Planning & Design
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Lack of consideration in ports not showing a slick response
15/08/2019Ports should take a hard look at their oil spill responses – right down to the architecture and options available, writes Stevie Knight READ more
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Bollards stressed beyond capacity
14/08/2019Iain MacIntyre outlines how bollard capacities around the world are being stressed by rapidly-increasing newbuild ship sizes and considers the view from insurers READ more
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Port call optimisation venture launches
09/08/2019A new port company seeking to improve port call efficiency and help shipping companies reduce vessel emissions will offer a digital shipping app which optimises port call management. READ more
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White paper offers digitalisation guidance
06/08/2019A new white paper seeks to show how sharing data will help ports work towards digital maturity and grow into smart ports. READ more
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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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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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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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A stronger future for short sea shipping
01/05/2019As shipping gets smarter and more sustainable, the Coastlink conference addresses how short sea and container feeder shipping can best secure a stronger future. READ more
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Global port links forged at China's BRI Forum
29/04/2019Cosco’s investment in Greece's Port of Piraeus will play a key part in a drive to establish Greece as a “bridge” between the West and the East, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said at China's second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum in READ more
