Operations News – Page 96

  • Intelligent: Port of Santos uses a smart port logistics system. Credit: Claus Bunks Flickr
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    Doing more with less

    2016-01-25T09:41:00Z

    ValenciaPort Foundation''s Jonas Mendes Constante and Miguel Llop talk technology

  • Out there: Port of Long Beach uses social media to raise awareness about what comes through the port
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    Time to tweet?

    2016-01-25T09:41:00Z

    Some ports are more social than others, but to what end asks Felicity Landon

  • Tied in: Tacoma's (pictured) and Seattle's pairing works on a number of fronts
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    Happy couple

    2016-01-25T09:40:00Z

    Martin Rushmere explains why the alliance of Tacoma and Seattle is working out so well

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    PSA 2015 container throughput performance

    2016-01-15T15:56:00Z

    PSA International Pte Ltd handled 64.10m TEUs of containers at its port projects around the world in 2015.

  • Not enough ports for boxship growth. Credit: Andrew Priest
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    Containership fleet outpaces port development

    2016-01-12T17:06:00Z

    Fully cellular containership growth is fast approaching capacity of 20m teu with it outpacing world port throughput for the fourth year in a row.

  • Excess sand from the dock infill is now being moved to the reclaim
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    Alexandra Dock site construction progressing well

    2015-12-30T09:54:00Z

    ABP has announced that construction work on the Green Port Hull Alexander Dock site is progressing well and on schedule for early completion in 2017.

  • Twinning agreement: Antwerp and Guangzhou will work even more closely together going forward
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    Antwerp twins with Guangzhou

    2015-12-14T13:21:00Z

    The Port of Antwerp has twinned with the Chinese port of Guangzhou in an arrangement which will see both ports working even more closely together in a commercial capacity.

  • CYBER THREAT: The threat of cybersecurity looks set to rise in the future and port operators will become a likely target for attacks Photo: Yuri Samoilov
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    DP World looks to the future

    2015-11-23T15:30:00Z

    A new report says that although the outlook looks bleak for large scale port automation investments, operators can still take advantage of opportunities offered by innovative Information Communications Technology (ICT).

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    Black Sea 2015 box trade forecast at 2.5m teu

    2015-11-20T17:10:00Z

    It is forecasted that the total container turnover of the Black Sea region for 2015 will reach 2.5m teu.

  • Newport Docks in South Wales is benefitting from around 81% in energy savings
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    Shining the light on energy savings

    2015-11-17T14:42:00Z

    The Associated British Ports’ (ABP) owned Newport Docks in South Wales is benefitting from around 81% in energy savings owing to its new upgraded lighting system.

  • Tougher: Prismalence puts its LED lights through rigorous testing
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    Not all LED port fittings created equal

    2015-11-13T12:20:00Z

    As LED lighting gains in popularity, one European manufacturer has warned that not all LED port fixtures are created equal.

  • Greening the environment through tree planting was the initiative’s most popular activity
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    Green initiative ends on a high note

    2015-11-09T11:36:00Z

    Thousands of port employees around the world have taken in a joint environmental initiative launched by five of the world’s largest port operators in conjunction with the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA).

  • The pilot has been undergoing tests at the Noatum Container Terminal Valencia since September
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    Noatum lighting pilot slashes energy costs

    2015-11-05T15:14:00Z

    A dynamic lighting system has begun a pilot test, developed by Ingeniería de Aplicaciones Energeticas SLU, at the Noatum Container Terminal in Valencia.

  • Journey: getting staff on board is essential to implementing a new TOS
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    Power to the people

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Jade Software''s Kaustubh Dalvi explains why change management is essential when upgrading a TOS

  • Stuck: quagga mussels are one of many foreign invaders in global ports. Credit: Lyndsey Manzo
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    Something in the water

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Felicity Landon discusses the implications of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention on ports

  • Dig deep: Ramboll rehabilitated existing quays and constructed others at Jorf Lasfar
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    Forming the foundations

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Breakthroughs in foundation innovation are helping to improve build standards, finds John Bensalhia

  • Newcomer: Blue seas and blue-sky thinking in Saudi Arabia
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    Coming from nowhere

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    There''s still room for greenfield sites in the Middle East, finds Stevie Knight

  • Support: ground pressure limitations determine what kind of jacking system can be
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    Reach for the skies

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Higher and further crane outreach is a necessity not a luxury as Alex Hughes explains

  • Free flow: Rotterdam is looking to become a major player in the biomass market
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    Tapping into biomass

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Ports on both sides of the Atlantic are making their biomass presence felt, finds Alex Hughes

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    Port barometer report

    2015-10-27T16:33:00Z

    Trelleborg has launched its fifth annual Barometer which explores the issues and challenges that the marine industry has faced over the last five years.