Operations News – Page 155
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NewsIs there an Independent in the room?
Who are you really getting into bed with in the new age of the non-independent terminal operator?
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NewsMobile power
The addition of a new bespoke design mobile has significantly enhanced steel slab handling operations at Tees Port
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NewsPaper Mate
The deployment of supply chain expertise in the set-up and operation of the Port of Tilbury''s Enterprise Distribution Centre has proved a decisive factor in its success
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NewsReach stackers: six big questions
Steve Cameron put six critical questions to reach stacker producers and users. The answers supplied offer major assistance to identifying the right machine at the right price
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NewsNo longer all at sea
While the recent emphasis on port security has been centred on cargo, little attention has been paid to actively scanning individuals, many of whom regularly access port terminals as part of their legitimate employment. Alex Hughes reports.
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NewsLine boss adds his voice
Chuck Raymond, ceo of Horizon Lines, has commented on port security in the wake of the DP World debacle. Raymond is past Chairman of the National Advisory Council on the Maritime Transportation System and the Security sub-committee of that council and also a member of the National Maritime Security Advisory ...
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NewsModelling for safer solutions
Mooring ships can be dangerous. Every year thousands of terminal and ship staff are injured in mooring line accidents, and in some cases, the accidents can be fatal. David Foxwell reports on the risks and how to mitigate them.
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Rosslare Europort gets upgrade
Consultants Royal Haskoning recently became involved in an upgrade project at the Irish port of Rosslare. The project addressed the repair of berths 1 and 2 at Rosslare Europort where the pier is 260m long and was built in the 1950s using two parallel walls of concrete blockwork founded on ...
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NewsFlexible friends
Felicity Landon finds out why these flexible friends have so much to offer to small and medium-sized ports.
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Bespoke tailoring
This year Gottwald officially launches its new Crane Generation 5 range, which it says has been designed in response to the specific requirements of terminal operators, stevedoring companies and shipping companies, and are higher, more powerful and faster.
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NewsDouble deal for consultants
Royal Haskoning, the engineering, architecture and environmental consultancy, describes its experiences working on two projects for the Yemeni government''s investment arm.
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NewsMultilift: for and against
Terminals pursuing growth want to maximise the productivity of every lift cycle. That is why the trend is towards twin-lifts from ship-to-shore and twin-lifts on the yard, says Bromma. But does it necessarily follow that a universal rush to multilift spreaders is justified? Felicity Landon reports.
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The system approach
Handling equipment suppliers are getting involved much earlier in the port planning process, claiming more effective systems selection and, hopefully, faster payback. Neil Madden reports.
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NewsPlanned system migration
One of the most comprehensive projects in which Kalmar''s capability has been used is the Port Est extension, on the Indian Ocean island of Ré union.
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NewsWhen business profiles change
If Tilbury''s experience is anything to go by, ports have much to gain by outsourcing their materials handling operations. Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsThe Congestion Buster
Barcelona is to award a 30-year concession this year for its brand new container terminal on Prat Quay. Late last year, the port''s second box handling facility, Tercat, made all the industry headlines when it was revealed that its bidding partner for the contract would be none other than the ...
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Demand holds strong
Ports and terminal operators are continuing to invest heavily in additional ship-to-shore container gantry cranes, in order to keep pace with the sizeable annual growth in box traffic volumes. Rowland Armstrong reports.
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NewsSelective outsourcing
" The importance of good maintenance cannot be over-emphasised, " says KS Won, president of Portek Indonesia. The company is part of Portek Group, and maintains a total of 28 quay cranes, 40 RTGs and four MHCs across the whole Indonesian archipelago.
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NewsThe Art of the Impossible
Containerisation has fundamentally changed the way cargo handling services are paid for. Gustaaf de Monie explores an intricate subject.
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Beware of getting locked in
Would you purchase a vehicle that provided marginally better performance or was marginally less expensive than conventional vehicles, but had only one supplier on the planet for replacement parts? Where even basic maintenance items will have a long lead time and a handsome price tag.
