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OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Congestion has rained pain on port and supply chain operations but as Mike Mundy discusses it has also delivered some valuable lessons, including simple fixes, that can promote resilience and efficiency going…

15th November 2022

Congestion: lessons learnt

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A draft report on Australia’s Maritime Logistics System has been released by the government’s Productivity Commission. Felicity Landon charts its key points

15th November 2022

Maritime logistics scrutinised

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Melbourne has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s draft report. 

15th November 2022

The Melbourne View: We will be engaging

15th November 2022

WORLD

WORLD

Steve Cameron sees positive indicators for short-sea shipping and UK small ports. Funding, autonomous vessel plans and off shore wind are all playing their part

15th November 2022

Signs of an uplift

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Straits of Gibraltar major ports of Algeciras and Tanger Med sit at the heart of Western Mediterranean transshipment activity. AJ Keyes looks at the influential liner strategies driving their evolution

15th November 2022

The pillars of Hercules

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

AJ Keyes charts the development approaches taken in Algeciras and Tanger-Med, the rationale behind them, and the potential for liner operators to mix and match between the two facilities

15th November 2022

Mix and match strategy

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Algeciras is highly established, and Tanger- Med has successfully grown its throughout volumes to top seven million TEU per annum in the 10 years it has been operating, but is there room…

15th November 2022

Room for one more?

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Rob Ward reviews DP World and APM Terminals’ expansion plans in Peru’s main port of Callao. DPW’s project is underway, APMT’s is still waiting for government approval while new competition from Chancay…

15th November 2022

Callao gears up

15th November 2022

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Chilean tugboat operator SAAM Towage has bought the Peruvian towage operations of fellow Chilean company Ian Taylor, as part of its expansion plan.

15th November 2022

SAAM Towage takes Ian Taylor

15th November 2022

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Four companies talk to John Bensalhia about recent initiatives that contribute to the smart port doctrine

15th November 2022

News from the front line

15th November 2022