Operations News – Page 61
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NewsOPTIMISING PORT VEHICLE TRAFFIC
Writing exclusively for Port Strategy, Dr. Nils Kemme of Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) discusses proven solutions to keeping port vehicle traffic moving and the role of simulation in this.
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NewsDP World acquires feeder businesses
DP World has taken another step in its supply chain strategy with the acquisition of several feeder businesses.
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NewsCOVID-19: ANY CLEARER YET?
COVID-19 is prompting a rethink of supply strategies. Increased transshipment activity is expected but, as Andrew Penfold confirms, margins will be slim and financing new capacity challenging.
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SponsoredLiebherr TCC78000: We heavy-lift your project
For the loading of all types of large sized and heavy-duty goods in the Port of Rostock, Liebherr offers its heavy lift crane to external companies.
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NewsGerman port could be hydrogen hub
A German port is being backed as a future hydrogen hub as the German government gears up to implement a new national hydrogen strategy.
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News40% drop in container port capacity expansion
The pace of container port capacity expansion is forecast to contract at least 40% over the next five years in the wake of the COVID-19 induced slowdown in port throughput, according to a new report.
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NewsCircular economy impact not clear cut
A new study shows that ports in Europe attract circular economy (CE) activities but this is not the case for every port.
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NewsStability emerging for container ship calls
Despite less vessel calls than before the COVID-19 pandemic started, cargo volumes are returning in some regions.
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NewsTOWARDS A BETTER INDUSTRY
Peter de Langen, regular contributor to ''Port Strategy'' as The Analyst, recently published a book entitled ''Towards a Better Port Industry'' with Routledge. Is it similar in content to the monthly columns? asks AJ Keyes.
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NewsUS cash injection to green port operations
US ports are investing in zero-emission projects following a massive cash injection from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.
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NewsContainer dwell time prediction solution
A solution for predicted container dwell time will be implemented at a German container terminal to improve efficiency.
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NewsBlank sailings put pressure on ports
High volume vessel calls as a result of blank sailings is putting pressure on port operations.
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NewsDecarbonisation requires 'Green Transitions'
Ports can play a pivotal role in the world’s decarbonisation challenge but only if 10 ''Green Transitions'' are made in and around ports, a new study has found.
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NewsClean truck rule piles pressure on ports
A first-in-the-world rule requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans to electric zero-emission trucks from 2024 will place more pressure on ports to invest in sustainable vehicles.
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NewsDIVERSIFICATION POTENTIAL
The maritime industry is accused of being slow to change and not entrepreneurial enough. JP Verschuure feels that COVID-19 may change this situation.
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NewsEMERGING FROM COVID MIST
In the second of a two-part series, Andrew Penfold, of Mundy Penfold Ltd, looks at the potential implications following the COVID-19 pandemic crisis for ports and terminals.
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NewsWHAT IS DRIVING CAPE CHOICE?
With utilisation rates dropping and the idle fleet increasing, linking Asia and Europe via the Cape of Good Hope is an appealing option. AJ Keyes asks why.
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NewsSE Asia ports face supply chain challenge
Drewry has outlined the investment needed to ready Southeast Asian ports for COVID-19 driven supply chain diversification alongside the advantages and challenges that these ports have.
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NewsLashing complaint goes to European Commission
Six European shortsea and feeder ship operators have filed an official complaint to the European Commission, claiming International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) attempts to force ships to use dockers for container lashing violate EU competition law.
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NewsTransshipment trend amidst blank sailings
Feeder services to regional ports have increased as the COVID-19 pandemic sees a large number of blank sailings mainly on the trade routes with the Far East.
