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TOC Europe news

Much more investment on the people and processes side of fully-automated terminals is necessary to get the best of available technologies, a Navis executive has told Port Strategy….

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Stop asking port workers to pilot space shuttles!

Cloud-based solutions constitute the technology that will have the greatest effect on the ports and terminals industry today, XVELA chief technology officer Robert Inchausti has said….

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Get on board with cloud technologies, urges XVELA

Kalmar president Antti Kaunonen has identified automation, sharing data and making best use of big data as three key opportunities shaping the ports and terminals industry….

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Kalmar: tech opportunities for ports

Taking a step-by-step approach to automation is sensible because it allows for time for terminals to become orientated with functionality and processes, the managing director of LASE has said….

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Port automation best approached in stage…

The possibility of even-bigger ships, the acceleration of ship cascading and the continuing impact of neo-panamax dimensions on ports are just some of the pressures being placed on container terminals today, according to WSP’s Andrew Penfold….

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“Tougher” box terminal sector realities

Having access to reliable energy consumption figures is important in beginning to tackle or improve energy saving at a terminal, the global vice president of sales, ports & terminals at Identec Solutions has said….

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Want to save energy? Get the figures rig…

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TOC Europe news

The greatest opportunity today is the new way of thinking in horizontal transport, the managing director of AUCOS-Systems GmbH has stated….

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Opportunities lie in horizontal transpor…

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….

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Port digitalisation open for innovation

The ports and terminals industry will never be state of the art, the commercial director and owner of TBA told Port Strategy (PS) at TOC Europe 2018….

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Ports: always another challenge to pursue, TBA

The majority of medium and small-sized terminals are not involved in conversation about automation because it is expensive and the return on investment is not clear….

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Automation driven by big players

Artificial intelligence (AI) is still not what we would consider really intelligent behaviour and companies should think carefully about whether it will benefit them before investing, a technology expert has stressed….

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Exercise caution with AI

Money spent by port authorities on catering for big ships is being taken from the capital available for projects, claims the associate vice president and director of US maritime planning at WSP….

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Big ships delaying US port projects

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TOC News

Electric powertrains will solve global CO2 emissions challenges but terminals need to account for charging requirements, according to an electromobility expert….

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Ports must plan for electric charging

Data gained from artificial intelligence (AI) needs to be interpreted using appropriate technology, not manually, a technology expert has warned….

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Navis warns on risks of data misinterpre…

Efforts by ports to green operations are driving technology development but the whole maritime industry needs to work together to do more, the senior vice president of mobile equipment at Kalmar has said….

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More collaboration needed for green evol…

The implementation of shore power is one of the main challenges for ports tackling emissions at berth and in surrounding anchorages, an engineering expert has stressed….

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Low ROI holding back shore power growth

Automation and safety should be key areas of focus for ports if they want to improve efficiency, the president and chairman of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association has said….

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Efficiency gains are in automation

A new truck scanning project at Barge Terminal Tilburg aims to provide terminals with more data to enable better control of supply chains, faster turnaround times and less waste of time and fuel….

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Truck scanning reduces idle time

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