Cargo Handling
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Urgent challenges to overcome on hydrogen use
14/01/2019With more ports considering hydrogen fuelling options for shoreside equipment, there is a pressing need to overcome the challenge of inexperience, according to Hydrogen Europe. READ more
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Eastern port alliance competition roadblock
11/01/2019Hong Kong’s Competition Commission has opened an investigation into the newly formed ‘Hong Kong Seaport Alliance’ to assess whether it breaks fair competition rules. READ more
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Hong Kong "prime candidate" for alliance
10/01/2019Hong Kong has "long been a prime candidate" for a terminal alliance, Drewry’s senior analyst for Ports & Terminals has said following the formation of the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance. READ more
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Intelligent storing system helps efficiency
18/12/2018A joint-venture formed by DP World and SMS group aims to reduce container handling costs and improve speed, energy efficiency and safety with a new and intelligent storing system at Jebel Ali Terminal 4. READ more
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European port backs high-speed container plan
05/12/2018Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) have established a joint venture (JV) to develop a way of transporting containers at high speed through a tube to and from the Port of Hamburg. READ more
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"Mediocre" performance stifles global ports
03/12/2018Global major terminal operators maintained a throughput of 41.69m teus in Q3 2018, but the “growth rate of the global terminal operators fell further to 5.8%, the lowest in the past two years,” a new report shows. READ more
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Submissions open for Navis Inspire Awards
30/11/2018Submissions are now being accepted for the 2019 Navis Inspire Awards which include expanded nomination categories and a new Individual Achievement Award. READ more
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Intelligent cargo system helps Marseille Fos
15/11/2018MGI has rolled out a new intelligent cargo system at the Port of Marseille Fos to track and manage cargo and support supply chain efficiency. READ more
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In-transit goods are most at risk of theft
13/11/2018Ports have limited power to reduce cargo theft because most happens while goods are in transit, a new report has found. READ more
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Empty box handling woes stack up
05/11/2018Charges for storage of empty containers at ports are “absolutely too low”, but a bigger problem is the lack of focus on comprehensive strategies for empty handling, according to a port executive. READ more