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NewsPivotal port optimisation role: berthing benefits
Decarbonisation efforts supported by heavy duty digitalisation have been abundant; most of these efforts are tied to the routing and performance of vessels when they are out at sea.
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NewsIs tailwind here to stay?
Driven by high shipping costs and poor reliability due to congestion and equipment shortage, Lidl decided to start its own shipping line, Tailwind.
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NewsThe silly season: shortages and inflation
Typically, when it comes to July and August, summer vacations are the main focus for many people as they disappear from their normal routines and try to “switch off”.
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NewsPrepare for life out of the shadows
Ports have traditionally had a link to politics but under the influence of COVID-19, lockdowns, congestion, environmental goals, strikes, exceptional geo-political events and other key influential factors the political dimension has grown significantly larger.
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NewsHigh stakes ‘game’ in play
It is interesting to speculate what will happen when DP World’s two terminal contracts at Jawaharlal Nehru Port – India’s second biggest container gateway in volume terms – come to the end of their concession lifetimes in 2028.
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NewsA Bumper Package
The view appears to be gaining ground that the party is over in container shipping and normal operating conditions are on the way back. This may be true – only time will tell – but for sure there are still significant problems in the supply chain.
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Essential Reading
The shipping and ports sectors have in recent years shown a vulnerability to serious hazardous cargo related incidents. The National Cargo Bureau has conducted studies which throw some light on the potential scale of the problem. It has also developed Hazcheck Detect – a cargo screening tool
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NewsCRYSTAL BALL GAZING
Halfway through a year already filled to the brim with “impactful” developments, port executives engage in the perilous activity of forecasting what’s coming next.
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NewsAN ALTERNATIVE TO THE BRI; WILL IT BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME?
Under the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI), China financed and built around US$1 trillion worth of infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries, making it the world’s largest bilateral creditor and increasing China’s influence in many countries.
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LOGISTICS PROBLEMS AND UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES
Will port congestion and labour shortages ever end as inflation rises with economic output declining? Should we plan ahead for recession as central banks have few tools available. Maybe, maybe not.
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NewsMAKING SENSE OF ONSHORE POWER SUPPLY
Thank heavens for a bit of common sense as espoused recently, in a joint statement by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the Federation of European Private Companies and Terminals (FEPORT), with regard to onshore power supply (OPS).
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NewsThe World Turned On Its Head?
Is there a seismic shift underway in the traditional rules of engagement? Will the world we know today be turned on its head and what are the priorities to survive in this challenging new world? Andrew Penfold charts the future
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NewsPORT CONGESTION AND SUPPLY CHAIN DIFFICULTIES PERSIST
Congestion, excess shipping capacity and manpower shortages are blamed for inflation and shortages in shops.
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Concessions: Proven Processes have the Best Potential to Deliver
Government to government ledport concession deals are now surfacing but there is little evidence to suggest this is a proven approach
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NewsDECARBONISATION, DIGITALISATION AND OPTIMISATION CROWD IN
As we move into the second half of 2022, economic and political storm clouds have been obscuring the horizons.
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FOUR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE ESPO ‘TRENDS IN EU PORTS’ GOVERNANCE 2022’ REPORT
The European Seaports Organization (ESPO) periodically assesses developments in port governance, and recently published its findings for 2022. The following four takeaways are relevant.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS: UPWARDLY MOBILE ON THE BUSINESS AGENDA
Public Relations (PR), in the world of instant news and online media, has risen up the list of day-to-day business priorities.
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NewsSUMMER OF DISCONTENT
This is the summer of discontent in Europe with a raft of port and wider transport strikes in play. What is the solution, is there one? Equally, it is important that wider workforce issues are not overlooked with the current focus on pay and keeping pace with inflation.
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NewsTHE RIGHT TIME FOR US PORTS TO TALK UP THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS
Amidst all of the noisy headline grabbing national news regarding the Ukraine, the Supreme Court, and rising energy prices- infrastructure, a topic close to port executives’ hearts (albeit lacking front-page news appeal) is back on the agenda.
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ZERO EMISSION CONTAINERSHIPS: WHO DARES WINS
In the bigger scheme of things, the question where zero emission container ships will be introduced first is not very relevant; what matters is that they are introduced and as soon as possible.
