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PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Sinay has signed a new €1.6 million contract to create a digital maritime platform with the European Space Agency (ESA).

15th December 2022

Sinay – ESA maritime digital platform

15th December 2022

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

The Government of New South Wales is fast-tracking a project to develop renewable energy shore power at the Glebe Island and White Bay facilities in Sydney. 

15th December 2022

Fast Track Sydney

15th December 2022

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

Saudi Arabia has announced that is looking for up to US$10 billion in supply chain investments. 

15th December 2022

Saudi Seeks US$10bn

15th December 2022

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

The Port of Rotterdam is to run trials with drones to achieve sea-going and inland shipping inspections as part of efforts to reduce pollution. 

15th December 2022

Drone Deployment

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports), USA is the beneficiary of US$550 million in state funding which is to be used for setting up a near dock intermodal rail yard and establishing an…

15th December 2022

South Carolina Ports Readies State-Funded Projects

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) reports that the Bagamoyo Port project is back on its agenda following a period of it being shelved due to cost considerations.

15th December 2022

Tanzania’s mega Bagamoyo project back on the agenda

15th December 2022

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has fixed a contract for the installation…

15th December 2022

PAV Solar Initiative

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The recently enacted Port of Newcastle (Extinguishment of Liability Bill) 2022 opens the door for the removal of restrictions placed on the Australian east coast port that have prevented it from entering…

15th December 2022

Newcastle Handcuffs Off

15th December 2022

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

A project to establish a cross Colombia underground tunnel as a rival to the Panama Canal is now seeking initial funding of US$75m.

15th December 2022

Panama Alternative

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

MSC’s port sector operating subsidiary, Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) in partnership with local property developer Tradepoint Atlantic, is set to establish a new container terminal in Baltimore on the site of a…

15th December 2022

Msc to build new Baltimore box terminal

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Acquisition activity in the ports and wider shipping and logistics sector is seeing something of a spike.

15th December 2022

Acquisition activity spikes with port sector deals prominent

15th December 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

There is no mistaking the fact that ‘Xmas’ is over in the container shipping sector. Lean times are ahead in the majority of world markets compounded by the age-old folly of too…

15th December 2022

Plenty To Think About

15th December 2022

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

With the current multi-purpose vessel fleet ageing and little newbuilding activity, Drewry asks the question who is going to carry the wind blades of the future? Felicity Landon reviews the premier findings…

15th December 2022

Tough times for MPV market

15th December 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Mature markets today bring new challenges in delivering major new port capacity, especially in a competitive climate. The issue is how to reconcile the economic impact-orientated agenda of port landlords with the…

15th December 2022

Market share versus profits

15th December 2022

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

John Bensalhia looks at the market trends, players, expertise and cost savings now on offer in the second hand equipment sector

15th December 2022

Second time around

15th December 2022

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

John Bensalhia tracks the advance of the electric reach stacker system including product R&D, trials, recharge issues and solutions, the order book and the cost equation

15th December 2022

Electric power play

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Container shipping lines now face a markedly different market situation. Felicity Landon highlights the findings of a recent Drewry Webinar on this key subject

15th December 2022

Market fundamentals turn

15th December 2022

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

With road and rail transit capacity cut as a result of the application of sanctions the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad finds itself in a worsening position. Oleksandr Gavrylyuk reports

15th December 2022

Kaliningrad walks tightrope

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Gothenburg has confirmed that for the first half of 2022 it recorded a 53 per cent share of the total Swedish container market, reflecting a rise of three percentage…

15th December 2022

Gothenburg: Hinterland Penetration and Deeper Draught

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A need to change strategy is required for Baltic Sea container ports due to lost Russian cargo. AJ Keyes looks at the situation and what some of the major ports are doing…

15th December 2022

Avoiding russian roulette

15th December 2022

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In reply to a question as to why the fleet is under-invested, Oatway said: “This sector was in decline for some ten years prior to the pandemic; rates in 2019 were barely…

15th December 2022

MPV Order Book reflects the market and remains slim

15th December 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A new mobile app from North P&I is looking to ease the incident evidence gathering burden for marine professionals.

13th December 2022

Incident gathering app

13th December 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The UK’s Port of Felixstowe said it has become the first port in Europe to introduce autonomous terminal tractor units (ATs) into mixed traffic container terminal operations.

13th December 2022

Autonomous truck first

13th December 2022