Operations News – Page 142
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Containership cascade
· MPX (mid panamax) - 2,000 teu-3,500 teu · LPX (large panamax) - 3,500 teu-4,500 teu · PPX (post panamax) - 4,500 teu-6,000 teu · LPPX (large post panamax) - 6,000 teu-8,000 teu · SPPX ...
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NewsPlaying dirty: extra danger in any cargo
The challenge of neutralising undeclared ''dangerous'' cargoes passing through ports today is greater than ever, as Stuart Pearcey reports
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Down and dirty
Hidden within a perfectly innocent cargo, a dirty bomb is created by combining radioactive nuclear waste material and conventional explosives.
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dangerous cargo: sidebar 2
When is a hazard not a hazard? When the classification makes it expensive, if events in Kenya are any yardstick.
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Add dangerous cargo: sidebar 1
On the European side of the Atlantic, news that a shipment of weapons-ready plutonium was to be taken in an unarmed ship from Sellafield in Cumbria to France caused a media furore recently. The material has to be shipped because Sellafield had to call on its French competitor for help ...
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NewsLife cycle costs
Getting timely and accurate and data on life cycle costs for port assets can be a testing task, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsKeep it simple, keep it safe
The entry into the port handling industry of cheaper manufacturers from developing countries has reignited the debate over whether terminal operators need necessarily have to factor in higher life cycle costs if sourcing from these suppliers.
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NewsEmbracing scheduling systems
New Zealand''s Axis Engineering uses a computerised scheduling system to plan the preventative maintenance of equipment, while component maintenance tracking is a feature at DP World terminals.
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NewsUst-Luga article
Red tape and selective governing is holding back potential at the country''s coal port growth, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsWhat is waste?
A glut of current and anticipated environmental directives hang heavy over the port business, as Patrik Wheater explains
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NewsThe might of the Ukrainian port inspector
While some aspects of the anç ien ré gime remain, Ukraine ports are undertaking a more environmentally-conscientious approach to their operations, according to Kateryna Protsenko, a lawyer at Odessa-based law firm International Law Offices.
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NewsSecond-hand, not second class
The northeast England port of Blyth found second-hand to be the best option when it required an additional reachstacker for its container operations; it has recently bought a second-hand Terex TFC45 R.
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NewsSaigon Port runs with the big boys
Come 2010 a slew of new terminals should help Vietnam realise its exporting potential, writes Wing Kah-goh from Ho Chi Minh City
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NewsSecond-hand - saving time, money and resources
Buying second-hand equipment can save you time and money - and there is even the useful side-effect that you are saving environmental resources, too. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsBuenaventura bubble
Colombian port lynchpin has had more than it''s fair share of man-made and natural disruptions, as Rob Ward discovers
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NewsAt the sharp end
Stowaways pose a significant threat to port security and should not be overlooked, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsJuxtaposed controls (stowaway article)
At the Port of Dover, once a magnet for truck-loads of stowaways, juxtaposed immigration controls have put the lid on the problem.
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Newscement feature
Money from vigourous cement demand continues to pour in for ports happy to handle this needy minor bulk, as Stuart Pearcey reports
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NewsRTG article
Could variable speed generators be the RTG cost-saving measure they appear to be? Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsCapacity spread
Tandem lifts have come of age and both small and large terminals can now justify the benefits of multi-lifts. Alex Hughes reports
