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ValenciaPort Foundations Jonas Mendes Constante and Miguel Llop talk technology

A new report says that although the outlook looks bleak for large scale port automation investments, operators can still take advantage of opportunities offered by innovative Information Communications Technology (ICT).

Jade Softwares Kaustubh Dalvi explains why change management is essential when upgrading a TOS

Drewry’s latest global container operators report gives an insight into the industry over the past year and highlights the combined impact that bigger ships and shipping alliances are having on ports and…

The Port of Tyne is axing 40 jobs as part of a cost saving exercise as a consequence of falling coal handling volumes.

Maurice Jansen examines how ports can better face ever more complex issues

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is celebrating a record year of growth, with 3.66 million teu through the Port of Savannah – a 17% increase.

Smart ports: virtual, real, inevitable, possible, or just another buzz phrase asks Felicity Landon

DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has kept its top spot when it comes to world productivity, recording 131 moves per ship per hour in 2014, up 10% from 119 in 2013.

A faster ship ordering cycle and aggressive deployment of mega ships has left terminal development trailing, according to consultants.

APM Terminals has quashed the hype that ‘gamers’ will run automated terminals of the future.

As increasingly stronger shipping line alliances pile pressure on ports to bend to their demands, ports should look to play the carriers at their own partnership game, industry experts advise.

Stagnating productivity increases that have not kept pace with a growth in ship sizes is a “concern” for Maersk Line.

A new report says that continued slow growth in the global economy has had a knock on effect on the overall growth of ports causing them to suffer from continued weak productivity.

Ports should embrace an increasingly data driven world, rather than view the data revolution as a threat.

Ports that are wholly focused on competition with other ports will not be around in 50 years, the chief executive of a leading think-tank has warned.

The US Port of Savannah handled a record 335,337 teu in April – a 25.8% increase, or an additional 69,000 units – and saw strong growth in ro-ro traffic.