Operations News – Page 99

  • Busan plans on becoming a global trans-shipment hub to meet demand
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    Korea beefs up transhipment ambitions

    2015-07-29T17:29:00Z

    The Korean government and Busan Port Authority (BPA) have unveiled plans to develop Busan Port into a global trans-shipment hub to meet the increase in demand and take advantage of future opportunities.

  • Automation: Navis says that vendors should drop the competitiveness and work more collaboratively for success
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    Drop the competition over automation, says Navis

    2015-07-28T16:44:00Z

    The competitive mindset between vendors needs to come to a halt after projects are awarded, and immediately switch to a collaborative one to embrace a common goal, says Navis.

  • PMV
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    Talking points

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    Transparency and openness are crucial to fruitful community relationships, finds Carly Fields

  • Moving on: technology is changing the way grabs are being designed and operated
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    Up for grabs

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    Alex Hughes examines the challenge of balancing technological features and robustness

  • Powered up: ports are paying increasing attention to fuel economy
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    Power in small packages

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    Tractors offer a robust handling option that can be easily optimised finds John Bensalhia

  • Flight mode: IoT could be harnessed in drones to assess quay damage after a vessel collision. Credit: Merlijn Hoek
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    Take charge of tech

    2015-07-27T19:03:00Z

    Rebeca Gómez explains why ports need to get to grips with IoT

  • Showcase: the IADC is producing a book of 50 dredging projects in 50 years
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    Conflict avoidance

    2015-07-27T19:03:00Z

    Conflict and opposition – an inevitable response to any major dredging project? A new concept says it doesn’t have to be that way. Felicity Landon reports.

  • Heightened: the topic of demurrage has become more heated since the US West Coast port crisis. Credit: Neil Kremer
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    Storing up problems

    2015-07-27T19:03:00Z

    Industry has the means but not the will to sort out demurrage, explains Martin Rushmere

  • Congestion in and around Long Beach has been significantly reduced by the OffPeak Programme. Photo: Photo: Paul Ottaviano
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    LA lauds PierPass success

    2015-07-27T14:30:00Z

    This year marks the tenth anniversary of PierPass Inc’s OffPeak Programme, which has significantly reduced cargo-related congestion in and around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach since 2005.

  • Jebel Ali Port recorded 131 moves per ship per hour in 2014, up 10% from 2013
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    Jebel Ali comes top for productivity

    2015-07-24T11:52:00Z

    DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has kept its top spot when it comes to world productivity, recording 131 moves per ship per hour in 2014, up 10% from 119 in 2013.

  • This year’s GreenPort Congress will take place at Copenhagen Malmo Port
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    Greening the role of ports in the logistics chain

    2015-07-20T13:52:00Z

    The programme for this year’s GreenPort Congress hosted by Copenhagen Malmo Port from 7 to 9 October, will centre on greening the role of ports in the logistics chain.

  • Growth plans: Yilport is looking to up GCT's annual container handling capacity to 500,000 teu
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    Yilport aims for 500,000 teu at Gavle

    2015-07-16T11:54:00Z

    Turkey''s Yilport Holding has finalised growth plans for its Swedish Gavle Container Terminal (GCT), which it hopes to expand to an annual capacity of 500,000 teu.

  • Biomass boost: The Port of Liverpool will handle up to 3 million tonnes of wood pellets per year
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    New biomass facility to boost Liverpool handling

    2015-06-24T10:48:00Z

    A new £100m biomass terminal planned for the Port of Liverpool will see it handle up to three million tonnes of wood pellets a year as part of the decarbonisation of the nearby Drax power station, boosting handling at the port.

  • News

    Safeguarding against terrorism

    2015-06-23T12:03:00Z

    A new training project has been launched to help deliver improved training tools and techniques in response to terrorism threats aimed at Europe’s critical infrastructure, including ports.

  • Port of Beirut won the IT Award at this year's IAPH World Ports Conference
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    Beirut blazes IT trail

    2015-06-18T14:57:00Z

    Port of Beirut has been awarded for its IT Solution, the Port of Beirut Operations and Management System (POMS), which enables efficient and integrated processes for the port authority and port operators.

  • Going up: ship development is on a fast track growth curve. Credit: Kees Torn
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    Ports trail ship development

    2015-06-15T11:25:00Z

    A faster ship ordering cycle and aggressive deployment of mega ships has left terminal development trailing, according to consultants.

  • All change: time for a revolution in handling technologies. Credit: Richard Eriksson
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    Spiralling costs need countering, says Drewry

    2015-06-15T11:07:00Z

    The see-saw balancing shipping line cost efficiencies against supply chain costs has reached a tipping point, according to Drewry.

  • Knowledge: APM Terminals has learnt from its Maasvlakte II automation experiences
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    ‘Gamers’ aren’t the answer to automation, says APMT

    2015-06-14T20:51:00Z

    APM Terminals has quashed the hype that ‘gamers’ will run automated terminals of the future.

  • Shake on it: terminals need to get in on the alliance act. Credit: Flazingo Photos
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    Time for true terminal alliances

    2015-06-14T20:51:00Z

    As increasingly stronger shipping line alliances pile pressure on ports to bend to their demands, ports should look to play the carriers at their own partnership game, industry experts advise.

  • Maersk
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    Productivity needs to step up to the mark, says Maersk

    2015-06-10T08:59:00Z

    Stagnating productivity increases that have not kept pace with a growth in ship sizes is a “concern” for Maersk Line.