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Cold ironing helps
Recognising the problems associated with diesel particulate matter emissions, the Port of Los Angeles has been examining alternatives to ships using their auxiliary engines to provide onboard power when in port.
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NewsWhen the Big Boys move in
Overseas investors vie to enter China''s fast-expanding grains storage market and are the force behind consolidation in the Former Soviet Union. John Balfe reports.
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. . . and it's not over yet
Few believe that the spending is over with years of consolidation of Russia''s grains sector anticipated. Russia''s 2005 grain harvest exceeded 78m tons, with an estimated 10-12m tons set for export and overseas interests believed to control around 20% of the market. International competitor Louis Dreyfus of France already has ...
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Look to achieving cost efficiency
Dan Pettersson, product manager at Kalmar, puts the view of the equipment providers: " For some time now there''s been really a very high demand for dedicated empty handlers. This is partly driven by the growth of empty containers needing to be handled and also a continued strong trend for ...
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On or Off-Dock?
Nick Elliott seeks the views of experts on the thorny question: what to do with the empties?
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NewsReorganisation: The Pay-Off
Southampton Container Terminal (SCT) has one of the worst imbalances of trade in Europe with empties accounting for over a quarter of throughput. Benedict Young finds how they''re combatting the problem.
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NewsCutting your Cloth
Many new container terminals are built to a tried and tested formula, particularly by the big global operators. Benedict Young talks to two experts on the different rationales and approaches.
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News‘Deepening’ concerns
Dave MacIntyre analyses how Pt Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) has to be a mix of commercial operator, diplomat and pressure group to achieve its strategic ambitions.
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NewsPeering inside the box
Bill Mawer of Smiths Detection explains to Alex Hughes how those who need but cannot afford scanning equipment, can be helped out.
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NewsCleaner and Greener
The Californians and Scandinavians seem to lead the way when it comes to matters green so Nick Elliott turned to these two regions for the latest thinking.
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What comes next?
Hydrogen can be made from a number of different sources, including natural gas and the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen (electrolysis). The hydrogen is then liquefied by and delivered to the fuelling site where it is dispensed as a gas into pressurised cylinders.
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NewsThe Paper Chain
Stora Enso, producer of pulp, paper, packaging and forest products, hopes to realise significant cost savings with its new North European Transport Supply System (NETSS), as David Foxwell reports.
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NETSS - The Pay-Off
Phase 1 of NETSS has seen the implementation of a new route between Kotka and Gothenburg for the southern Finnish mill, and separate lines from Gothenburg to Immingham, Tilbury, and Zeebrü gge established. Shipments can be transferred by cross-docking for onward distribution by rail to local distribution centres around Tilbury ...
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NewsGateway to London?
When news broke that Morocco was to establish a brand new deepsea port just 35km from the city of Tangiers, many believed the scheme would not go ahead. Alex Hughes finds out why they might be wrong.
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NewsChina: The Heart of the Matter
While more mature markets in Europe may have cooled off, buoyant Asian demand for coal and iron ore has driven massive demand for new dry bulk terminal development - and the equipment to go with it. John Balfe reports.
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Saldanha surfs steel price wave
In South Africa, too, multi-million dollar improvements are taking place at the country''s biggest deepwater port, Saldanha, to improve the export capacity of the iron ore bulk handing facility, at a time when developments have been brought forward in response to high steel prices. While steel prices have now peaked, ...
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NewsWhat will it take?
Is investing in AGVs all a question of labour costs? Partly yes, but other factors should also be assessed when comparing them with alternative handling systems. Neil Madden reports.
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They don't take meal breaks
Gottwald''s own calculations suggest that at facilities with significant labour costs (more than US$25 per man/hour) the use of AGVs can bring substantial annual costs savings. Apart from the primary accountable operating costs there are some secondary aspects that also contribute to the cost effectiveness:
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Yard Conundrums
Richard Clarke , director of ports at Halcrow, explains the difficulties confronting high-capacity box terminals wanting to take advantage of multi-lift spreader systems.
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A huge and ambitious global undertaking
Notwithstanding a rather gloomy picture, we must remember that it is still early days. The implementation of the ISPS Code has been a huge and ambitious global undertaking and we are all learning as we go along.
