Port Strategy News
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NewsPort skills training programme launches
The NeXTraIn.PortS training programme will boost the skills of port professionals to help drive the energy and digital transformation
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NewsCavotec inks major shorepower deal
Cavotec and a global shipping company have inked a deal worth US$5m to supply PowerFit shore power units
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NewsCalifornia looks to mobile port emissions capture
A novel form of mobile port emissions capture is taking place in California
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NewsGPA deal increases RoRo capacity at Brunswick
The Georgia Ports Authority has inked a 20-year deal with Wallenius Wilhelmsen which will see RoRo capacity at the Port of Brunswick significantly enhanced
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NewsEight electric straddle carriers for London Gateway
London Gateway’s soon-to-open fourth berth has welcomed eight electric straddle carriers
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: A big vision for Hong Kong’s green cruise hub
The social aspects of sustainability are at the heart of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal’s ethos
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NewsJoined up thinking on methanol storage
Cepsa and Evos are working on green methanol storage in Spain and the Netherlands
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NewsAPMT Durban action sparks motivation questions
There’s rumblings of a possible legal challenge over the Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2 concession
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NewsHousing development for Scottish freeport
A Scottish freeport is keen to cement its benefit to the local region with a 66-home development
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NewsTeaming up on alternative fuels
Ulsan Port Authority is teaming up with with Pacific Environment to decarbonise shipping ports in Singapore
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NewsONE digitalises port calls
Ocean Network Express and Portchain have inked a deal to digitalise berth alignment, saving fuel and reducing emissions
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NewsBaltimore Bridge collapse could lead to cargo claims
A UK-based insurance facilitator has warned that delays caused by the Baltimore Bridge collapse could lead to claims for spoiled and delayed cargo
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NewsDecarbonisation report sets out challenges
A new report sets out the challenges faced by US ports in the drive to decarbonise
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NewsPolitics progressively a factor in the suppy chain
These days, politics is being infused into the transportation business more than ever before, now complemented by a fear-factor. It’s not clear to me whether protectionism, or maritime/ port security, is piloting this boat.
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NewsThe global economy remains under stress
2023 was not a good year and 2024 looks uncertain for the maritime industry.
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NewsSustainable port industrial islands?
The energy and raw materials transition, critical for achieving a sustainable and (more) circular economy, creates a huge demand for new private investments in ports, in activities like production, assembly, storage and maintenance of offshore windmills, hydrogen plants to convert sustainable energy in hydrogen and ammonia, plants for biofuels and circular recycling and production activities.
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NewsLet’s talk sense
One of the most startling aspects of worsening relations between the US and China (for the port sector) has been moves by the Biden Administration to ‘ban’ Chinese container cranes from US ports.
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NewsAdopting AI in terminal operating systems
Chad Van Derrick*, Vice President, Product Management, Tideworks Technology, highlights the opportunities presented by the adoption of AI in TOS and charts a practical path to its implementation.
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NewsIFRS-S2 game changer
Jaret Fattori, Programme Director, Climate & Environment, BMT, considers how port management strategies are evolving in response to Climate Risk and TCFD Reporting, and what the implications are for operational resilience and corporate responsibility?
