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PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

As terminal automation increases, Dave MacIntyre assesses the performance of Terminal Operating Systems (TOS) in keeping pace and benefits offered.

7th June 2020

Keeping Pace With Automation

7th June 2020

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Porto Itapoa, the container terminal partly owned by Maersk Line, has leapt into third position in the Brazilian box hierarchy, as Rob Ward discovers.

7th June 2020

RIDING CREST OF REEFER WAVE

7th June 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

A new smart port challenge has been launched to support innovative maritime tech startups.

5th June 2020

Smart port challenge launches

5th June 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

A Dutch port authority has published a request for tenders (RFT) for the provision of a new transport service that will incorporate autonomous vehicles and reduce congestion while improving container handling efficiency.

5th June 2020

Dutch port issues autonomous transport tender

5th June 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A port automation project which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of waterborne transport has secured EU grant funding.

4th June 2020

€7.5m grant for eco-led automation project

4th June 2020

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

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…

4th June 2020

€7.5m grant for European automation project

4th June 2020

ASIA

ASIA

China has released a free trade port master plan with the goal of having a basic operation in place in the south of the country by 2025.

3rd June 2020

China unveils free trade port master plan

3rd June 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A consortium is working on making Dutch inland waterway shipping more sustainable in line with Paris Climate Agreement goals.

3rd June 2020

Emissions-free barge concept

3rd June 2020

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its likely impact, we have rescheduled GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2020 to now take place from 20-22 October 2021. The location will remain Piraeus,…

3rd June 2020

New dates announced for GreenPort Congress

3rd June 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Port and shipping industry partners have come together in an urgent call to action to accelerate the pace of digitalisation to cope with a post-COVID-19 “new normal”.

2nd June 2020

Call to action to accelerate digitalisation

2nd June 2020