Operations News – Page 107
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Covering all bases
If ports are looking to capitalise on the growing demand for biofuels, then they need the right equipment to do the job.
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NewsFuture fuel fix
With aviation moving in on biofuels, what opportunities are there for ports asks John Bensalhia
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NewsHigh wire act
The idea of skipping a few steps between mine and ship could prove attractive if the output promises to be large enough, and there are ‘high in the sky’ possibilities with lightweight rope-bridge style conveyors.
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NewsLeap of faith
Ports need to weigh up total versus piecemeal handling options for bulk cargo, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsTerminal yard sale
Carriers facing hard times face another round of terminal asset sales. Mike Mundy reports
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NewsUK traffic picture never static
Fisher Associates has been appointed by the UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) to develop a UK Port Traffic Forecasting Model. The work will go ahead this year, and will include consultation with leading maritime industry and government agency representatives, says principal Chris Fisher.
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NewsTake your umbrella
Love it or loathe it, port traffic forecasting is an essential part of forward planning explains Felicity Landon
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NewsGrab automation could be extended to other commodities
Hansaport specialises in the handling of coal and iron ore; however, Bernd Mann, chief development, design and technology officer at automation partner iSam points out that an automated system could be used for any commodity unloaded using grabs, which could, for example, also include potash and sugar.
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NewsAutomation dry run
Automation for dry bulk terminals has arrived in Germany, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsFlaws in the jewel
Russia needs to polish its Black Sea port gem before it loses its lustre. Stevie Knight reports
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Making light work of labour pains
When Yilport purchased Gemport and Rotaport in 2012 it inherited a soon-to-expire three year labour agreement, making workforce negotiations one of the first jobs on the ‘to do’ list once the sale had been finalised.
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Going global
This year promises to be one to remember for Turkey''s Yilport, finds Carly Fields
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NewsBuilding the terminal of the future
A Moffatt & Nichol terminal design concept was one of seven shortlisted in the recent Next Generation Container Port Challenge hosted by The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Maritime Institute.
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NewsBack to the drawing board
A reversal in terminal planning priorities has complicated designs, as Iain MacIntyre discovers
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NewsMaking good use of data
A lack of data transparency can hold back port efficiency, according to consultant Peter de Langen of Ports and Logistics Advisory.
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NewsTaking the cyber highway
Alex Hughes finds out about Rotterdam''s plans to become the centre of the logistics internet
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NewsMaking a connection
There''s still a place for shore side power solutions, as Anne-Marie Causer finds out
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NewsThe right tools for the job
Product and technical developments are jumping ahead to match port security profiling demands and requirements.
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NewsIndustry eagerly awaits MLC statistics
It’s early days for real statistics, particularly because of the various ratification dates, but the Paris MoU issued figures for the first month after the ILO''s Maritime Labour Convention entered into force.
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NewsStealth tactics
Security profiling is in place, says Martin Rushmere, but in more subtle ways than at airports
