Short sea shipping focus for prime event

10/12/2018

Submissions are now being invited for the Southampton 2019 Coastlink Conference, which will focus on the latest developments and future of short sea and feeder container shipping and how they form part of a competitive supply chain. READ more

Policy consistency plea to aid fair market

03/12/2018

The Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) has called for policy consistency in a market where it says port stakeholders are being forced to compete for a shrinking customer base amidst continuing shipping consolidation. READ more

Online gaming potential for terminals

22/11/2018

Kalmar is exploring whether online gaming could open up new ways of running and optimising a container terminal with automation in mind. READ more

Ship growth optimism with trade concern

19/11/2018

The global maritime industry is cautiously optimistic about the global business environment for world trade, but also concerned about challenges to industry recovery including the potential impact of trade tensions, cyber security and fuel costs, READ more

Electrification to slash liquid bulk volumes

15/11/2018

Electrification will slash liquid bulk volumes, it was argued at the British Ports Association Conference 2018. READ more

Greenfield caution harming capacity expansion

22/10/2018

Underinvestment and cautious investor sentiment towards greenfield projects is partly to blame for container terminal capacity expansion falling to not much more than 10% of existing capacity in the next five years, the lowest proportion ever. READ more

How smart ports could look in 2038

17/10/2018

An imagining of how port technology will operate in 2038 has highlighted the logistical and legal issues with the common use of AI, automation and other currently emerging technologies. READ more

ITF advises: keep port planning options open

03/10/2018

Port planning should consider a full range of potential scenarios for trade and containerisation, an International Transport Forum (ITF) roundtable on container port strategy has found. READ more

OECD: Data sharing standards a must

26/09/2018

Public authorities should support the creation of open standards in maritime logistics to develop a data-sharing configuration that is useful to all players in the supply chain, the International Transport Forum (ITF) has said. READ more

Blockchain to help China’s port clearance

25/09/2018

A new joint venture (JV) aims to utilise blockchain and super artificial intelligence to streamline digital supply chain services for the Asia-Pacific Model E-Port Network (APMEN), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's online port clearance system, READ more