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NewsMaintenance outsourcing
Will the credit crisis send ports scuttling to outsource costly equipment maintenance, or will greater in-house commitments be the answer? Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsSantos capacity set to double
Capacity at the Brazilian port is set to double over the coming year. Rob Ward reports
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NewsOpinion: Port of Stockton on the Stimulus Plan
California''s Port of Stockton talks to Barry Parker about the importance of port planning and continuing credit lines
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Who's watching the watchers?
As the supplier of software to manage, search and exploit vast amounts of CCTV footage one might reasonably expect Mirasys chief executive Jukka Riivari to be relaxed about how the footage is used.
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Camera systems can learn from the past to change the future
The traditional role of surveillance systems has been to identify incidents and allow a reaction to them - but what if the camera view could be used proactively to change port operations hour by hour to suit changing circumstances?
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NewsSurveillance sees port operation from a new angle
Intelligent surveillance is about more than the hardware, as Stuart Pearcey finds out
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Fewer problems?
Berth scheduling is a real problem only when there is high berth utilisation, according to one global port operator.
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Collaborative approach
A significant expenditure on software is not always required for optimising berth scheduling, says PortVision''s Dean Rosenberg.
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NewsWho's the priority?
How should ports prioritise their ships or cargoes? That depends on the type of operation.
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NewsRight on schedule?
Congestion might be a fond and distant memory for many ports right now - but that doesn''t mean the headache of berth scheduling has gone away. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSecuring the bottom line
Australia''s Newcastle coal port is looking at riding the downturn by an investment strategy which could potentially double the ports capacity.
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Long-term plans in Brazil
The axe may have fallen on some areas of Brazil''s production, but a $300m deal that includes Caribbean port interests as well as two coal mines was concluded in December by Vale.
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Coal - can it warm a cool economy?
Can coal bring a much needed fillip to stagnating bulk ports? Stevie Knight finds out
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NewsPollution - the big clean up
Port pollution control has taken on a life of its own, as Stevie Knight finds out
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NewsAn individual perspective
David Jacobs of CWA has a very personal view of pollution issues. A ship''s master for many years, he is now a senior consultant and acts as arbitration for various maritime pollution cases.
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High-bay concept
The most advanced stacking systems of the moment are the latest automated stacking crane (ASC) systems such as those at Euromax in Rotterdam, and Altenwerder and Burchardkai in Hamburg, stacking five or six high, says Jan van Beemen of Haskoning.
