Terminal Operations – Page 59
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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 ...
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NewsThat's Orwell and good...
The predictions in George Orwell''s novel 1984 seemed far-fetched when it was published six decades ago - but seem to be edging ever-closer with the co-operation between five countries to develop the ''server-in-the-sky'' database.
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Doing it by hand in Halifax
The Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia knows its workers like the backs of their hands - and proves it by allowing (or denying) 4,000 of them access to the right work area by scanning the vascular pattern on their hands.
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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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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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NewsSafety measures: A weight problem
Current concerns over container weights have major implications for ports - and port safety. Felicity Landon reports
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Preservation of people and plant
Richard Willis, an application consultant with Jade Software''s logistics division, witnessed overweight container problems in his previous job as planning and systems manager for the Port of Liverpool''s container terminal.
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Declaring dangerous goods
ICHCA International is involved in the progress of a number of initiatives that are aimed at improving safety in ports.
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Confined spaces warning from ICHCA
ICHCA has launched a major publicity drive on the dangers of working in confined spaces on ships after reports of a number of fatalities involving both dockers and seafarers.
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NewsDaGoB highlights safety implications of cross-border differences
Differing dangerous goods rules in European countries and even within the same countries need to be addressed. Felicity Landon explains
