Operations News – Page 53
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NewsUK FREEPORTS – AN UPDATE
One of the identified benefits flowing from Brexit is the ability for the UK to establish Freeports. So far there has been a lot of talk, but what is actually happening? Andrew Penfold examines the state of play
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NewsAUTO’ TWISTLOCKS: BULL RUN?
John Bensalhia looks at the issues and potential benefits surrounding the use of fully automated twistlock and pinning solutions…
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NewsUK TRUCKING: THE HOT TOPIC
With the September Coastlink online conference coinciding with the UK petrol delivery crisis the shortage of truck drivers was the hot topic. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsANTWERP DRONE TRIALS
The Port of Antwerp has confirmed it is to conduct trials of fixed-wing drones fitted with cameras to assess the potential of the technology to enhance real-time, on-site security activities.
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NewsTSR: POTENTIAL BUT HANDCUFFS
Recent times have seen a major uplift in container transport on the Trans-Siberian Railway. There is more to come but as Oleksandr Gavrylyuk explains ‘handcuffs’ need to be removed
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NewsMSC CLOSES IN ON LOG-IN
Rob Ward looks at MSC’s play to take control of Log-in Logistica and its Villa Velha container terminal in Vitoria, south east Brazil
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NewsLG expansion
DP World has confirmed it is to expand the London Gateway container operation in the UK.
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NewsBattery bunkers
V-Bunkers has ordered two electric-hybrid bunker tankers to support harbour operations in Singapore
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NewsBusan feeder
A new dedicated feeder terminal is expected to be constructed and operational by 2025.
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NewsADVANTAGE INDIA
India’s Adani Group is planning to develop a new box terminal in Colombo. The project will see the company going head-to-head with China’s existing interests in Sri Lanka’s Colombo port
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NewsJakarta merges
The state-owned terminal operators at the Port of Jakarta, have been merged into one entity.
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CAPACITY BOOST FOR MONGLA SEAPORT
The port of Mongla, the second largest volume port in Bangladesh, has confi rmed it is constructing six additional jetties to cater for increased throughput demand.
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NewsMORE RTGs IN TOGO
Lomé Container Terminal (LCT) S.A. in Togo, West Africa, has confirmed it has ordered five more Konecranes Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes. The order was booked in June 2021 and the new units are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2022
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NewsHamburg first
Jan De Nul Group has confirmed it is using solely second-generation biofuel for maintenance dredging works in the Port of Hamburg, representing a first in Germany
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NewsAir takeover
Maersk has ventured further into the air freight industry with a planned acquisition.
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NewsMSC agreement
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), has signed a three-year agreement with the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute to jointly promote sustainable shipping and decarbonisation
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NewsGERMANY TERMINAL OWNERSHIP MANOEUVRES
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) is taking on a minority partner with confirmation that Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd (CSPL) is acquiring a 35 percent stake in the German Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT).
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NewsNEW MEGAMAX CRANES FOR MAHER
Maher Terminals LLC (Maher) located at the port of New York/ New Jersey has awarded a contract for three new container ship-to-shore gantry cranes to Liebherr
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