Operations News – Page 62
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News€7.5m grant for European automation project
A project which aims to show that autonomous ships and automation in ports can make waterborne transport much more flexible and user-friendly while further reducing the environmental impact of EU transport has secured a €7.5m grant.
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NewsPorts on Cyber-Crime Alert
Port authorities and staff are increasingly in the sight of cyber criminals aiming to find vulnerabilities.
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NewsFEASIBILITY OF ‘DARK’ TRADE
In this second part, Ron Crean of London-based Windward, outlines what ports and terminals need to be wary of to be safe from sanctions.
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NewsCOVID-19: pronounced regional differences
Regional differences are becoming increasingly pronounced in terms of the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ports.
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NewsGrim worst case scenario for container market
The global container handling market could sink by 12% this year and a further 6% next year, new research has found.
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NewsMixed recovery for Chinese ports
A new report has revealed that for the last three weeks, most ports in the Asia Region have reported a full return to activities as the COVID-19 pandemic has diminished there.
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NewsRemote workforce planning a priority
A new report has found that safety and planning and managing a remote workforce are priorities for terminal operators as they adapt their operations and business strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsEurope worst hit by vessel call reduction
European ports are being impacted by reduced cargo vessel calls more than other regions of the world.
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News“EVERY MAN IS AN ISLAND”
What a turnaround! Coronavirus has driven us away from the idea of ‘no-man is an island’ in completely the opposite direction. Physical contact is quite rightly frowned upon, the ethos now is isolation and lock down (as depicted in comic terms on our front cover)! The knock-on consequences of COVID-19 ...
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NewsTHE POST COVID-19 NEW WORLD
Andrew Penfold of Mundy Penfold Ltd looks at the current COVID-19 pandemic and asks whether it will ever be business as usual for the container industry.
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NewsTaking out the trash
Waterborne plastic pollution grabs public attention - manual cleaning is, however, time-consuming and labour intensive. Stevie Knight asks if unmanned systems can help?
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NewsBlank sailings down in May
The number of sailing cancellations has decreased between April and May by 12%, apart from the Transpacific trade, where there is a 32% increase in cancelled sailings.
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NewsScan and deliver
John Bensalhia takes a look at today''s container scanning system innovations and developments.
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NewsTrump threatens to reignite trade war
US President Donald Trump has threatened to reignite the US-China trade war which caused havoc for ports as he criticised China''s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as unacceptable.
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NewsCritical vessel call situation emerges
The share of ports facing significant decreases in container vessel calls during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased, a new report has found.
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News20 port authorities vow to remain operational
20 port authorities have signed a declaration to keep ports open to seaborne trade during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsCOVID-19: IMPACT AND ADVICE
Today’s ‘normal’ is a new normal – one dominated by COVID-19 which is progressively reaching into the lives of business worldwide with the international ports sector and supply chain as a whole at the forefront of this.
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NewsPorts feeling impact of blank sailings
The gradual impact of blank sailings by the world’s major container shipping alliances is beginning to be felt by ports, a new report has found.
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NewsSteep fall in container port throughput
New analysis of container port throughput shows a steep fall in February, reflecting COVID-19''s impact on the maritime economy.
