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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

After the recent oil spill disaster involving the Bow Jubail in the Port of Rotterdam, one piece of technology was instrumental in helping the authorities clean ship’s hulls which were fouled by…

2nd August 2018

Fleet Cleaner completes Rotterdam oil spill cleaning

2nd August 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

A power outage at Liverpool Port which caused delays and congestion for hauliers at Liverpool2 has seen a backlog of containers and gate times extended to 24 hours.

2nd August 2018

Liverpool power outage causes delays

2nd August 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Electric powertrains will solve global CO2 emissions challenges but terminals need to account for charging requirements, according to an electromobility expert.

2nd August 2018

Ports must plan for electric charging

2nd August 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The greatest opportunity today is the new way of thinking in horizontal transport, the managing director of AUCOS-Systems GmbH has stated.

2nd August 2018

Opportunities lie in horizontal transport

2nd August 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The entire ports and terminals sector needs to force standardisation and data-sharing: that’s the message from senior vice president for INFORM Software’s Logistics division Dr Eva Savelsberg.

1st August 2018

Ports needs to force standardisation

1st August 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

There are big opportunities for digitalisation and automation in the ports and terminals industry, for smaller as well as large terminals, a port expert has claimed.

1st August 2018

Port automation needs a wider focus

1st August 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has awarded Rotterdam-based Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) a contract to plan for the development of 11 ports in the country.

1st August 2018

Kenya plans 11 new ports

1st August 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Tariff and trade wars are a concern but the medium-term outlook for global container port demand growth is positive thanks to strong underlying economic momentum across the world’s major economies, according to…

1st August 2018

Trade wars unlikely to stop container growth

1st August 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Paris MOU, Tokyo MOU, Indian Ocean MOU and Black Sea MOU port state control (PSC) regimes will focus on the prevention of ship air pollution during forthcoming concentrated inspection campaigns (CICs).

1st August 2018

PSC collective focus on emission compliance

1st August 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

After the recent oil spill disaster involving the Bow Jubail in the Port of Rotterdam, one piece of technology was instrumental in helping the authorities clean ship’s hulls which were fouled by…

1st August 2018

Fleet Cleaner completes Rotterdam oil cleanup

1st August 2018