Operations News – Page 80
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NewsEnvironment is final PS TOC Twitter poll
56% of voters in Port Strategy’s (PS) TOC Europe Twitter environment poll said that the environment is quite important in their business plans.
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Port Strategy from TOC Europe
Follow our rolling coverage of TOC Europe 2018 with news, tweets, videos, and live reporting.
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NewsAutomation will be slow process, poll shows
50% of port professionals believe that less than 25% of global container ports will be semi or fully automated by 2025, Port Strategy’s (PS) first Twitter poll on automation shows.
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NewsProtectionism blamed for global handling slowdown
Trade protectionism has been blamed for an overall slowdown in volumes at world ports in the first quarter of this year, with the throughput growth rate down 2.9 percentage points year-on-year.
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NewsWeighing data vital for competitive advantage
Good weighing information constitutes a vital component of operators’ and companies’ competitive advantage due to increasing requirements for traceability, efficiency and ecological responsibility, according to Tamtron chief executive Mikko Keskinen.
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NewsMegaships force continual upgrade of ports
The continual increase in the size of ships is forcing a relentless upgrade of ports, with the question for ports now being more one of capability than one of capacity.
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NewsChallenge of finding and retaining port pros
Difficulties in attracting and then recruiting people to the logistics and freight forwarding industry have been aired by industry professionals.
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NewsDigitalisation more important than automation
The chief executive of Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has described digitalisation as “even more important than automation”.
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NewsFirst for R.B.S. cloud product
The latest implementation of Realtime Business Solutions’ (R.B.S.) TOPS Expert Cloud product marked the first completed implementation of a full terminal operating system (TOS) that controls all the terminal’s operational processes from the cloud, R.B.S. has said.
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NewsContainer port traffic exceeds 6%
The global container port traffic growth rate continues to exceed 6% and terminal mergers and acquisitions offer the best potential to thrive in the current container ports and terminal market.
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NewsTake part in the PS TOC Twitter poll
A new poll to discover what port professionals think about key industry issues has been launched on Twitter by Port Strategy (PS) ahead of TOC Europe.
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NewsJLT rugged tech deals with harsh environments
Rugged computer and tablet company JLT Mobile Computers has launched a new rugged tablet and vehicle-mount computer for its product portfolio.
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NewsKalmar co-creates challenge to tackle disruption
Cargo handling solutions and services firm Kalmar is to hold a two-day idea-creation challenge during this year’s TOC Europe event which aims to discover disruptive ideas for specific customer issues in the container handling sector.
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NewsNew report tackles H&S for crane operators
Port operators could benefit from a new report which includes 20 recommendations for crane manufacturers and terminal operators on how to improve RTG and ship-to-shore (STS) container crane cabin ergonomics and safety.
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NewsStandardisation helps automation implementation
Standardisation is needed to speed up deployment, radically shorten start-up times, and simplify the maintenance of highly complex automated systems, according to the president of Kalmar.
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NewsKalmar to provide autonomous equipment for Yara zero emissions container vessel
Kalmar will deliver autonomous equipment, software and services for a Yara digitalised, autonomous, battery-operated container vessel being built to reduce costs and enable zero emissions.
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News“Highest gains” predicted for port infrastructure
The port infrastructure market is projected to see the highest gains through 2017 to 2025.
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NewsKalmar to offer full e-range by 2021
Kalmar plans to make electrically powered versions of all its equipment available by 2021 as part of a commitment to reducing emissions in cargo and material handling operations by fostering eco-efficient technologies.
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NewsCSP to develop supply chain efficiency through new alliance
COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) aims to provide more effective and efficient supply chain services through a new alliance with GLP China Holdings Limited and Eshipping Global Supply Chain Management (Shenzhen) Company Limited.
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NewsSkou: more tech and automation for APMT
A.P. Moller-Maersk chief executive Søren Skou has said that APM Terminals (APMT) will use more technology and more automation where appropriate — especially for transhipment boxes.
