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DIGITAL

DIGITAL

Leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused digital maritime platform specialist, RightShip, has confirmed two new port deals. The first is in Itaguai, Brazil, with the second deal in Napier Port, New…

27th February 2024

Rightship secures two new projects

27th February 2024

DECARBONISATION & SHOREPOWER

DECARBONISATION & SHOREPOWER

The European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) became applicable to shipping from January – just as the crisis in the Red Sea was escalating. Felicity Landon  addresses the key points

27th February 2024

ETS: Complex, costly and changing

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Buying a controlling interest in the Port of Piraeus was one of China’s first international moves to build its influence in the port industry, while Thessaloniki now has its own controlling Tsar. AJ…

27th February 2024

Post privatisation pluses & minuses

27th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Although car manufacturers in Mexico are deeply worried about the “invasion” of mostly smaller and cheap automobiles from China, port operators with ro-ro facilities are making hay while the Far East sun…

27th February 2024

Ro-ro terminal bonanza

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Concerted action on infrastructure investment promises to open the door to an increasingly bright future for the port of Paranagua. Rob Ward maps out the plans and other positives.

27th February 2024

Paranagua prospects look bright

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

In early 2023 a major earthquake occurred in the region where the Turkish ports of Mersin and Iskenderun are located. AJ Keyes looks at what happened, the implications for these two ports and what…

27th February 2024

Down but not out

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Unfair data scraping practices being deployed in the port, terminal and wider supply chain context can create something akin to the impact of a rush for Glastonbury tickets – except that it…

27th February 2024

Beware data scraping

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Non-specialist headline news sources have gone overboard on the impact of the Houthi-led Red Sea closure. Andrew Penfold takes a penetrating look at the cost impacts and other factors that will shape the outcome…

27th February 2024

Don’t overplay the issues!

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Kalmar separating from Cargotec could unlock shareholder value by allowing both companies to independently pursue sustainable and profitable growth opportunities.

27th February 2024

Kalmar demerger rationale explained…

27th February 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Threat detection and screening technology specialists, Smiths Detection, is to participate in an EU Horizon programme…

27th February 2024

Smiths Joins METEOR

27th February 2024