Operations News – Page 94
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Container weighing rules are coming
Ports that remain unconcerned by incoming container weighing regulations will be in for a shock come July 1, 2016.
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Kalmar wins HHLA straddle carriers order
Kalmar has secured an order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers from Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA).
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NewsForget size, focus on efficiency
Demand is “simply not there” for 24,000 teu containerships so ports must now focus on improving handling efficiency rather than catering for ever-larger ships, according to CTI Consultancy’s Andy Lane.
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NewsGate automation a ‘no brainer’
Installing gate and truck technologies is a ‘no brainer’ for ports, offering payback on investment in as little as two years, according to software specialist TBA.
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Challenged to find bright spots
Panellists at TOC Asia in Singapore were challenged to identify bright spots in the container handling sector after highlighting the combined bitter pills of the China slowdown, containership overcapacity and increasing pressure on box terminal returns.
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NewsNeed for a port shakeup?
At the 18th annual Global Liner Shipping Conference, Kim Fejfer, APM Terminals chief executive, delivered the terminal operators’ keynote address.
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NewsRunning the rails
Alex Hughes examines the often arm''s length relationship between terminals and rail
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NewsRising to the occasion
Israel''s Haifa has no qualms about meeting its competition head on. Michael Mackey reports
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NewsGale force
The drive for offshore wind power in Europe has scarcely begun, as Felicity Landon explains
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NewsKnow your enemy
Competition isn''t just around the corner in an interconnected Europe. Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsJust the job
Third party maintenance is still attractive at lower volumes, as John Bensalhia finds out
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NewsLonger horizon
Poti''s a good yardstick of what’s happening on the eastern side of the Black Sea, finds Stevie Knight.
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NewsOff the grid
There are a lot of reasons why a port''s power supply may need added ''oomph''. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsBuying in bulk
Used bulk handling equipment proves a tougher sell than container units, explains Alex Hughes
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NewsA weighty issue on the west coast
In the US, the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) says that all of its member terminals are incapable of providing verified gross mass (VGM) weighing services as per the new SOLAS guidelines going into effect on July 1.
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Global Ports Development Report 2015
The Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) has issued its Global Port Development Report for 2015.
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NewsESPO: Top environmental priorities for ports
ESPO has released results from its recent environmental review 2016, with the aim to update the top ten environmental priorities of European ports.
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NewsChallenging the norm
Malaysia''s grand Sapangar development could give Port Klang a run for its money, explains Stevie Knight
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NewsChain reactions
Supply chain efficiency needs balancing against the risks of running a port, explains Martin Rushmere
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NewsKeeping pace
Dean Davison examines how existing ports can plan to keep pace with the swelling demand
