Operations News – Page 78
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NewsUnique analysis of transhipment ports
A new report from transport information and consultancy services firm Dynamar has revealed that 24m teu is handled by 20 dominant transhipment ports across the world each year.
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NewsLeading shipper message to ports
Terminal operators should “get to know” the partners involved in port selection, Hapag-Lloyd UK and Ireland managing director Cameron Bowie has advised.
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NewsSafety paramount to port industry leaders
Key figures at the UK’s two biggest port associations have spoken out about the importance of safety.
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NewsPort automation best approached in stages
Taking a step-by-step approach to automation is sensible because it allows for time for terminals to become orientated with functionality and processes, the managing director of LASE has said.
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NewsRealities of “tougher” box terminal sector
The possibility of even-bigger ships, the acceleration of ship cascading and the continuing impact of neo-panamax dimensions on ports are just some of the pressures being placed on container terminals today, according to WSP’s Andrew Penfold.
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NewsPorts benefitting from IoT & autonomous cars
The container port sector is benefitting from huge investments from start-ups and major technology businesses due to the enormous mass-market opportunity for technologies connected to the Internet of Things and autonomous cars — “a market … several orders of magnitude larger than the container shipping industry”.
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NewsITF: Full decarbonisation by 2035 achievable
New International Transport Forum (ITF) research into decarbonisation for shipping has revealed that almost-complete decarbonisation could be attained by 2035 if currently-available technologies are deployed to their maximum.
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NewsFEPORT: Logistics actors must work together
Co-operation between logistics chain stakeholders is more crucial than ever, particularly with ships increasing in size and making demands of public infrastructure that cannot be constructed overnight, Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) secretary general Lamia Kerdjoudj Belkaid has said.
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NewsPort productivity gains lagging cargo growth
Productivity improvement is behind growth in many network-critical terminals, with congestion a result of this, a presentation from Hamburg Süd’s global head of marine and terminal operations has claimed.
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NewsCrystal ball-gazing for TT Club and McKinsey
There is practically “a religious divide” among container industry leaders as to whether the fundamental driver of value in the sector for the next quarter of a century is going to be trade or the digital realm.
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Want to save energy? Get the figures right!
Having access to reliable energy consumption figures is important in beginning to tackle or improve energy saving at a terminal, the global vice president of sales, ports & terminals at Identec Solutions has said.
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Ports: always another challenge to pursue, TBA
The ports and terminals industry will never be state of the art, the commercial director and owner of TBA told Port Strategy (PS) at TOC Europe 2018.
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Exercise caution with AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is still not what we would consider really intelligent behaviour and companies should think carefully about whether it will benefit them before investing, a technology expert has stressed.
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Big ships delaying US port projects
Money spent by port authorities on catering for big ships is being taken from the capital available for projects, claims the associate vice president and director of US maritime planning at WSP.
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NewsNavis warns on risks of data misinterpretation
Data gained from artificial intelligence (AI) needs to be interpreted using appropriate technology, not manually, a technology expert has warned.
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NewsSetúbal prepares for a connected future
Felicity Landon finds that deeper water and new rail links are set to boost the Portuguese port.
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NewsGoing with the grain a win for ports
Michael King finds that growing export figures bode well for dry cargo ports.
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NewsCrossing contamination off the risk list
Contamination can take many forms, but all could cost a port dearly. John Bensalhia reports
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Tyne's expansion pledge drives sustainability
As it marks its 50th anniversary and makes tangible progress with its ”vision” for expansion plan, the UK”s Port of Tyne is pursuing its aim to be a £100m business, winning recognition with last month”s Multimodal 2018”s Port Operator of the Year Award.
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NewsDurban in midst of transformational development
Africa’s busiest port is forging ahead with projects to morph it into a mega logistics gateway, finds Kerry Dimmer.
