Terminal Operations – Page 56
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NewsBRazilians go it alone over ballast water
Five years of waiting for the world to get in step over new rules to control discharge of ships'' ballast water has proved too much for Brazilian authorities, who are to go it alone.
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NewsWe mustn't pay the earth for development
It''s a burden we all have to share; protection of the environment should be top of port developers checklists, as Stuart Pearcey explains
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Who's watching the watchers?
As the supplier of software to manage, search and exploit vast amounts of CCTV footage one might reasonably expect Mirasys chief executive Jukka Riivari to be relaxed about how the footage is used.
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Camera systems can learn from the past to change the future
The traditional role of surveillance systems has been to identify incidents and allow a reaction to them - but what if the camera view could be used proactively to change port operations hour by hour to suit changing circumstances?
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NewsSurveillance sees port operation from a new angle
Intelligent surveillance is about more than the hardware, as Stuart Pearcey finds out
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NewsPollution - the big clean up
Port pollution control has taken on a life of its own, as Stevie Knight finds out
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NewsAn individual perspective
David Jacobs of CWA has a very personal view of pollution issues. A ship''s master for many years, he is now a senior consultant and acts as arbitration for various maritime pollution cases.
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Energy sapper
While once-upon-a-time any commitment to reducing energy consumption was viewed as purely a way to portray a company''s "green credentials", with the high cost of fuel these days it is now more a commercial necessity and never before has the adoption of new energy-efficient technologies made good business sense.
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A water solution to cut costs
Associated British Ports (ABP), which received recommendations from the Carbon Trust, implementation of which resulted in an immediate 8% saving in energy consumption, has carried out extensive work to its water supply systems.
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NewsEcodrive your way to energy savings
According to an International Transport Forum study published in May, ecodriving has become a key element of national strategies to reduce CO2 emissions in a number of countries.
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NewsPlease turn off the light!
For little or no cost, ports can saves thousands by optimising the way they use energy, but key to it all is awareness and communication, as Patrik Wheater finds out
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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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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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NewsThe electrification of ports
Once viewed as a fashionable ''green'' statement, self sufficient power generation is in today''s ports less of a luxury and more a necessity, as Patrik Wheater finds out
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Energy capture to fuel Russian port
As part of its expansion plans, Russia''s National Container Company has ordered 19 energy-efficient rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes, to meet an anticipated annual capacity of 9m teu.
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NewsFingerprints: Pointing to the complacency trap
Biometrics might be the next big security thing, but too must reliance on one solution must be avoided, warns Stuart Pearcey
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Newsbiometrics 2
To understand what''s meant by ''biometrics'' requires a near dissection of what meaning the word''s intended to carry in any given set of circumstances, says a campaign group.
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Newsbiometrics 3
About a million US workers will be enrolled in the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) initiative by the end of this year. The country reached the half-way point of its implementation when the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) started enrolling its workers at Hampton Roads, becoming the 78th port to do ...
