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Weaker ports risk abandonment in digital sprint
Weaker or smaller ports that are unable to keep up with digitalisation and infrastructure demands could be abandoned by shipping lines, delegates at an International Maritime Organization special event on ports heard.
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Call for greater port co-ordination and co-operation
Shipping lines, ports and other operators in the maritime sector have been urged towards greater co-ordination and co-operation in dealing with the challenges ahead at a special event on ports hosted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London.
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NewsProtectionism blamed for global handling slowdown
Trade protectionism has been blamed for an overall slowdown in volumes at world ports in the first quarter of this year, with the throughput growth rate down 2.9 percentage points year-on-year.
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NewsTT Club: ‘Embrace tech and save lives’
TT Club has made an impassioned plea to the container industry to “embrace technology to save lives”.
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NewsSubstantial retrofit terminal automation potential
Substantial potential exists for retrofit terminal automation, Drewry’s March 2018 Quarterly Port Sector Report Briefing shows.
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NewsSize isn’t everything
It isn’t the size of your port that matters – it’s what you do with it. Felicity Landon reports on a new ‘connectivity index’
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NewsDon't forget the human touch
Avoid the empty promises of automation and think about the bigger productivity picture, advises Alex Hughes.
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NewsDP World reports record volume growth
DP World reports a record 70 million teu passing through its terminals in 2017 allowing the operator to achieve 10.1% volume growth.
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NewsDealing with renewed inflation
Ports should consider adopting more dynamic tariff mechanisms to counter the impacts of inflation, advises Johan-Paul Verschuure
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2018: “transformative year” for ports
Shifting economic trends, trade flows and global demographic patterns, in conjunction with changes in port ownership could lead to a "transformative year" for port development, according to law firm Ince & Co.
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NewsHow to attract future calls from mega-ships
The International Transport Forum has used Jakarta as an example to illustrate how ports with more mixed performance volumes could attract future calls from very large container ships.
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NewsNavis CTO identifies top port tech trends
Navis'' chief technology officer (CTO) has identified the technology trends in the ocean shipping sector that he views as having the greatest impact in 2018 and beyond.
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NewsTT Club's four-step approach to safety
Work place injuries still account for almost a third of insurance claims costs for ports and terminals according to TT Club analyses.
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NewsAugust container port throughput at all-time high
August’s Drewry global container port throughput index reached an all-time high of 126.8 points.
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NewsAPMT safety campaign slashes fatalities
A safety campaign prompted by a “black year” for fatalities at APM Terminals’ global terminals in 2014 has led to a 93% decline in the number of fatalities in three years.
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World Bank expands port governance guidelines
A recently published World Bank Viewpoint has delivered detailed insight on port governance.
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NewsHacking at the hurdles
From gimmick to reality, hackathons have come of age. Stevie Knight reports
