Operations News – Page 140
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NewsEnvironmental issues
Port operators need to take environmental conditions into account when choosing cables for their terminals, says Don Nester of igus.
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NewsTough times ahead for Stateside grain shippers?
The US slowdown in container imports has a knock-on effect on grain exports, leaving ports feeling the pinch from bulk as well as boxes. Stuart Pearcey reports
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NewsNew grain terminal speeds up Panamax turnaround times
Panamax vessels loading grain at the newly-opened grain terminal at the Russian port of Novorossiysk will be able to do it much faster than had previously been possible.
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Grain shorts
Ukraine''s leading sunflower oil producer Kernel Holdings has bought a large bulk grain export terminal in the Black Sea port of Iliychivsk in the Ukraine. It''s the Ukraine''s second largest grain terminal, with a loading capacity of up to 4.5m tonnes of grain annually and it can store 200,000 tonnes. ...
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NewsPower Conversion
The conversion of rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from diesel to electric power, or to switchable diesel/electric power, is an emerging trend in container ports around the world - and one that has prompted extensive field testing by Conductix-Wampfler.
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NewsSecurity scanning - a new approach
What, when it comes to scanning solutions, do ports want? It''s easier to think about what they don''t want - bottlenecks, unexpected manning costs, or a load of false alarms that trigger costly shutdowns. Felicity Landon reports on the latest developments
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NewsConsider customer and business requirements
Quality, reliability and technical performance are extremely important when considering which scanning/security solutions are right for a port or terminal, says Andrew Goldsmith, vice president of marketing at Rapiscan Systems.
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NewsSmiths expands production
Smiths Detection opened a high-tech production plant at Wiesbaden in Germany in July this year, to meet "soaring global demand" for its advanced X-ray scanning machines - these are principally for airport security but also used to support border checkpoint security.
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NewsMaritime crane transport article
Are there too many port cranes and not enough transport options? Opinion is divided as Alex Hughes finds out
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Nose to tail solutions
Portek is one of very few companies offering turnkey solutions, organising the entire logistics chain in the movement of maritime handling equipment. Specialist maritime transporting companies also do this, although invariably feel more comfortable leaving it up to others to implement.
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NewsOpinion piece: impact of Tanger Med on Spain
Spain''s ports are having to seriously re-think long term strategic goals in the light of Morocco''s Tanger Med success. Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsBook your dredgers now!
In the race to secure increasingly scarce dredgers, land reclamation projects could fall at the first hurdle unless you book the contractor ahead of budget approval or buy your own dredgers, writes Patrik Wheater
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NewsMore capacity to take up the slack
Van Oord has taken delivery of HAM 318, the world''s largest trailing suction hopper dredger, after Chinese shipbuilder Cosco lengthened the vessel by 52m, increasing capacity from 23,783 m³ to 37,293 m³ .
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NewsHeavy weight haul
The iron ore magnates are back to blows, which could have repercussions for Australia''s port industry, as Stevie Knight reports.
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NewsJan De Nul promotes proper planning
Port planning should not be hampered by dredging-related environmental issues - provided all the relevant environmental issues are taken into account and the planning is carried out with due respect for the habitat directives and in cooperation with environmental organisations, to look for solutions instead of confrontations,says Gery Vandewalle,director of ...
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NewsTurning heads
Oakland is trying to divert attention away from the more familiar west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, writes Alex Hughes
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NewsConsultants' article
Sometimes it pays to break with tradition, as consultants dealing with port citings in the US are discovering. Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsSwamp-thing
Most global port authorities are painfully aware that virtually all the best locations for the citing of major maritime terminals have already been used up. Nevertheless, modern engineering techniques nowadays allow even marginal terrain, including swampland, to be stabilised prior to the establishment of new working areas.
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NewsThe Prince of intermodalism
Facing a decline in its bulk exports of pulp, paper and lumber to intermodal markets, the Canadian Port of Prince Rupert had to seek alternatives.
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NewsDarwin Port profile
Australia''s northernmost port outpost is gearing up for substantive growth. Iain MacIntyre finds out more
