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  • Tying up: Amsterdam is focusing on the port’s role in improving quality of life in Amsterdam and its surrounding area
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    A coal-free future

    2017-06-03T21:19:00Z

    Amsterdam is bucking trends to carve its own path, as Felicity Landon explains

  • Knowledge: mature and resilient ports should have a clear understanding of risk levels. Credit: SounderBruce
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    Lacking resiliency focus

    2017-06-03T21:18:00Z

    Too often ports wait for a disaster to put in place proper resilience planning. Alex Hughes reports

  • Using technology to digitise the supply chain is important in order for ports and terminals to operate more efficiently. Credit: Claudi Cervello.
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    Making ports and terminals more efficient

    2017-05-31T16:43:00Z

    Digitisation, connectivity and automation are crucial to making ports and terminals more efficient, Dr Yvo Saanen, managing director and founder of TBA, has said.

  • Next chapter: HHLA is ramping up its investment in Konecranes li-ion AGV technology
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    Li-ion battery powered AGVs

    2017-05-30T10:45:00Z

    Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has ordered 25 Konecranes Gottwald Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) with lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery drives for the Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA).

  • Steveco Vuosaari in Helsinki
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    Navis highlights cloud go-live firsts

    2017-05-25T14:22:00Z

    Two Finland-based container terminals, Steveco Vuosaari in Helsinki and Steveco Mussalo in Kotka, have become the world’s first ports to go live with Navis N4 in a cloud environment.

  • Odessa
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    Steady growth for Black Sea terminals

    2017-05-23T18:58:00Z

    The Black Sea container terminals of Ukraine, Romania, Russia, and Bulgaria handled 642,308 teu in Q1 2017, a Container Market Review for Q1 2017 has shown.

  • Cutting-edge: Peel Ports Liverpool is making a name for itself as a launch pad for new initiatives
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    Cleaner fuel on offer at Liverpool

    2017-05-11T09:00:00Z

    The UK’s Port of Liverpool has become the first port in the UK to offer Shell GTL Fuel, a cleaner alternative to conventional diesel fuel.

  • Multi-talented: the hybrid tug will be configured for a variety of roles. Credit: Damen
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    Digging deep

    2017-05-05T09:12:00Z

    Two disparate innovations in dredging could have ramifications for ports. Barry Cross investigates

  • Stregthening: Forth Ports has invested heavily in Dundee's quayside
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    Setting the groundwork

    2017-05-05T09:12:00Z

    Carly Fields examines the potential impact of Forth Ports’ heavy investment in infrastructure

  • Confused: ports are still in the dark when it comes to accurate ship ETAs. Credit: Budak
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    The digital age

    2017-05-05T09:11:00Z

    It’s high time that the port and logistics industry embraces the age of digitalisation, finds Carly Fields

  • Contained: bagging services can be a lucrative value-add. Credit: TW Logistics
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    At your service

    2017-05-05T09:10:00Z

    Providing value-added services can be worth the time and effort, as John Bensalhia explains

  • Full pelt: Kalmar is focusing on optimising the full ASC system
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    Next generation automation

    2017-05-05T09:09:00Z

    What’s in the design bank for the next wave of automated stacking cranes? Alex Hughes investigates

  • Listening: Vancouver is trying to understand the impact of ship noise on at-risk whales. Credit: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
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    Sound probe

    2017-05-05T09:08:00Z

    Dave McIntyre examines the emerging trend to monitor underwater noise levels at ports

  • Accommodating: Esbjerg Port has made space for the demands of turbines, along with other components
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    Rising wind

    2017-05-05T09:07:00Z

    Exactly what will a supersized wind industry ask of its ports? Stevie Knight investigates

  • Growth: Eurogate Tanger will gain an advantage from the new infrastructural developments.
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    Industrial strength

    2017-05-05T09:07:00Z

    Felicity Landon takes a closer look at new developments and opportunities in Tangier

  • Run out: Lamor's solution deploys booms and skimmers that can be attached to and operated by vessels. Credit: Lamor
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    Plugging leaks

    2017-05-05T08:53:00Z

    Oil spill technology needs more interest from the private sector, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Captain Hyldager: “It is our collective belief that shipping is overly inward-looking and ripe for change"
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    Start-up promises to improve port efficiency

    2017-04-20T11:41:00Z

    A new start-up promises to help operators improve efficiency using Big Data analytics to support business decisions and to transform port calls covering all key regions.

  • Big Data: The report warns ports, terminals and vessels alike should be gathering data now to stay ahead of the game Photo: Lourdes Munoz Santamaria
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    Walking the walk on automation

    2017-04-11T10:00:00Z

    A new report by Trelleborg says that broadly speaking, ports and terminals are talking the talk on automation and Big Data, but not embracing either.

  • News

    PD Ports optimises resource planning with BI

    2017-04-07T11:21:00Z

    PD Ports has embraced business intelligence in its operations to optimise processes and plan better for future resource allocation.

  • "We don't need to reinvent the wheel," Oscar Pernia, Navis
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    Don’t overcomplicate software solutions, ports told

    2017-04-07T10:38:00Z

    While big data and optimisation are the buzzwords of the moment, Navis’ operational innovation expert Oscar Pernia has stressed that ports do not need to reinvent the wheel to benefit from improved processes.