Operations News – Page 130
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NewsLocal positioning overcomes global problems
While the majority of PDS on the market adopt some sort of global positioning satellite technology, the system marketed by Germany’s Symeo uses local wireless technology to counter problems associated with some existing DGPS receivers: that they are unable to supply reliable data due to the high structures commonplace at ...
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NewsFinding lost boxes
Terminal operators are investing in state-of-the-art position detection systems to streamline box management, writes Patrik Wheater
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PANYNJ ramps up expansion plans
The Port of New York and New Jersey is expanding its container handling capabilities to coincide with the 2014 completion of the Panama Canal expansion.
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Jaxport strikes up Canal partnership
A strategic partnership agreement between Jacksonville Port Authority and the Panama Canal Authority will see the two authorities working together to increase economic growth, share business intelligence, promote commercial activity and maximise expansion projects being undertaken by both sides.
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NewsThe dryport concept
The use of a dryport should reduce CO² emissions, queues and long waiting times at sea port terminals, and reduce road accidents, says Violeta Roso, who wrote her PhD thesis on ‘The Dry Port Concept’ at Chalmers University of Technology’s Logistics and Transportation Division, in Gothenburg.
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NewsTicking the ‘E’ boxes
Dryports are increasingly attracting interest from shipping lines, shippers and logistics providers, as Felicity Landon explains
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NewsKeeping its head
Valencia has bucked the downturn with a sophisticated IT system and varied cargo streams. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsDouble deal
Free zone benefits can sometimes be combined with advantages offered by parallel tax regimes.
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Bureaucracy creep
Beware bureaucracy creep and be aware that a freeport isn’t a panacea, says Jim O’Gara of AECOM.
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NewsEscape the red tape tangle
Free trade zones are evolving into another critical ingredient in slick supply chains, as Felicity Landon discovers
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Devil in the detail
ACTI Engineering first demonstrated the technology used in AMECS to reduce emissions from railroad locomotives and has since developed a version of the technology suitable for use with ships in port, whether based on a barge or ashore, on the quayside.
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NewsAnother way
David Foxwell investigates a cost effective alternative to shore-based power systems designed to reduce emissions
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NewsCargotec sees increased demand for pre-owned cranes
With shorter-term business contracts of around six months now the norm, ports, terminals and distribution operators are now looking for greater flexibility in rental agreements with equipment suppliers, according to Cargotec.
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NewsOne careful owner
The secondhand crane market is still languishing, depressed by a flood of units. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsCambodian rebirth
The historic capital city port of Phnom Penh is being reborn after years of neglect, reports Michael King
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NewsGo green early in concession negotiations
Port concession agreements are full of guarantees on performance and throughput volumes – but generally contain very little, if any, environmental commitments.
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NewsSeattle's clean and green ambitions
The US Port of Seattle has labelled itself “the cleanest, greenest, most energy-efficient port in the nation”, and a key part of this has been signing a number of Memorandums of Understandings with other groups.
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NewsA cuckoo in the nest
Today''s average port website might feature rather more information on that port’s green activities than its commercial ones. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsShanghai takes no chances
Port officials in Shanghai are taking no chances with dangerous cargoes when the eyes of the world are focussed on their city for Expo 2010, which has just begun, and runs until the end of October.
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NewsA dangerous game
More dangerous cargoes in greater volumes place more demands on the people who must load and unload them, as Stuart Pearcey discovers
