2015 June: Overweight containers and incorrectly declared weight have been a problem for ports, shipping lines and others in the global supply chain since the beginning of the container revolution in
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How to build a sustainable cruise port THE IMPACT OF CRUISING ON THE CARIBBEAN Growth in cruise traffic is usually perceived as positive. Growth in ship size and passenger volumes increases business.
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Sound port operations to protect the environment By Jan Sierhuis* and Jesper Goodley Dannisoe** The port is like a complicated organism with many processes and many of these may pose a threat to the e
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2015 February: Warehouse management has evolved from times when general cargo was discharged “loose” from ships. The wharfinger, a licensed warehouse practitioner, had more responsibility for keeping
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2015 February: It is sometimes argued that those involved in port management focus almost exclusively on what is happening within the boundaries of their facilities. However, in an increasingly diffic
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2015 February: The traditional approach to Caribbean productivity has been to focus primarily on upgrading equipment. Whereas this focus is in itself necessary, it is perhaps far more important to ado
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2015 February: We awake to the grief of more than 10 major disasters every 72 hours. Statistically that is 3.4 disasters every day. And we track them all -- in the morning headlines over cereal and co
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