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Bulk handling manufacturer Graviti has delivered six self-discharging containers of its own design to Riga Central Terminal, Latvia.

9th October 2023

Graviti delivers self-discharging containers

9th October 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Shibata Fender Team Group (SFT) has developed a new assessment tool that provides Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per individual…

9th October 2023

SFT Green Tool

9th October 2023

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US-based inspection body, the National Cargo Bureau (NCB), confirms that 55 per cent of inspected containers were non-compliant…

9th October 2023

NCB Safety Fears

9th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Florida Legislators are supporting the purchase of two new container cranes at the Port…

9th October 2023

New Jaxport Two

9th October 2023

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Kalmar is acquiring the product rights of the electric terminal tractor product line from US-based Lonestar Specialty Vehicles (LSV).

9th October 2023

Kalmar acquires the rights to Lonestar speciality vehicles

9th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Leading provider of maritime data and transparency, RightShip, has launched an enhanced version of its industry leading…

9th October 2023

RightShip GHG 2.0

9th October 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

APMT Callao has recently lost breakbulk cargo, principally due to congestion factors, but with new investment implemented is confident that it is back on track. Rob Ward reports

9th October 2023

Overcoming congestion

9th October 2023

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The world looks quite different today than it did in 2019. The implications for port development of these structural shifts are far-reaching. How should the port sector adapt to the new reality?…

9th October 2023

Investment uncertainties build

9th October 2023

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Digital twins are rapidly expanding within the ports sector.

9th October 2023

The rise of digital twins

9th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An increase in over-sized cargo and the need to handle this as safely as possible is steadily increasing demand for overheight frames.

9th October 2023

Rise of the overheight frame

9th October 2023

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

In today’s rapidly evolving world of innovation, the introduction of digital twin technology has provided a game-changing tool for transforming airline operations and has huge potential for application with ports and terminals.…

9th October 2023

Digital twins: the future

9th October 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The construction of the new Chancay Port, a 992ha mixed use project, in which COSCO Shipping holds a 60 per cent stake and Volcan, a subsidiary of Swiss mining company Glencore, has…

9th October 2023

Chancay: setbacks, environmental concerns but progress made

9th October 2023

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‘One man’s gain is another’s pain’ as the old adage goes and this is the case with Puerto de Paracas which has made inroads into Callao’s general cargo traffic. But will it…

9th October 2023

Paracas carves out its niche

9th October 2023

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Mexico’s two key Pacific Coast ports - Lazaro Cardenas and Manzanillo - are pushing on with major investments to meet new demand. Nearshoring also has the potential to accelerate growth elsewhere, A…

9th October 2023

Pacific ports push-on

9th October 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) claims carriage of electric vehicles…

9th October 2023

Safe EV Claims

9th October 2023

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OPERATIONS

Hutchison Ports has taken another step towards its decarbonisation goal with the arrival of six new hybrid cranes at its BEST terminal in Barcelona, Spain.

9th October 2023

BEST takes on hybrid cranes in decarbonisation drive

9th October 2023

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The ocean freight industry may have turned a corner after 12 months of plummeting rates.

9th October 2023

A turning point for the ocean freight industry?

9th October 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Throughout the world of digitalisation- which looms large across all maritime sectors, 2023 has been the year of Artificial Intelligence (or “AI”).

9th October 2023

Ai: great potential but bits of the jigsaw still to be completed

9th October 2023

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Argentina is building momentum with lithium exports – big things are expected – and the race is on to capture this cargo from the so-called Lithium Triangle. There are various gateway options…

9th October 2023

Lithium: gateway race on

9th October 2023

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The word greenwashing has risen from a rarely used word to one in common usage today. What does it mean?

9th October 2023

Green credentials tested

9th October 2023