Operations News – Page 68
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NewsNew study dismisses scrubber threat to ports
A new independent study has found that accumulated concentrations of scrubber wash water components are at very low levels in ports and well below applicable regulatory limits.
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NewsDark clouds persist on economic horizon
Carly Fields hears that a global economic recovery is far from assured in 2019
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NewsTaking reinvention to the next level
Ostend was hard hit by the loss of major ferry operations, but it came back from the loss and is driving for diversity. Felicity Landon reports on the port’s revitalised ambitions
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NewsOvercoming the berth bottlenecks
Charlie Bartlett explains why port call optimisation projects have much to offer all parties involved in a cargo move, including the ports themselves
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NewsCross-port benefits of geospatial technology
Modern GIS systems do not need to be restricted to just one or two experts in a port. Alex Hughes finds out who else can put geospatial data to good use
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NewsTrade wins in biosecurity battle
Iain MacIntyre investigates the pioneering programmes at ports that have waged war against invasive species and pests
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Ports need clear fuel choices
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) should make a clear selection and give guidance on just three to four shipping fuel solutions that ports worldwide will need to offer, the UK Chamber of Shipping has urged.
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News2038: Humans vs. automation
A world where artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced to the point where we can compare it to a human and judge it by its actions accordingly is the scene set in the latest instalment of a futuristic port story.
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Cargotec projects tackle industry inefficiencies
Cargotec is to continue its joint projects with multiple startups to address maritime industry inefficiencies introduced to it through maritime startup collaboration platform, the Rainmaking Trade & Transport Impact Programme.
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News“Relentless focus” needed to tackle emissions
The British Ports Association (BPA) has stressed the need for “a relentless focus” on long term measures to achieve zero-emission shipping as the IMO''s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) meet to discuss key issues.
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NewsUAE has “no objection” to open loop scrubbers
The UAE Federal Transport Authority has publicly confirmed it has “no objection” to ships using open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS/scrubbers), in its waters.
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NewsIMO urges ship/port collaboration
The IMO Secretary General has stressed the importance of the combined role of shipping and ports in both world trade and sustainable development.
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The sky isn't falling in on cargo demand... yet
While the sky “isn’t falling in”, as one speaker put it, there was a definite air of negativity on the global economic outlook at TOC Asia’s conference in Singapore.
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NewsCollaborative working key to "net zero" goal
The ports sector can expect to see innovative concession agreements alongside increased shoreside power and electric equipment usage following the UK Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation for the government to adopt a "net zero" goal for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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NewsToo good to be true
Fakes, forgeries and misleading claims: ports and shippers would do well to question things more often. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsBucking the national trend
Porto Itapoá invests beyond increased throughput and potential automation for its future success, writes Carly Fields
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NewsThe Umbilical Cords of Port Machinery
Dave MacIntyre finds out if crane cable chains deliver everything they promise.
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NewsBlank sheet of paper for Tilbury2
The Port of Tilbury is expanding next door as part of its £1bn investment programme. Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsFinding a new home for carbon
The move towards carbon capture is gathering pace and ports are playing their part. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsPutting spreaders to work for bulk
John Bensalhia investigates attachment options that look beyond pure container operations
