Operations News – Page 114
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NewsRisky business
With risk management big business in today''s society, how are ports managing this sector? John Bensalhia investigates
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NewsA balancing act
The landside facilities are just as important as the wharves and quays in planning for megaships, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsForward commitment
Busan is ploughing ahead with infrastructure works to stay ahead. Michael King reports
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NewsAntwerp wins WPTS environment award
The Port of Antwerp has received a prestigious award at the World Ports and Trade Summit (WPTS) for the second year running – this time for its work with the environment.
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NewsGlobal throughput increase
A number of global ports and terminal operators have reported an increase in their container throughput volumes for the year ended 31 December 2012.
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NewsHamburg's 'cold feet' on shuttle barge
Rotterdam remains a pioneer. It already has a shuttle crane barge, the Mercurius, providing intra-terminal transport of containers, obviating the need to reposition them using road haulage vehicles. The original concept, which had been developed for the Port of Amsterdam, became a reality at Rotterdam in 2008 and has since ...
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NewsChallenging assumptions
Is there really any viable alternative to traditional shore-based cargo handling, asks Alex Hughes
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NewsCalifornia goes it alone again
California is again going its own way in rulemaking, disregarding IMO recommendations and international considerations in the process, and is getting ready to impose a maximum speed for the whole length of the 1,000 mile state coastline, possibly out to the 40 nautical miles mark.
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NewsA change of pace
Slower speeds are prompting a re-think of port operations, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsThe law of unintended consequences
Roman Poersch of Wilhelm Borchert argues that over and above the regulations, “the law of unintended consequences” means that some environmental port initiatives could have a life of their own.
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NewsGetting green onside
Stevie Knight looks at the environmental issues of the US race to deeper ports
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NewsMaking data management accessible
How easy is it for ports to step into the analytics arena and what would be the priorities? Richard Gyles of Access Group says the latest technologies enable ports to provide robust information from multiple data sources – including unstructured data – in a simple-to-use format an on any device, ...
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NewsPorts partner up to provide LNG
An ‘LNG Fuelled Vessels Working Group’ has been set up under the auspices of the International Association of Ports and Harbour’s (IAPH) World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI), in a bid to develop guidelines on safe procedures for LNG bunkering operations.
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NewsUnder analysis
Ports are playing catch-up in the adoption of business analytics. Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsDenting debt and building relations
Cost efficiencies can come from cutting your debt interest rates, or joining forces with a rival to develop joint systems, as ports in the US and New Zealand have demonstrated.
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NewsThe big squeeze
Innovation abounds when it comes to uncovering recession-beating cost savings, as Iain MacIntyre finds out
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NewsBreaking new ground
Australia''s premier port readies itself for a new era in container business. Iain MacIntyre reports
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NewsMaking use of surplus green power
HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, a subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is investigating how the batteries of its automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can be charged at the same time as taking advantage of any surplus green power supplies.
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Handing over the security baton
One of the most notable trends in recent years is that port operators are now outsourcing security to third parties.
