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NewsEND THE APATHY BEFORE IT CRIPPLES INTERNATIONAL TRADE
In a series of special reports on Security, this month PS presents a paper arguing the case for scanning each and every container.
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NewsTHE HANDS-FREE BOX TERMINAL
As reported in PS (November/December 2003) Australia' s ambitious Patrick Stevedores is betting that low-cost terminal automation based on driverless straddles will give it a fresh competitive edge.
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THE DRIVE FOR BETTER CRANE CONTROL
To gain an insight into the way system designers can build intelligent controls into a crane, PS asked Wales-based Control Techniques Ltd to explain their approach.
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MAN vs MACHINE THE CONTROL SYSTEM CONUNDRUM
Container ship-to-shore gantry cranes. Not only are these pricey behemoths the key interface between the ship and the landside, they also represent today and tomorrow' s boundary between manual and automated operation on the terminal.
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NewsCLIMBING THE HILL
This feature looks first at the potential for multi-loading systems at ro-ro terminals, and secondly at the market for, and recent developments in, the ro-ro tractor sector.
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NewsCRANE WARS
At anywhere upwards of $6m apiece, ship-to-shore container cranes don' t come cheap. So it' s hardly surprising that price is an issue in this specialist sector where a handful of European and Far Eastern manufacturers battle it out for market share. Nick Elliott reports.
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NewsSPEND A LITTLE SAVE A LITTLE
David Foxwell highlights the issues to consider when choosing new fendering, and the growing number of standards and guidelines port engineers can use to correctly specify a long-lasting product.
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NewsRevealing All
Simon Gradassi compares container scanning systems and argues for a step-by-step approach to implementation.
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NewsOUTSOURCING MAINTENANCE: Thought About it Recently?
Nick Elliott asks contractors what are the benefits to the terminal of contracting out equipment maintenance.
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NewsRTG's-R-US
Fazilette Khan casts an eye over the automation of the RTG, its perceived limitations and advantages.
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OUTSOURCING MAINTENANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: AN AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
The decision whether or not to outsource maintenance is influenced by different factors in different situations, writes Ted Adlard .
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NewsCAN THE AGENT HELP BEAT CONGESTION?
By bringing efficiencies to their shipowner principals, shipping agents can help solve the port congestion problem, argue the boys from Inchcape Shipping Services.
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NewsMOBILITY EQUALS FLEXIBILITY
Mobile pneumatic ship unloaders find their place where flexibility comes before pure capacity - and if storage space is at a premium, reports Alex Hughes .
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NewsMARKETING YOUR PORT
Bill Oakes tackles the fundamental issue of how to market and promote a port with emphasis on the individual and combined roles of each member of the port community.
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NewsAre Ports prepared for compliance?
The TT Club' s Andrew Webster says the ISPS Code is one of the most important developments for the port industry By July next year all port facility operators are required to comply with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. There are a number of dangers inherent ...
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NewsMINI-SPRINTER-SHUTTLE-CONTRUNNER-STRADS COME OF AGE
Fazilette Khan reports on how the fast new mini-strad carrier is finding its rightful place in the terminal equipment hierarchy.
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NewsISPS: THE APPROACHING DEADLINE
In the first of a series, Nick Elliott reports from Teesport on its preparations for ISPS Code compliance
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NewsTERMINAL SOLUTIONS for Smaller Ports
Terminal operating systems are well-established features of the bigger container ports but smaller terminals are grasping their benefits too. Cathy Hayward reports.
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NewsSTACK 'EM HIGH
Fazilette Khan finds that forklifts continue their vital role in moving breakbulk cargoes and empties around the terminal. And the technical specs are still being tweaked.
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NewsGRAIN EXPORTS Parched by the Weather
Changing global weather patterns are playing havoc with the market for world grain, writes Alex Hughes .
