Operations News – Page 87

  • Reaching out: working in silo will work no longer
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    Collaborate to innovate

    2017-06-03T21:25:00Z

    Collaboration is the only way for businesses to tackle digital innovation, says Data61''s Thomas Vitsounis

  • Ready: ports need to be prepared for every eventuality. Credit: Coast Guard News
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    Preparing for the unexpected

    2017-06-03T21:25:00Z

    Emergency planning, defensible decision making and long-term strategies are crucial to ports in times of crisis, as TMG''s Tony Birr and Les Chapman explain

  • Together: many actors collaborate during a port call. Credit: Lind M., Haraldson S., Karlsson M., Watson R.T. (2016) Overcoming the inability to predict - a PortCDM future, 10th IHMA Congress – Global Port & Marine Operations, 30th May – 2nd May...
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    Beauty of co-ordinated port calls

    2017-06-03T21:23:00Z

    Mikael Lind advises co-ordination for enhanced predictability of port call operations

  • First mover: London Gateway launched its app to satisfy its customers’ thirst for knowledge. Credit: Department for Transport
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    Putting potential into practice

    2017-06-03T21:23:00Z

    The digital economy is crucial to creating a more efficient and transparent supply chain, finds Lara Shingles

  • Uplifting: picking up a connected ‘Blok’ of empties is likened to picking up a six-pack of beer rather than a single can at a time
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    Reinventing the box

    2017-06-03T21:23:00Z

    Innovations for the humble container never seem to stick. Stevie Knight investigates

  • Growth: Russia has significantly expanded grain handling capacity since 2010. Credit: Valeri Pizhanski
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    With the grain

    2017-06-03T21:22:00Z

    Bulk terminal investments and equipment upgrades are surging, finds Michael King

  • Tying up: Amsterdam is focusing on the port’s role in improving quality of life in Amsterdam and its surrounding area
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    A coal-free future

    2017-06-03T21:19:00Z

    Amsterdam is bucking trends to carve its own path, as Felicity Landon explains

  • Knowledge: mature and resilient ports should have a clear understanding of risk levels. Credit: SounderBruce
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    Lacking resiliency focus

    2017-06-03T21:18:00Z

    Too often ports wait for a disaster to put in place proper resilience planning. Alex Hughes reports

  • Using technology to digitise the supply chain is important in order for ports and terminals to operate more efficiently. Credit: Claudi Cervello.
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    Making ports and terminals more efficient

    2017-05-31T16:43:00Z

    Digitisation, connectivity and automation are crucial to making ports and terminals more efficient, Dr Yvo Saanen, managing director and founder of TBA, has said.

  • Next chapter: HHLA is ramping up its investment in Konecranes li-ion AGV technology
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    Li-ion battery powered AGVs

    2017-05-30T10:45:00Z

    Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has ordered 25 Konecranes Gottwald Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) with lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery drives for the Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA).

  • Steveco Vuosaari in Helsinki
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    Navis highlights cloud go-live firsts

    2017-05-25T14:22:00Z

    Two Finland-based container terminals, Steveco Vuosaari in Helsinki and Steveco Mussalo in Kotka, have become the world’s first ports to go live with Navis N4 in a cloud environment.

  • Odessa
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    Steady growth for Black Sea terminals

    2017-05-23T18:58:00Z

    The Black Sea container terminals of Ukraine, Romania, Russia, and Bulgaria handled 642,308 teu in Q1 2017, a Container Market Review for Q1 2017 has shown.

  • Cutting-edge: Peel Ports Liverpool is making a name for itself as a launch pad for new initiatives
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    Cleaner fuel on offer at Liverpool

    2017-05-11T09:00:00Z

    The UK’s Port of Liverpool has become the first port in the UK to offer Shell GTL Fuel, a cleaner alternative to conventional diesel fuel.

  • Multi-talented: the hybrid tug will be configured for a variety of roles. Credit: Damen
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    Digging deep

    2017-05-05T09:12:00Z

    Two disparate innovations in dredging could have ramifications for ports. Barry Cross investigates

  • Stregthening: Forth Ports has invested heavily in Dundee's quayside
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    Setting the groundwork

    2017-05-05T09:12:00Z

    Carly Fields examines the potential impact of Forth Ports’ heavy investment in infrastructure

  • Confused: ports are still in the dark when it comes to accurate ship ETAs. Credit: Budak
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    The digital age

    2017-05-05T09:11:00Z

    It’s high time that the port and logistics industry embraces the age of digitalisation, finds Carly Fields

  • Contained: bagging services can be a lucrative value-add. Credit: TW Logistics
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    At your service

    2017-05-05T09:10:00Z

    Providing value-added services can be worth the time and effort, as John Bensalhia explains

  • Full pelt: Kalmar is focusing on optimising the full ASC system
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    Next generation automation

    2017-05-05T09:09:00Z

    What’s in the design bank for the next wave of automated stacking cranes? Alex Hughes investigates

  • Listening: Vancouver is trying to understand the impact of ship noise on at-risk whales. Credit: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
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    Sound probe

    2017-05-05T09:08:00Z

    Dave McIntyre examines the emerging trend to monitor underwater noise levels at ports

  • Accommodating: Esbjerg Port has made space for the demands of turbines, along with other components
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    Rising wind

    2017-05-05T09:07:00Z

    Exactly what will a supersized wind industry ask of its ports? Stevie Knight investigates