All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1116
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NewsSiemens powers down with 'cold ironing'
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution has thrown its offering for combating air pollution in port in the ring with a ship-to-shore cold ironing product that allows ships in port to be connected to the medium voltage network of the local power supply company.
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Extra lift for Hyster
Handling equipment manufacturer Hyster has increased the capacity of its 7-high single empty container handling models by 1.5 tonnes. The H16.00-22.00XM-12EC, can now lift a total of 8.5 tonnes.
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NewsDraught deepened at Barranquilla
Work to deepen the draught at the entrance to the port of Baranquilla was completed at the end of December, four months behind schedule. However, changes to the original design meant that one of the major levees needed to stabilise navigation along the Magdalena River was not built.
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Ship and shore
A significant increase in the number of accidents threatening assets and environment has led to an increasing demand for the training of ship and shore personnel in the same exercise, says VTS (vessel traffic system) and VTS simulator specialist Transas.
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Whiplash, what next? (Viewpoint)
With "Wall Street whiplash" another phrase is coined to sum up the recent snakes and ladders effect taking place on Wall Street and mirrored on other stock exchanges around the world, not least the FTSE.
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NewsShelf life
What is the shelf-life of a simulator? GlobalSim says the first crane simulator it sold is now over ten years old and was recently upgraded, with new computers, motion controller, projector and software installed. Many of the original components could be re-used, says Clyde Stauffer.
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Marseilles incentives to woo lines
Marseilles-Fos is offering reduced 2008 port dues to container lines that push increased volumes through the French port.
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Northern neighbours foster relationship
Germany''s Eurogate and Russia''s National Container Company (NCC) have forged a North-European alliance to improve prospects for their respective container terminals in Ust-Luga and Wilhelmshaven.
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Russian dockers demand salary hikes
A strike by dock workers in late 2007 effectively paralysed operations at the Russian port of Tuapse for three days, with dockers eventually ordered back to work following a court ruling.
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NewsPorts must invest to meet demand, says PTP
Harun Johari, chief executive of Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), has spoken out on the need for ports to invest in handling to meet mushrooming container trade.
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NewsGame plan (please delete earlier version)
As new computer hardware and software technologies evolve, crane and material handling equipment simulators will continue to get more realistic, says Clyde Stauffer, vice-president of US-based GlobalSim. "We take major advantage of a lot of the technologies developed for the computer games industry. Specifically, as image generation hardware increases in ...
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Chinese to fund Hambantota Harbour
The Chinese government has agreed to fund 85% of the $360m cost of building the new Hambantota Harbour in Sri Lanka. The loan will have to be repaid within 15 years at an interest rate of 0.9%, including a four-year grace period.
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NewsTighter belts
Global credit crunch and port finance provision tightens but the year still starts with some "new wave" deals, as Mike Mundy reports
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NewsAnswering the 'what if' question
In training situations or in feasibility studies, simulators can provide answers to the "what if?" question. Felicity Landon reports on the latest trends
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Russians invest in Finland
Russian transport company Severstraltrans has bought a 50% stake in Finnish container terminal operator Multi-Link Terminals and Container Depot from Finland''s Container Finance Group.
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NewsBabcock & Brown continues acquisitions spree
The Australian company Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has acquired a 43% stake in the Belgian Westerlund Group, which has offices in the ports of Antwerp, Rouen, Marseille, Tilbury and the Chinese city of Changshu.
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NewsJICT container expansion continues
Hutchison Port Holdings is continuing to expand its Jakarta operation to meet the demands of customers such as APL, Maersk and CMA/CGM.
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NewsHPH raises curtain on Mexican facility
HPH has officially opened its $244m facility at the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico.
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NewsSmaller box terminal at Savona
The proposed Vago Ligure container terminal at the port of Savona being promoted by APM Terminals is to be "re-sized". The blow to APM comes after the proposal was referred by local authorities to Italy''s Environment Ministry.
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Lightening strike slows RBCT
It took Africa''s Richard Bay Coal Terminal two weeks to return to normal operations following a lightning strike at the end of last year.
