Operations News – Page 137
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NewsCement handling
Vacuum or mechanical? It is an issue that the industry is beginning to be familiar with - but which kind of unloader do you go with when the material in question is as low-cost, but potentially difficult, as cement? Stevie Knight investigates
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Sign of the times
The global economic crisis, which began to seriously impact on the manufacturing industry last autumn, has left many suppliers scratching their heads to identify where new orders might come from. How times have changed.
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NewsRTG article
Spanish RTG users argue a strong case with Barry Cross for keeping maintenance in-house
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NewsThe bio-barrier
All three plates shown here were submerged for six months at the Thames Barrier. The results show clearly corrosion of the bare aluminium sample, some protection with the sol-gel coating without bacteria and no corrosion/biofouling of the biocoat sample. Currently a similar test is being conducted in the warm and ...
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NewsGood Bacteria to Save the Day?
Professor Robert Akid explains how research into bio-active ''sol-gels'' could result in an effective, low-cost and environmentally-friendly means of combating bio-fouling
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NewsRob van Hove
Despite financial turmoil around the world, Ports of Auckland has not initiated a major equipment outsourcing programme, preferring to make better use of in-house staff.
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NewsMaintenance outsourcing
Will the credit crisis send ports scuttling to outsource costly equipment maintenance, or will greater in-house commitments be the answer? Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsSantos capacity set to double
Capacity at the Brazilian port is set to double over the coming year. Rob Ward reports
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NewsOpinion: Port of Stockton on the Stimulus Plan
California''s Port of Stockton talks to Barry Parker about the importance of port planning and continuing credit lines
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Who's watching the watchers?
As the supplier of software to manage, search and exploit vast amounts of CCTV footage one might reasonably expect Mirasys chief executive Jukka Riivari to be relaxed about how the footage is used.
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Camera systems can learn from the past to change the future
The traditional role of surveillance systems has been to identify incidents and allow a reaction to them - but what if the camera view could be used proactively to change port operations hour by hour to suit changing circumstances?
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NewsSurveillance sees port operation from a new angle
Intelligent surveillance is about more than the hardware, as Stuart Pearcey finds out
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Fewer problems?
Berth scheduling is a real problem only when there is high berth utilisation, according to one global port operator.
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Collaborative approach
A significant expenditure on software is not always required for optimising berth scheduling, says PortVision''s Dean Rosenberg.
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NewsWho's the priority?
How should ports prioritise their ships or cargoes? That depends on the type of operation.
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NewsRight on schedule?
Congestion might be a fond and distant memory for many ports right now - but that doesn''t mean the headache of berth scheduling has gone away. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSecuring the bottom line
Australia''s Newcastle coal port is looking at riding the downturn by an investment strategy which could potentially double the ports capacity.
