Operations News – Page 131
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NewsDisparate measures
Mr Heinrich Goller of Hamburg''s HHLA believes there has to be a better way of comparing operations than the present system.
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NewsComparatively speaking
KPIs are an investment that has to give a return, so setting them can be a ticklish business, explains Stevie Knight.
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NewsTaking the bull by the horns
Michael Mackey investigates the secrets behind the Port of Navegantes'' success
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NewsA solid argument
Scotland''s Cromarty Firth Port is going for the twin pronged approach of ‘big fence, high-tech solutions’.
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NewsPlug and play still a way off
For all the bells and whistles that autosteering offers, one thing it can’t do is work straight out the box. But that’s not to say that set up can’t be streamlined by experienced manufacturers.
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NewsSteering a financial case
Automation of crane steering modules should improve safety and save on maintenance, says Alex Hughes
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LED keeps tyre pressures in sight
The ability for anyone to check a tyre pressure without even taking their hands out of their pockets is now available from Nokian.
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Europe gets tough on toxin tyres
It’s predicted that new rules governing tyre manufacture will soon come into force throughout the European Union, banning the use of toxic high aromatic (HA) oils.
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NewsAt biting point
There''s much more than a vehicle and its load riding on the gritty interface between tyre and quayside, says Stuart Pearcey
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NewsWorlds apart
The previously intimate Shanghai and Hong Kong now seem like strangers, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsPreparation key to securing expert third party management
Although the contract with the external services company at Naha is still in its early days, NICTI''s president Edgardo Q Abesamis says, to date, there have been no bad experiences; to the contrary, things have run smoothly.
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NewsOutsourced maintenance
Smaller terminals are sticking to third party equipment maintenance service plans, as Alex Hughes finds out
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Turning out 20,000 lights
Idea sharing and joint ownership of carbon cutting projects will tackle worldwide port emissions,explains Felicity Landon
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NewsThe community approach
Ports can''t do it by themselves, says Professor David Menachof, port logistics specialist at Hull University Business School.
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NewsNo credit where it's due
"Where else are you taxed on the actions of other people?" asks Charles Hammond, who continues to speak out forcefully against the UK''s Carbon Reduction Rules because of the way they will affect ports.
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NewsDrawing the line
What is your port''s carbon footprint? Well, it depends where you draw the line. Felicity Landon reports
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Back to business
Imagine your terminal operating system is put out of action; you have 23,000 containers on the park and absolutely no information.
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Working relationships
Ports and terminals are generally not geared up to deal with major emergencies and rely heavily on emergency services, says ports consultant Budha Majumdar.
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NewsWhat about the consequences?
Most ports have ticked the ''risk management'' box by now, but what about "consequence management"? Felicity Landon asks
