Operations News – Page 125
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NewsRamsgate rides the wind train
The UK Port of Ramsgate has benefited from the investment generated by wind farms, with Thanet developer, Vattenfall, paying for recent dredging works.
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NewsHarnessing the wind
HFW''s Alistair Mackie and Lindsey Greer consider how ports can get onboard the wind juggernaut
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NewsStill in the running
Singapore has much to offer global shipping lines, as Michael King discovers
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NewsSmaller ports gain from short sea shift
Although in the main, ports tend to be reactive to supply chain and eco-initiatives like short sea shipping are traditionally based on demand. However, a group of small Californian ports have reversed this pattern.
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NewsUnited on the green
Stevie Knight looks at the merits of a combined approach for ports looking to capture the green dream
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NewsIt's not always down to fuel efficiency
The rising cost of diesel fuel and the availability of more fuel efficient new pieces of equipment aren''t factors necessarily undermining the second-hand market.
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Green agenda stunts US second-hand sales
It is getting harder to sell older handling equipment to some parts of the US, according to Port International Equipment''s chief executive Terry Troutman.
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NewsA good record
It''s all about the maintenance records in the second-hand equipment game, as Alex Hughes discovers
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NewsNelson learns some hard noise lessons
The experiences of New Zealand’s Port Nelson with the vexatious issue of noise and a juxtaposed community reveal how far a port company may have to go to seek a solution.
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NewsNeighbourly love
Major ports all over the world face a similar problem – how to get on with the neighbours.
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NewsDo-it-yourself or bring in the experts?
The industry is divided over the merits of using consultants versus ports setting up their own systems. Accenture says (perhaps surprisingly) both have their uses.
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NewsSolution without a problem
KPIs are powerful tools, but there''s dissent in how to best set and apply them. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsDoing more with less
Draught issues have failed to dent throughput at India''s gateway port, as Stevie Knight discovers
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A question of timing
There are various methods of measuring productivity and determining whether the underperformance of the terminal operator is material and should entitle the shipping line to terminate the agreement.
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NewsA good performance
HFW''s Cecile Schlub and Matthew Gore discuss the legal implications of enforced key performance indicators
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Tubeless solutions on the horizon
The future of tyres will be affected by various outside influences. Price rears its ugly head again, especially bearing in mind the recent news that tyre prices will increase further due to the high costs of natural rubber used in production.
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NewsMaking quality count
John Bensalhia looks at how rising prices, efficiency standards and maintenance need to be carefully juggled when making a tyre choice
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NewsUnlocking the true potential of perimeter protection
Ports can choose high-quality fencing and gates but then pay very little regard to the last item – the lock, says John Moore, business development director of Leeds-based Pickersgill-Kaye, which supplies high-security locks for a variety of sectors.
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Find your weakness
It is often the silly details that turn out to be the weakness in what appears to be a strong perimeter protection system, says AECOM''s Richard Clarke.
