Technical Papers Port Planning, Design & Construction
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The Panama Canal expansion: business as usual or game changer for ship design?
In the Port Focus section of edition 51 of this journal, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Dr. Theo Notteboom considered the question: the Panama Canal expansion- business as usual or gamechanger? They considered this question from the point of view of trade development, noting the ‘divergence of opinion’ on the subject due to the complexity of trade and the number of variables and feedback loops involved. Research by the authors of this article has looked at this question from a different perspective – what effect may the expansion have on ship design?
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The preferred scale of container terminals
Both terminal operators and port authorities are interested in knowing the optimal scale for a terminal they are going to operate or lease. Container terminal operators are interested in the terminal scale as it will affect their operational cost structure and will have implications on the commercial strategy needed to attract container volumes. Port authorities are implicitly or explicitly interested in the scale of terminals in their ports in the context of the concessioning of port land.
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Hamburg-Le Havre Range topped 40 million TEU in 2011
With six TEU millionaires on a coastline of only 500 sea miles and a seventh port to enter this league soon, the North Range is one of the busiest port regions in the world. A recent study conducted by the ISL provides new insights on the various traffic flows passing through these ports.
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New corrosion resistant steel grade for marine applications
AMLoCor offers a significant reduction of the corrosion rates in the low water zone (LWZ) and in the permanent immersion zone (PIZ), which is normally the location of the maximum bending moments, and consequently the highest steel stresses.
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Port business architecture – helping to improve business performance
In the 50th Edition we discussed the business complexities of ports/ terminals and the continuing pressures they face, which show no signs of abating. In order to help improve business performance, whilst dealing with these challenges we introduced the concept of Port Business Architecture (PBA). In Part 2 we look at how to implement PBA, further highlighting the benefits such an approach can bring.
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Predicting and measuring waves, long waves and winds
Many ports and harbors experience occasions when energetic weather conditions lead to operational issues. These may relate to underkeel clearance for the entrance or exit transit, agitation at the berth due to swell penetration or longwave surge and high winds influencing vessel management for example. Effective planning for these activities requires reliable quantification of site specific weather parameters over short and medium (five to seven days) forecast range. To meet this need, a set of web-based tools (MOVs – MetOceanView) has been developed to allow access and management of harbor-scale weather.
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Early Contractor Involvement in infrastructure projects
Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) provides an efficient means of designing and planning infrastructure projects in a cost-effective, more efficient and less adversarial structure. Using ECI with a properly executed contract that reflects a partnering relationship should increase transparency and therefore reduce risk, increase shared responsibility and limit the reasons for litigation.
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India at a glance: emerging opportunities in a growing market
March 1999 saw a ship called Wan Hai Venus call at India’s first privately funded container terminal at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal, within Jawaharlal Nehru (JN) Port at Mumbai.
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Navigating the Post 45 feasibility study at the Port of Charleston
Over the past few months major advancements in the Charleston Harbor deepening project, known as Post 45, have occurred, resulting in increased interest and excitement around not only the Lowcountry, but throughout the United States and the world as well.
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A slick solution for tracking oil spills
Oil spill tracking and dispersant monitoring have been a concern for many years, but they come to the forefront of attention when there is a major occurrence such as the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Spill.
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