Operations
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First ports ‘Sector Safety Plan’ launched
03/07/2019Port Skills and Safety (PSS), the collective body for Safety and Skills in UK ports, has launched the first ever ports Sector Safety Plan. READ more
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Overcoming the berth bottlenecks
05/06/2019Charlie Bartlett explains why port call optimisation projects have much to offer all parties involved in a cargo move, including the ports themselves READ more
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Dark clouds persist on economic horizon
05/06/2019Carly Fields hears that a global economic recovery is far from assured in 2019 READ more
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Cross-port benefits of geospatial technology
05/06/2019Modern GIS systems do not need to be restricted to just one or two experts in a port. Alex Hughes finds out who else can put geospatial data to good use READ more
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Building and sustaining community connections
05/06/2019The benefits go both ways when ports focus on community engagement, reports Felicity Landon READ more
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Playing a supporting role
05/06/2019Revamped and refitted pilot vessels offer a means of ‘greening’ port operations. Alex Hughes reports on the options available READ more
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Trade wins in biosecurity battle
02/06/2019Iain MacIntyre investigates the pioneering programmes at ports that have waged war against invasive species and pests READ more
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2038: Humans vs. automation
23/05/2019A world where artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced to the point where we can compare it to a human and judge it by its actions accordingly is the scene set in the latest instalment of a futuristic port story. READ more
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Cargotec projects tackle industry inefficiencies
14/05/2019Cargotec is to continue its joint projects with multiple startups to address maritime industry inefficiencies introduced to it through maritime startup collaboration platform, the Rainmaking Trade & Transport Impact Programme. READ more
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The sky isn't falling in on cargo demand... yet
07/05/2019While the sky “isn’t falling in”, as one speaker put it, there was a definite air of negativity on the global economic outlook at TOC Asia’s conference in Singapore. READ more
