Operations News – Page 28
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NewsRussia’s plan B
Russia has turned to Plan B to secure dry freight shipping capacity – the enlargement of its merchant fleet through domestic construction and acquisition. Oleksandr Gavrylyuk reports
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NewsBuilding practical resilience
Jaret Fattori, Senior Consultant, BMT, lays out an effective route to building resilience and adaptation planning to counter the negative impact of extreme weather events and to assist the transition to a low carbon economy
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NewsPlotting a path for PCS
Nico De Cauwer, newly appointed Secretary General of the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA), discusses the IPSCA agenda with Felicity Landon
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NewsDPW Antwerp deploys fingerprint scanning tech’ for container pick-up
DP World Antwerp Gateway is improving container collection security through the introduction of fingerprint scanning technology.
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NewsNew automated cranes for Virginia
The 36 new automated stacking cranes are part of a major capacity expansion programme at the Port of Virginia
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NewsAutomating logistics processes saves time
Automating container procurement processes can reduce the need for problem fixing and save logistics professionals a day per week
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NewsMalta Freeport Terminals expansion
Malta Freeport Terminals is investing €89 million to expand capacity and cement its reputation as a key hub in the Mediterranean
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NewsCalifornian ports in historic data-sharing deal
The Californian Port Data Partnership will improve the flow of goods and enhance supply chain transparency
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NewsPeel Ports secures long-term partnerships
Peel Ports has appointed leading consultants to help it realise its eight-year investment programme
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NewsMobile harbour cranes
Demand for mobile harbour cranes remains strong and it is clear that the major manufacturers are all pushing the green agenda in their ongoing focus…
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NewsPneumatic unloaders
One of the major strengths of the pneumatic unloader concept is that it has been developed to handle a wide variety of commodities extending from free-flowing cargo streams such as grains through to commodities with more corrosive and abrasive characteristics like alumina and fly ash.
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NewsWhen, Not If, For The Big Apple
Despite Savannah’s long-term growth and continued success, the largest volume container port on the eastern seaboard is the Port of New York/New Jersey (NY/NJ) and there is a very simple strategy in force here.
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NewsVision and application
Savannah has been the fastest-growing port in North America for a number of years, but how does the port continue to out-perform the market and will its strategy change in the future, asks AJ Keyes
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NewsMixed global picture for container volumes
Increases of container traffic in China are not enough to offset a general global downturn
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NewsPeel: strength in diversity
Felicity Landon speaks one-to-one with Stephen Carr, Group Commercial Director, Peel Ports Group*
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NewsReducing maritime incidents
Half of maritime incidents recorded by Rightship in 2022 took place within port limits. Yucel Yildiz, Port and Terminal Manager, Rightship, contends more effective information gathering has a positive role to play in reducing this telling statistic
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NewsMandatory pre-booking at Eurogate Bremerhaven
New pre-booking system at the Eurogate Container Terminal in Bremerhaven aims to reduce truck handling times by 40%
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NewsNew quay cranes for Antwerp Gateway
Three new quay cranes have arrived at DP World Antwerp Gateway as part of a €200 million plan to expand and modernise the terminal
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NewsMaking the best of the worst
BMT*, the specialist consulting group, provides detailed insight into distressed cargo management operations and how to extract value and upside in the face of a serious shipping incident
