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Turning out 20,000 lights
Idea sharing and joint ownership of carbon cutting projects will tackle worldwide port emissions,explains Felicity Landon
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NewsThe community approach
Ports can''t do it by themselves, says Professor David Menachof, port logistics specialist at Hull University Business School.
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NewsNo credit where it's due
"Where else are you taxed on the actions of other people?" asks Charles Hammond, who continues to speak out forcefully against the UK''s Carbon Reduction Rules because of the way they will affect ports.
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NewsDrawing the line
What is your port''s carbon footprint? Well, it depends where you draw the line. Felicity Landon reports
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Comfort viewing for inspectors
Thanks to their Axis surveillance system installed in the summer of 2009, cargo inspectors at Norfolk Virginia keep a closer eye on up to 1,000 boxes every day in a yard the size of six football pitches without leaving the safety of their office.
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surveillance sidebars
Doyle''s Law: Axis Communications'' Phil Doyle''s four ''must do'' action points for anyone buying a surveillance system
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NewsHigh definition is the future of survellance
Clues to the future potential of port surveillance are all around us, as Stuart Pearcey discovers
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The future is Green
The benefits of integrated green ideas can stretch beyond the immediate port environs, says BMT's Del Redvers.
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NewsWinning the sustainability dollars
Stop treating green initiatives as ''add-ons'' and start embracing holistic solutions, Stevie Knight suggests
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CSS Code
The IMO subcommittee on dangerous goods, solid cargoes and containers (DSC) has produced draft amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code), addressing problems associated with access to lashing points on containerships. The scope of these amendments includes both ship design and construction, and ...
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NewsUnderstand the dangers
The Port of Felixstowe is one of those that has been involved in the development of the new Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code) at IMO, and it has also had input into the Lloyd''s Register guidelines.
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NewsSafety on board
Shore-based stevedores risk life and limb when lashing boxes on poorly designed containerships. Felicity Landon investigates
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NewsPort protection
Felicity Landon reports on the drive to find the best container scanning solutions
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NewsSecurity and IT "critical issues" for dryports
Integration of security and IT systems will be a critical issue in the drive to develop hinterland "gateways" and inland freight hubs, Haven Gateway project director Richard Morton has warned.
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Snags of scanning
Is it worth investing in all-singing, all-dancing scanning technology following US diktats? Possibly not, as Carly Fields finds out
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ABB cranes go the regenerative route
Changing the way cranes use energy can have a major positive impact on energy use, as ABB have proved with the introduction of their automatic cranes.
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NewsLos Angeles looks to the sun for answers
The use of electric vehicles saves a great deal of oil, but arguably shifts the demand from one type of fossil hydrocarbon to another, on the basis that the electricity has to come from somewhere.
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NewsEnergy: We must do more with less
Port operators should take heed of energy-guzzling space race pioneers, as Stuart Pearcey explains
