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TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Conversational analytics — “changing the paradigm from ‘point and click’ to actually speaking with applications that are providing analytics” — will be an application that will emerge in the port and terminal…

2nd August 2018

Conversational analytics to alter port paradigm

2nd August 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Automation provides the industry with lots of great products but there is tough competition for innovation opportunities compared to digitalisation, a technology specialist has said.

2nd August 2018

Port digitalisation open for innovation

2nd August 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

An arbitral tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled that the Government of Djibouti’s seizure of the Doraleh Container Terminal from DP World is illegal because the latter’s…

2nd August 2018

London court finds Doraleh seizure illegal

2nd August 2018

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

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ghana’s government plans to implement a new measure to tackle smuggling in Ghana’s ports arising from diverted transit goods allegedly meant for landlocked countries including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

31st July 2018

Ghana tackles port smuggling

31st July 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The ShibataFenderTeam Group has released its first White Paper on rubber compounding which looks at the raw materials used in rubber production, the physical properties of a fender and their correlation with…

31st July 2018

Judge fenders on physical properties

31st July 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Port equipment manufacturer Liebherr has developed a new low-voltage frequency converter system which promises significant reduction in energy consumption and emissions.

31st July 2018

Electric drive promises emissions reduction

31st July 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Port of Busan has signed a cooperation agreement with the Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) to establish a robust port bunkering system going forward.

31st July 2018

Port of Busan bunkering agreement

31st July 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Cosco Shipping Lines’ Americas network is fully operational following a cyber attack, the company has said.

30th July 2018

Cosco US “fully recovered” post cyber attack

30th July 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of Hueneme is using chemical free eco-friendly pilings for its new efficiency-geared harbour deepening project.

27th July 2018

Eco pilings protect Hueneme marine life

27th July 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Inland border controls post-Brexit would present public, animal and environmental health risks, the Port Health Authority for London has warned.

26th July 2018

Port checks essential in Brexit UK

26th July 2018