Operations News – Page 108
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NewsDefending seafarers
Six months in and the impact of the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention has been restrained. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsChasing new growth markets
PSA International filed a 61.81m teu throughput in 2013, an increase of 2.9% on the previous year, owing to a strong performance from its overseas terminals.
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NewsAfrica gets up to speed
A two-year project is instructing all about safe chemical handling in Africa.
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NewsChemical reactions
Handling chemicals may be lucrative, but operations need careful management. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsThe Europe versus Asia debate continues
Cargotec container equipment specialist Kalmar received orders for around 100 rubber-tyred gantry cranes in both 2012 and 2013, Raimo Ukkonen, vice president rubber-tyred gantry cranes, tells Port Strategy.
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NewsThe next step
Port equipment specialist ZPMC is looking to build on its global dominance, as Alex Hughes finds out
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National rail links set for improvement
A railway scheme that has captured the attention of the Red Sea Gateway Terminal is the Saudi Land Bridge Project.
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NewsSetting Saudi standards
The Red Sea Gateway Terminals has an eye for efficiency improvements, finds Carly Fields
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NewsLondon's water world
Richard Everitt reflects on his nine years as chief executive of the PLA with Felicity Landon
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Containers in, people out
“Every year there are accidents with people in the yards, but technology is at a stage where we can avoid these extremely dangerous work patterns, so why not do it?” says Leander de Nooijer of Certus Automation.
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NewsToo clever by half
Optimisation is great as long as different technologies work together, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsHitching an uninvited lift
Mice, rats and cockroaches usually come under a fairly intense prevention program: not only do they spread disease but if they get a foothold in a food import facility it’s difficult to get rid of them without damaging food stocks.
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NewsNuisance calls
Wildlife is coming to town, causing ports all kinds of problems. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsLooking at the big picture
Complete security packages from the offset can reduce integration headaches down the line, as Alex Hughes explains
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NewsEnsuring 'fit-for-purpose' security systems
With the IT technology available today, integrating security systems is not as difficult as it may seem even where systems compete, security expert Henk van Unnik claims. In fact, the first demonstration of what can be achieved in this respect will be made public in early 2014 at the Port ...
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NewsMonitoring challenges met with automation
The logistics of monitoring biomass storage can be challenging for ports. Pete Griffiths, managing director of UK-based Monitor & Manage, scopes the challenges by saying that with all stakeholders singing off the same ''hymn-sheet'', sentry internet services ensure focus is retained on operational excellence rather than, literally, time spent fire-fighting.
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NewsPower supply
Dave and Iain MacIntyre sift through the facts for a sustained need for biomass handling
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NewsJoining the security dots
Disjointed security solutions in European ports ultimately slow operations down, explains Alex Hughes
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NewsSteady as she goes
Diversity in cargo and an interest in offshore business has kept Port Nelson on its toes. Iain MacIntyre reports
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Advanced accuracy
Technological advances have considerably helped ports in all spheres, and the bagging sector is no exception.
