Operations News – Page 31
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NewsTurkey: Moscow’s transit hub
Oleksandr Gavrylyuk details Russia’s reaction to economic sanctions – the changes of direction in trade volume and value terms, and the opportunistic role Turkey is playing
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NewsFirst mobile harbour cranes for Guyana
Konecranes is to provide Guyana’s first mobile harbour cranes to support growth at the Port of Georgetown
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NewsFirst South American port to use autonomous RTGs
Porto Itapoá will be the first port in South America to use remote-controlled rubber-tyred gantry cranes
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NewsYilport begins Croatia port operations
Takeover of a key port in Croatia will help enhance connections with other ports in the Mediterranean region
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NewsFender systems for Timor-Leste
ShibataFenderTeam has supplied multiple fender systems for a new port in Timor-Leste
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NewsStena to operate Birkenhead terminal
Stena Line will operate Peel Ports 12 Quays terminal in Birkenhead, UK until the next century
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NewsNew era for Dar es Salaam Container berths
Hutchison Ports has exited the Dar es Salaam container terminal concession after failure to reach agreement with the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) on the extension of its tenure there.
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NewsChile call to cut violent crime
A leading Chilean logistics association has joined in with the country’s Maritime and Port Chamber (Camport) in calling for increased “public-private co-ordination” to combat violent criminal gangs stealing from container operators.
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NewsEuropa terminal capacity boost
The Europa Container Terminal, Antwerp is to raise its annual capacity by 40 per cent by Q2 2025.
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NewsAll change at Santos
The outgoing Santos port administration has turned in record profits, but the new Ports Minister has signalled he does not see a future for the proposed whole port privatisation. RobWard explains
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NewsFootball Crazy
December’s World Cup in Qatar gave a massive boost to Tecon Rio Grande (TRG), the box terminal owned and operated by Wilson, Sons in Brazil’s southernmost state.
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NewsAqaba PERS Award
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has confirmed that the Aqaba Container Terminal…
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NewsSTS 10 concession obstruction?
Although Brazil’s Mario Franca, Brazil’s new Ports and Airports Minister, has strongly hinted that the urgently needed STS10 new container terminal concession for Santos will go ahead there could be a spanner thrown into the works as another port terminal, Ecoporto, lays claims to a sizeable chunk of land designated for STS10.
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NewsShape of things to come
Shipping profits are being squeezed and the outlook is grim. This will have a far-reaching impact on the terminal sector. Andrew Penfold forecasts what happens next
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NewsOvercoming digital Fragmentation
Bruce Mills, Business Development Lead, Ports, Wärtsilä, highlights how overcoming digital fragmentation can optimise vessel arrivals and raise the bar across a broad spectrum of port activities
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NewsTalking the same language
The final conference of the iTerminals4.0, drawing on case studies, highlighted that a standard digital language employed in terminal operations can deliver significant benefits. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsRebound in China container trade?
There are early indicators of a rebound in Chinese container trade as the country emerges from three years of zero-Covid policy
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NewsLondon terminal chooses Portchain in drive for digitalisation
The London Container Terminal at the Port of Tilbury, UK has chosen Portchain Quay as its berth planning tool
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NewsRightShip creates port and terminal taskforce
A new dedicated taskforce will help ports and terminal operators fulfill their environmental and social governance responsibilities
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NewsCargo crime fight ‘low priority’
NaVCIS report finds the fight against cargo crime under-resourced, potentially putting the public at risk
