Container & Cargo Handling – Page 23
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NewsCargotec and Konecranes to merge
Cargotec and Konecranes will be merged to focus on sustainable material flow with development of key projects in automation, robotics, electrification and digitalisation.
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NewsSIDELIFTER EFFECTS
John Bensalhia investigates the latest developments and innovations in the sidelifter sector.
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NewsUS$4.5bn to expand ports investment platform
US$4.5bn has been secured to expand a ports and terminals investment platform in existing and new geographies.
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NewsOPTIMISING PORT VEHICLE TRAFFIC
Writing exclusively for Port Strategy, Dr. Nils Kemme of Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) discusses proven solutions to keeping port vehicle traffic moving and the role of simulation in this.
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NewsDP World acquires feeder businesses
DP World has taken another step in its supply chain strategy with the acquisition of several feeder businesses.
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NewsCOVID-19: ANY CLEARER YET?
COVID-19 is prompting a rethink of supply strategies. Increased transshipment activity is expected but, as Andrew Penfold confirms, margins will be slim and financing new capacity challenging.
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SponsoredLiebherr TCC78000: We heavy-lift your project
For the loading of all types of large sized and heavy-duty goods in the Port of Rostock, Liebherr offers its heavy lift crane to external companies.
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NewsTOWARDS A BETTER INDUSTRY
Peter de Langen, regular contributor to ''Port Strategy'' as The Analyst, recently published a book entitled ''Towards a Better Port Industry'' with Routledge. Is it similar in content to the monthly columns? asks AJ Keyes.
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NewsContainer dwell time prediction solution
A solution for predicted container dwell time will be implemented at a German container terminal to improve efficiency.
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NewsDIVERSIFICATION POTENTIAL
The maritime industry is accused of being slow to change and not entrepreneurial enough. JP Verschuure feels that COVID-19 may change this situation.
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NewsEMERGING FROM COVID MIST
In the second of a two-part series, Andrew Penfold, of Mundy Penfold Ltd, looks at the potential implications following the COVID-19 pandemic crisis for ports and terminals.
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NewsWHAT IS DRIVING CAPE CHOICE?
With utilisation rates dropping and the idle fleet increasing, linking Asia and Europe via the Cape of Good Hope is an appealing option. AJ Keyes asks why.
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NewsLashing complaint goes to European Commission
Six European shortsea and feeder ship operators have filed an official complaint to the European Commission, claiming International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) attempts to force ships to use dockers for container lashing violate EU competition law.
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News€7.5m grant for European automation project
A project which aims to show that autonomous ships and automation in ports can make waterborne transport much more flexible and user-friendly while further reducing the environmental impact of EU transport has secured a €7.5m grant.
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NewsFEASIBILITY OF ‘DARK’ TRADE
In this second part, Ron Crean of London-based Windward, outlines what ports and terminals need to be wary of to be safe from sanctions.
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NewsRemote workforce planning a priority
A new report has found that safety and planning and managing a remote workforce are priorities for terminal operators as they adapt their operations and business strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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News“EVERY MAN IS AN ISLAND”
What a turnaround! Coronavirus has driven us away from the idea of ‘no-man is an island’ in completely the opposite direction. Physical contact is quite rightly frowned upon, the ethos now is isolation and lock down (as depicted in comic terms on our front cover)! The knock-on consequences of COVID-19 ...
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NewsTHE POST COVID-19 NEW WORLD
Andrew Penfold of Mundy Penfold Ltd looks at the current COVID-19 pandemic and asks whether it will ever be business as usual for the container industry.
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NewsScan and deliver
John Bensalhia takes a look at today''s container scanning system innovations and developments.
