Operations News – Page 101

  • Meeting of minds: XVELA aims to get both carriers and terminals to the table. Credit: Jens Auer
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    It’s good to talk

    2015-04-27T13:58:00Z

    Carly Fields talks with Navis about its platform to get ports and carriers on the same page

  • Checked out: planned maintenance and servicing of LNG infrastructure assets is 'absolutely critical' to safety. Credit: Maxgag
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    Ready for gas growth

    2015-04-27T13:58:00Z

    Rising LNG ambitions mean gas terminals have to up their game. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report

  • Joined-up: Antwerp is sharing breakbulk knowledge with Houston
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    Breaking the mould

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Innovation abounds in breakbulk handling and operations management. Alex Hughes investigates

  • Stairway: Barcelona has carved a niche in handling passenger boarding gangways
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    A fine project

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Favourable location and direct infrastructure links can lead to a boom in project cargoes, finds Alex Hughes

  • Bright spark: Geometrica's Indonesian dome had to mitigate the fire risk of storing coal. Credit: Geometrica
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    In the round

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    John Bensalhia examines the rising popularity of domes as a port storage solution

  • Creation: investment in the industry has allowed mega projects, such as the Palm Islands in Dubai, to take place
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    Pushing boundaries

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Dredging has come a long way in the past 50 years, as the IADC can attest to. Felicity Landon finds out more

  • Forward march: Hueneme powered through labour disputes on the US West Coast
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    A fruity mix

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Hueneme’s dominance in perishable goods handling kept the US labour dispute at bay. Martin Rushmere reports

  • Bremerhaven, Eurogate’s largest German terminal location, stagnated at the previous year’s level with 5.8 million teu
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    Eurogate handles record volumes

    2015-04-17T17:15:00Z

    The Eurogate Group recorded its highest ever container handling volumes in 2014, with a 4.2% increase, while revenue also rose by 5.3%.

  • Port deaths: Antwerp has an excellent safety record
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    Antwerp investigates dockworker deaths

    2015-04-16T13:44:00Z

    An investigation is underway to find the cause of death of three dockworkers who died cleaning out the hold of a ship laden with coal in Antwerp''s Waasland harbour at the weekend.

  • Things are looking up at the Port of Antwerp
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    Delays abating at Rotterdam and Antwerp

    2015-04-15T16:34:00Z

    Congestion at the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp is beginning to improve for container vessels, including ultra-large vessels, according to management software solutions provider, CargoSmart’s latest newsletter.

  • Perfect storm: The GSF has called on the industry and regulators to work together in order to avoid any future congestion
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    Shippers face the ‘perfect storm’

    2015-04-15T15:10:00Z

    Insufficient road-rail infrastructure and port capacity will create the ‘perfect storm’ in future if ports cannot keep up with demand – the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has warned.

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    'Low speed' port growth expected for 2015

    2015-04-14T17:09:00Z

    The global port industry will maintain “low-speed growth” in 2015 following slow global economic and trade recovery in 2014, says the Shanghai International Sipping Institute (SISI).

  • Growth: new container berths should be onstream by 2019
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    Infrastructure investments

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    Barry Parker forecasts a sunny outlook for south Florida''s Port Everglades

  • Congestion: ro-ro operators have complained of capacity issues at Mersin (pictured) and Iskenderun
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    Ro-ro row ramifications

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    OSC''s Dean Davison asks how ro-ro sector upheavals will impact Eastern European trade

  • Steady: containers element of consistency makes them amenable to Big Data Analytics. Credit: Ingrid Taylar
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    Drilling down data

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    How can ports navigate the complexity of Big Data Analytics? Felicity Landon reports

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    Beyond the book value

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    Mehdi Rastegary explains why ports should value their ''alternative'' assets

  • Targeted: Marico's Hazman allows the port to place its best efforts into managing the highest risks
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    Reducing risk

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    There''s no reason to wait for accidents in order to mitigate risk, explain Dave and Iain MacIntyre

  • Double deck: APMT's Fastnet crane concept already offers advanced handling
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    Productivity needs revolution, not evolution

    2015-03-23T14:50:00Z

    Drewry says that it will take revolution not evolution when it comes to new container handling technology meeting the demands of carriers for bigger ships.

  • Deep water: Pecem's offshore location makes dredging costs disappear
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    Deeper equals cheaper

    2015-03-20T10:00:00Z

    Brazil''s Pecem is expanding with traffic growth in mind as Alex Hughes finds out

  • Watching out: Long Beach has invested millions in intelligence surveillance. Credit: TD Lucas 5000
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    Staying on the radar

    2015-03-18T10:00:00Z

    VectorUSA’s Chris Kyaw explains why terminals are soft targets for terrorists