Latest News – Page 175
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NewsGreen hydrogen imports
Rotterdam is continuing to build an Australian network for the future import of green hydrogen
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MOVES TO WIN APPROVAL FOR SALE OF BOLLORE PORT ASSETS?
As Port Strategy goes to press, the MSC Group is undertaking due diligence as part of the exclusive process it has agreed with Bollore to acquire 100 per cent of Bolloré Africa Logistics, comprising all of Bollore’s transport and logistics activities in Africa, on the basis of an enterprise value ...
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Not the whole story
If you take it at face value, it is a top tier shipping line providing a perspective of what it sees as major port bottlenecks negatively impacting the supply chain. It is a list of those ports where Maersk has, and is, facing delays getting on the berth to discharge ...
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EARNINGS BONANZA BUT LITTLE SHARED LARGESSE
There is no shortage of reports about the record earnings that shipping lines have chalked up in 2021 and which are forecast to continue in 2022. There are few signs, however, that common user terminals will see any associated benefits.
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COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS NOT BEEN DISASTROUS FOR GLOBAL TRADE
Shortages in shipping capacity cannot be put down to excessive levels of trade volumes.
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NewsA CASE FOR A SYSTEM WIDE LOOK AT INFORMATION FLOWS?
The backlogs at ports, and the counts of waiting vessels at historical highs, can’t stay out of the news. The Omicron variant appears to be cresting in the USA but it did sideline dock and terminal workers- including in hard-hit Los Angeles-Long Beach (LA-LB).
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RE-SHORING: A BANDWAGON GATHERING MOMENTUM?
This year, C&A, a large fashion retailer, started producing jeans in bulk, in the heart of Europe. Their new factory is carbon neutral, heavily robotized and digitalized and has an initial capacity of 400,000 pairs of jeans per year.
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NewsOCEAN LITERACY HAS TO BE HIGHER UP THE AGENDA
‘Thinking Ocean’ is not receiving the prominence it deserves – there is a strong case for business stepping up, especially marine businesses
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NewsAPMT’s GHG Goal
APM Terminals, is bringing forward its net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target to 2040
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NewsContecon Boost
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is investing US$230 million at its Contecon Manzanillo facility in Mexico.
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NewsSEATTLE’S TERMINAL 5 COMMENCES OPERATIONS
The first-phase of the modernised Terminal 5 in the Port of Seattle is up and running.
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NewsFIVE-YEAR DIGITAL PLAN FOR NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has set a target of creating and introducing a fully digital ecosystem in all of the country’s ports by 2025.
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NewsGood news for British ports
New research shows that UK port investment has overtaken pre-pandemic levels as the sector returns to growth
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NewsRobotic port equipment
One port equiment manufacturer has launched a new robotic portfolio designed to improve safety and eco-efficiency
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NewsBattery support service
A battery financing and support service has been launched for electric forklift truck customers
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NewsElectric fleet award kudos
A British ports operator has been presented with a green industry award after switching 50% of its fleet to electric
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NewsPOWER SUPPLY PRACTICALITIES
Across-the-board, power supply to cranes and vessels is responding to environmental challenges and leveraging hard earned experience to optimise implementation. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsNEW PATHS FOR PARAGUAY
Low water in the River Parana waterway is prompting fundamental changes in inland container logistics and new port gateway selections
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NewsIS THIS FOR REAL?
Felicity Landon discusses the use of simulation for operator training and the perceived benefits it offers
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NewsINSTC GEARING UP
Recent and planned investments look to achieve the more eff ective operation of the fledgling International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). Oleksandr Gavrylyuk charts the progress
