Operations News – Page 115
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NewsDeciphering the code
As ISPS approaches its 10th anniversary, John Bensalhia asks if ports have used it to their advantage
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NewsFrom box to bulk
What happens when trade patterns change and a port must switch quickly from a container focus to a bulk trade?
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Taking technology into the mix
The creation of an IT system that incorporates thousands of suppliers and shippers to reduce transaction costs and increase transparency is can be seen as a ''smart'' move, a step a number of Dutch ports have already taken together to improve their competitive position against rivals in the Northern Range.
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NewsWorking smarter
The world’s most innovative ports are using ‘smart’ solutions to improve revenue sustainability, explains CVA''s Wolfgang Lehmacher
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NewsQuick payback offers tracking incentive
The level of return of investment when committing to tracking solutions is project based and depends on what has driven the investment in the first place, according to Eurogate Tangier''s Marco Fehmer.
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NewsEverything in its place
Alex Hughes finds out why equipment tracking is not yet a ''must have'' port accessory
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NewsCloud surfing
Cloud computing opens up new avenues for port development, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsBrazil and offshore Africa are the go-to areas
Port expansion project planning this year is likely to be dominated by two regions, say industry watchers: Brazil and offshore south-east Africa.
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NewsTighten those belts
It''s all about the money - good and bad - as we welcome in 2013, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsAdvances to acquisitions
Advances in straddle carrier technology have led to some notable recent acquisitions.
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NewsSound carriers
Can automation tick the safety first box for straddle carriers. John Bensalhia investigates
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NewsSpreader 'add ons' a necessity not a luxury
There is a time and a place for basic spreaders, Pedro Cisternas Fernández, who oversees Valparaíso-based container handling facility, Terminal Pacífico Sur''s gantry crane operations tells Port Strategy.
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NewsBack to basics
Alex Hughes asks the leading spreader manufacturer whether greater sophistication equals more maintenance
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NewsSingapore shifts its transhipment stage
On the other side of the world to the Caribbean, the port of Singapore is advancing development plans to secure its future as a major transhipment hub.
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NewsGrowth models
The Caribbean could be overall winner in the Canal-expansion transhipment battle.
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NewsA summer slowdown
The difficulty of accurately predicting even short-term trade or port demand were clear this summer in the US where grain exporters, railroads, and terminal and barge operators saw all their expectations dashed in a matter of weeks.
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NewsBoth art and science
Conference bans have led to growth in demand for consultants, finds Michael King
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A problem that is growing in size
Over the last fifty years containerised shipping vessels have steadily increased in size, with Maersk now building Triple-E class vessels with a capacity of 18,000 teu.
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NewsPutting on weight
HFW''s Matthew Gore finds that there has been little progression on the thorny container weight debate
