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INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Recent times have seen a spate of maritime incidents spanning groundings, collisions and, particularly notable, containership and ro-ro vessel fires which, experience shows, are often caused by mis-declared cargo. 

18th April 2023

Paths to Reducing Serious Maritime Incidents and their Impact

18th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Konecranes is to supply two Generation 6 Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes for Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), marking its first-ever mobile harbour crane order in Cambodia.

17th April 2023

Cambodian mobile harbour crane first

17th April 2023

WORLD

WORLD

London Gateway’s logistics park has welcomed its second tenant after becoming a freeport.

17th April 2023

London Gateway welcomes second tenant

17th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World Antwerp Gateway has welcomed three giant container cranes which will significantly modernise and up capacity at the terminal.

12th April 2023

Giant cranes up capacity at Antwerp-Bruges

12th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The World Maritime Organization calculates the scale of sea-level rise under different global warming scenarios. The findings are not to be taken lightly.

12th April 2023

Sea-level rise: just how much?

12th April 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The terminal tractor supply sector is pushing on with work aimed at introducing new clean fuel designs.

11th April 2023

Terminal tractors

11th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The international drug trade is booming with shipping containers the main method of delivery. Mike Mundy assesses what part technology can play in solving the problem

11th April 2023

Record highs

11th April 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma has a three-pronged strategy for 2023. AJ Keyes discovers what the company is focusing on and how it intends to reach its goals

11th April 2023

Three-pronged strategy

11th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Baku is on an expansion path with capturing new transit cargo flows at the heart of this. Oleksandr Gavrylyuk identifies the drivers and details the plans

11th April 2023

Baku builds big

11th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The APMT Itajai terminal lives on but the clock is ticking. Is revival a realistic prospect in the face of tough competition? Rob Ward investigates

11th April 2023

Down but not out?

11th April 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Dr. Ulrich Malchow, the driving force behind the development of the innovative Port Feeder Barge system, highlights its attributes and the politics which have prevented its introduction in Hamburg

11th April 2023

Port feeder barge on hold

11th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Does 2022 performance among North-West Europe containerports evidence the seeds of structural change? Johan-Paul Verschuure, Director, Rebel Group, details the trends and analyses this key issue

11th April 2023

Shake-up scenario?

11th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

5G cargo solutions are helping revolutionise cargo management at Portugal’s Port of Aveiro by decreasing ship turnaround time. 

10th April 2023

Revolutionising cargo handling using 5G

10th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The past two years have seen a radical change in the distribution of container trades serving North American markets. What will the position look like when (and if) the market stabilises? Andrew Penfold surveys…

6th April 2023

New balance of power?

6th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In November last year the Tbilisi International Film Festival featured a documentary film entitled, The Port that Never Was. It refers, of course, to the proposed new deep-sea port of Anaklia on Georgia’s Black Sea coast.

6th April 2023

The port that never was

6th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

After two years of unheard of profitability in the maritime sector will the players be able to manage their profits to withstand the pressures of the next two years, or have they…

6th April 2023

“The party is over” and the pressure is on

6th April 2023

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