GLOBAL PORT SOLUTIONS

EDITORIAL

• Foreword
  By Nigel Walker

PORTS POLICY

• What Next for the European Ports Industry?
  By David Whitehead, Chairman, European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)
• LNG-Shipping Safety around Ports and Terminals
  Johan H. de Jong, MARIN

PORTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

• Managing The Risk - A European Perspective
  By Dr Christopher Wooldridge, Senior Lecturer in Marine Geography, School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences Cardiff University, UK.
• Oil Spill Contingency Planning and Training for Ports and Harbours
  Dr. Melanie Robertson-Rintoul, Principal Consultant ECOS Ltd Dr. Nigel Peters, Director ECOS Ltd
• All Waters Flow To The Sea - Solutions For Floating Litter And Debris
  Louis E. Shenman, Vice President - United Marine International (UMI), Westwood, NJ, USA
• Why Water?
  By Mike Elsom, Managing Director, Sea and Water
• Port Surveying Technology
  Dr. Freddy Pøhner, Kongsberg Maritime, Norway
• Carbon Bed Adsorption Applied On Crude Oil Vapours
  Tomm Lund, Vice President, Cool Sorption A/S - An Aker Kvaerner Company
• Breathing Deeply
  By Ian Adams, International Bunkering Industry Association

PORT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

• The Port and the City: Planning for Opportunities in the 21st Century
  By Thomas Ward, Principal, Marine Terminal Planning & Analysis JWD Group, Oakland, California
• Mapping for Dredging Ports and Harbours
  Tore Sannes, Cfloor AS, Oslo, Norway
• Partnership In Ports - Eurogate And The Port Of Hamburg
  By Corinna Romke
• Serving The Global Dredging Community
  VOSTA LMG
• The Evolution of Navtek VTS Systems
  Navtek AS
• Russians Invest Heavily To Handle Transit Traffic
  By David Robinson
• Baltic Ports Expand To Keep Pace With Trade Growth
  By David Robinson

PORT INFRASTRUCTURE

• Rail Technology In Ports: The Seeds Of The Future
  By Paul Howard, Managing Director, Rapid Rail Ltd
• Embedded in Service Quality
  By Tony Sysum and Paul Howard, directors of Rapid Rail
• Keeping Cranes on Track
  Bemo Rail
• New Technology In Container Terminals
  Container Terminal Altenwerder, Hamburg - A Case Study
  By Ulrich Spindel, Head of Container Information Systems, Hamburger Hafen - und Lagerhaus AG.
• A Case Study in Corrosion
  High Performance Concrete Structure as a solution to Corrosion in the Marine Environment: The case of an old concrete pier in Port Progreso.
  By P. Castro-Borges, A. A. Torres-Acosta*, E. I. Moreno**
  Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del IPN. Unida Mérida, Yucatán. México.
  *Instituto Mexicano del Transporte, Sanfandila, Querétaro. México.
  **Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. México.

CARGO HANDLING TECHNOLOGY

• Choosing the Right Crane for the Job
  By Michael Ibarth, Product Manager, Energy Guiding Chains, Wampfler AG
• Challenges of Environmentally Friendly Marine Marketing Terminals
  Melissa Lenhart, John Zink Company LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• The Crane Operator’s Cabin
  By Peter Hojsager, Managing Director, Scandinavian Cabin Co A/S (ScanCab), Aabenraa, Denmark
• Crane Modernisation and Productivity Enhancements
  A Case Study by By Mike Kozlowski and J.T. Sholes, TM GE Automation Systems, Salem, VA, USA.
• Grabbing The Best Technology
  By Sigvard Orts, ORTS GmbH Maschinenfabrik
• Mampaey “Total Mooring Solutions”
  Mampaey Offshore Industries BV
• Container Identification and Tracking
  Camco Technologies reaches new milestones in Gate Automation
• Your Solution Provider In Bulk Handling
  Alain de Visscher, VIGAN Engineering S.A.
• Trellex Fenders Fendering for the Future
  Hans Soderstrom, Vice President, Trellex Fender Systems
• Putting a Brake on Container Cranes
  By Lawrence E. Chizmar, BUBENZER BREMSEN AMERICA LLC
• Noell Delivers Straddle Carriers to Tacoma Port, USA
  Noell Mobile Systems and Cranes GmbH (NMS)
• Advanced Container Handling
  SORT+STORE GmbH
• Alimak Gives Container Cranes a Lift
  Alimak AB
• Long Range Laser Scanner For Automation
  By Michael Burger Dip. Eng., Auto Ident Division, SICK AG, Reute Germany
• Offering A Close Inspection
  Nuctech Company Limited
• Under Pressure - Getting The Best From Tyres
  By Tony Shakespeare, Goodyear
• Improving Container Handling in Ports
  Dr Veijo Miihkinen, Managing Director of Oy Meclift Ltd
• Alumina Dome Storage in Canada
  PIRS SA

PORT SECURITY

• Security Adds Value to the Logistics Process
  By Paul Zaal, Manager Marketing & Sales, Bosch Netherlands
• Security Systems To Meet Your Needs
  Lace Control Systems
• Ericsson National Security Networks for Harbour Command and Control
  Ericsson Microwave Systems AB
• Selecting the Right Cargo X-Ray System
  By Nick Gillett, Director of Applications Engineering, L3 Communications, Security & Detection Systems and Douglas Stevenson, Director of Global Marketing L3 Communications, Security & Detection Systems
• Choosing Radar Systems for VTS and Coastal Surveillance
  By Terma Radar Systems
• Maritime and Supply Chain Security After 1 July 2004
  By Les Chapman, Maritime Security Director, Control Risks Group