Bulk Handling – Page 8
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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
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NewsLifting the data curtain
Carly Fields learns about ATOM’s mission to improve automation experiences
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NewsAPM virus shutdown contributed to Maersk Q2 2017 loss of USD$264m
AP Moller Maersk has cited “commercially challenged terminals” as one of the reasons APM Terminals reported a loss of USD$264m in Q2 2017.
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NewsRotterdam hackathon to ‘sketch the future’
“Visionaries will sketch the future,” Garmt Nieuwsma of the World Port Hackathon organisation recently stated. And now we have a date for that event – September 1, 2017.
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NewsIoT can beat “dumb, dark and disconnected” industry
The Internet of Things (IoT) could give greater momentum to the industry’s slow uptake of technological solutions, according to Michael Dempsey, vice-president for Container and Port Solutions at ORBCOMM.
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NewsPort of Chittagong tops container growth
In 2016, 126 ports handled more than 1m teu of containers, according to DynaLiners’ ‘The Millionaires’ roundup, which found 82 ports had grown.
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Customer feedback counts, says Peel
Investing in new technology is important for a port, but listening to customers is also pivotal, Peel Ports Group’s deputy chief operation officer David Huck told delegates at TOC Europe.
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Integration in data-sharing necessary, say executives
Ports need to get better at data-sharing, or risk creating "digital islands" that don''t communicate, a digital specialist has warned.
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Find pilots and dive in to software melee
Ports needn’t be overwhelmed by the mass of port, container and supply chain technology solutions hitting the market, CEO and partner of SeaIntelligence Consulting Lars Jensen has said.
