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THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

This year, C&A, a large fashion retailer, started producing jeans in bulk, in the heart of Europe. Their new factory is carbon neutral, heavily robotized and digitalized and has an initial capacity…

3rd January 2022

RE-SHORING: A BANDWAGON GATHERING MOMENTUM?

3rd January 2022

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

‘Thinking Ocean’ is not receiving the prominence it deserves – there is a strong case for business stepping up, especially marine businesses

3rd January 2022

OCEAN LITERACY HAS TO BE HIGHER UP THE AGENDA

3rd January 2022

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is investing US$230 million at its Contecon Manzanillo facility in Mexico.

3rd January 2022

Contecon Boost

3rd January 2022

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The first-phase of the modernised Terminal 5 in the Port of Seattle is up and running.

3rd January 2022

SEATTLE’S TERMINAL 5 COMMENCES OPERATIONS

3rd January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has set a target of creating and introducing a fully digital ecosystem in all of the country’s ports by 2025.

3rd January 2022

FIVE-YEAR DIGITAL PLAN FOR NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY

3rd January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

New research shows that UK port investment has overtaken pre-pandemic levels as the sector returns to growth

1st January 2022

Good news for British ports

1st January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

One port equiment manufacturer has launched a new robotic portfolio designed to improve safety and eco-efficiency

1st January 2022

Robotic port equipment

1st January 2022

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Across-the-board, power supply to cranes and vessels is responding to environmental challenges and leveraging hard earned experience to optimise implementation. John Bensalhia reports

27th December 2021

POWER SUPPLY PRACTICALITIES

27th December 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Low water in the River Parana waterway is prompting fundamental changes in inland container logistics and new port gateway selections

24th December 2021

NEW PATHS FOR PARAGUAY

24th December 2021

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Felicity Landon discusses the use of simulation for operator training and the perceived benefits it offers

23rd December 2021

IS THIS FOR REAL?

23rd December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Recent and planned investments look to achieve the more eff ective operation of the fledgling International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). Oleksandr Gavrylyuk charts the progress

23rd December 2021

INSTC GEARING UP

23rd December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

TCP, the Paranagua (Brazil) container terminal operator, is to establish a permanent presence in Asuncion as part of efforts to consolidate and expand Paraguayan container traffic

22nd December 2021

TCP SETTING UP IN ASUNCION

22nd December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

There’s a continued downward trend in container prices and leasing rates reflecting supply chain disruption

21st December 2021

Container rate insight

21st December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

A new whitepaper reveals that technology is increasingly being put to use to increase port efficiency in the UK

20th December 2021

Smart port whitepaper

20th December 2021

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Johan-Paul Verschuure of the Rebel consultancy group looks at the new-found wealth of shipping lines and the implications for the terminal operating sector

17th December 2021

TERMINAL TRANSITION

17th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Four industry groups have come together to produce best practice guidelines on storing and handling dangerous goods at warehouses, ports and terminals.

17th December 2021

Dangerous goods safety guidance

17th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Waiting times and congestion at ports are at unprecedented levels forcing shippers to take action

16th December 2021

Consolidation to reduce delays

16th December 2021

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Eurotransit Group of Companies (Eurotransit) has ordered two rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes for its new intermodal terminal

16th December 2021

New Dostyk RMGs

16th December 2021

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Yellow Sea area is a sub-regional powerhouse in China and home to some of the country’s biggest container ports. AJ Keyes looks at the current strategy in play for the region

15th December 2021

YELLOW SEA POWERHOUSE

15th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Harwich Haven Authority is teaming up with Senseye and Safetytech Accelerator to develop a better understanding of how fatigue impacts safety critical operations at the port.

15th December 2021

Fatigue risk study

15th December 2021

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Transshipment is on the rise at South Korea’s Port of Busan. AJ Keyes looks at the investments programmed to facilitate growth in this sector and other priorities

14th December 2021

BUSAN HAS A PLAN

14th December 2021

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Vehicle Booking Systems (VBS) deployment, bolstered by meeting the challenges of the pandemic, is growing fast. Mike Mundy charts the rise of VBS based on a PS sector survey.

14th December 2021

VBS takes the fast lane

14th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

In a ceremony that recently took place at the port city of Toamasina, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Société de Gestion du Port Autonome de Toamasina (SPAT) signed a 15-year…

13th December 2021

ICTSI Madagascar concession extended

13th December 2021