin tyres
It’s predicted that new rules governing tyre manufacture will soon come into force throughout the European Union, banning the use of toxic high aromatic (HA) oils.
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NewsAt biting point
There''s much more than a vehicle and its load riding on the gritty interface between tyre and quayside, says Stuart Pearcey
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NewsWorlds apart
The previously intimate Shanghai and Hong Kong now seem like strangers, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsPreparation key to securing expert third party management
Although the contract with the external services company at Naha is still in its early days, NICTI''s president Edgardo Q Abesamis says, to date, there have been no bad experiences; to the contrary, things have run smoothly.
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NewsOutsourced maintenance
Smaller terminals are sticking to third party equipment maintenance service plans, as Alex Hughes finds out
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Turning out 20,000 lights
Idea sharing and joint ownership of carbon cutting projects will tackle worldwide port emissions,explains Felicity Landon
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NewsThe community approach
Ports can''t do it by themselves, says Professor David Menachof, port logistics specialist at Hull University Business School.
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NewsNo credit where it's due
"Where else are you taxed on the actions of other people?" asks Charles Hammond, who continues to speak out forcefully against the UK''s Carbon Reduction Rules because of the way they will affect ports.
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NewsDrawing the line
What is your port''s carbon footprint? Well, it depends where you draw the line. Felicity Landon reports
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Back to business
Imagine your terminal operating system is put out of action; you have 23,000 containers on the park and absolutely no information.
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Working relationships
Ports and terminals are generally not geared up to deal with major emergencies and rely heavily on emergency services, says ports consultant Budha Majumdar.
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NewsWhat about the consequences?
Most ports have ticked the ''risk management'' box by now, but what about "consequence management"? Felicity Landon asks
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NewsFrom TOS to POS
A traditional TOS was first installed at New Zealand''s Port Nelson in 1998 to provide basic gate in/out functionality and yard management.
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NewsTOs vs POS
Michael King examines whether traditional Terminal Operating Systems can be expanded to manage entire ports
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Hurricane plans
Marine experts at consulting services group Mouchel have worked with a port client on emergency planning in response to hurricane risk.
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NewsAsking the 'what if?' question
Emergency planning and business continuity are increasingly important for ports. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsWorking through the disruption
Asking the "what if?" questions and having all the answers in place is a full-time job in itself, says Julian Parkes, the Port of London Authority''s harbour master (safety management system) and port security officer.
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Comfort viewing for inspectors
Thanks to their Axis surveillance system installed in the summer of 2009, cargo inspectors at Norfolk Virginia keep a closer eye on up to 1,000 boxes every day in a yard the size of six football pitches without leaving the safety of their office.
