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INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The 2M breakup in 2025, announced recently, came as a bit of a surprise, although Maersk in particular portrays it as a logical consequence of their integrator strategy.

6th April 2023

The 2M breakup; what can ports expect?

6th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

If my inbox is any indication, 2023 is going to be another big year for D and D - not demurrage and detention (or Dungeons and Dragons!!!), but, rather, digitalisation and data.

6th April 2023

Thinking big on digitalisation, data and infrastructure funding

6th April 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

 Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) at the Port of Virginia on the US East Coast is now using four…

6th April 2023

Electric NIT

6th April 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian Port of Itapoá has invested US$25 million in 10 remote-controlled Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs), claiming it is the first port in South America to utilise this type of equipment.

6th April 2023

Porto Itapoa invests in new hardware

6th April 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

After what it describes as an “excellent 2022,” Cargotec has entered 2023 with a record order book. However, the global equipment manufacturer also believes this year will be full of uncertainties.

6th April 2023

Cargotec: success followed by uncertainty and ambition

6th April 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Gangavaram Port, in India, has confirmed the arrival of a new locomotive train to…

6th April 2023

Gangavaram Loco

6th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World has increased rail capacity at London Gateway by 50 per cent by introducing two new Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes.

6th April 2023

RMGs at Gateway

6th April 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Terminal Darsena Toscana (TDT), at the Port of Livorno, Italy, is now using Allread technology to automate trucking departures.

6th April 2023

Allread for TDT

6th April 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Fundación Valenciaport, (MSC terminal), and representatives of the Valencia dockers, have visited the Hyster-Yale Group facilities in Weeze…

6th April 2023

Testing Hydrogen

6th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Ports of Indiana is looking for a long-term business partner to operate the International Ag Shipping Terminal at Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan.

6th April 2023

Indiana in search for terminal operator

6th April 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Further interest in shoreside power being provided at ports has been confirmed and on a wide geographic basis.

6th April 2023

Shoreside power momentum

6th April 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) and Kaleris, parent of Navis, have announced a new partnership arrangement. By connecting GSBN to…

6th April 2023

Partnership

6th April 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

JLT Mobile Computers, a leading developer of computing solutions for use in challenging environments including maritime terminals, has upgraded its versatile …

6th April 2023

JLT 5G Ready

6th April 2023

AFRICA

AFRICA

Egypt’s first inland dry port, the October Dry Port (ODP), near Cairo, has selected the TOPS Expert system to be its main Terminal Operating System (TOS).

5th April 2023

Egypt’s October dry port selects TOPS expert system for its TOS

5th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Elcome International is to supply and install vessel traffic management systems (VTMIS) at ports and terminals operated by AD Ports Group.

5th April 2023

AD Ports to install Saab vessel management system

5th April 2023

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

Chinese information and communications technical (ICT) service provider, Huawei, and Tianjin Port Group, are increasing their collaboration by developing a digital twin of the major Chinese port.

4th April 2023

Tianjin port and Huawei to collaborate on digital twin development

4th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

ICTSI has taken the initiative and submitted its own detailed proposal of how to achieve the enlargement of container terminal capacity in Melbourne, a step in keeping with the times

4th April 2023

Sign of the times

4th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Digital supply chain technology provider, Nexxiot, has developed a new digital vector sensor to remove uncertainty and risks associated with cargo safety and delivery.

4th April 2023

Clever gadget ensures safer cargo delivery

4th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World’s team at Southampton, UK has broken its all-time move count record after handling more than 9,000 containers on a ship which visited the logistics hub last week.

3rd April 2023

DP World breaks move count record

3rd April 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Through the imposition of unequal tolls on the River Parana Argentina has sparked a storm of protest from other user countries while the new dredging concession is still pending. Rob Ward reports

3rd April 2023

Right rumpus on the Parana

3rd April 2023