Port Strategy News – Page 117
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NewsCross channel green shipping corridor
The UK’s first green shipping corridor has taken a step forward.
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NewsCalifornia shared data system
Funding of US$30 million is being given to ports in California to develop a new shared data system.
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NewsFleet Charging
The Port of Virginia in the US has signed a deal with ElectroTempo to enhance vehicle electrification initiatives. The port…
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NewsVirginia ramps up north berth with Konecranes ASCs
The US East Coast Port of Virginia is purchasing 36 new automated stacking cranes (ASCs) as part of its new modernisation plan for the North Berth at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT).
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NewsSTS for APMT Tangier
The first of four batches of new dual ship-to-shore (STS) cranes have arrived at APM Terminals…
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NewsNash scopes out VTS for port of London authority
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is upgrading its Vessel Traffic Services (VTS), with the help of shipping, navigation and maritime risk consultancy, NASH Maritime.
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NewsRTGs arrive at PSA Panama
PSA Panama has received three new rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes.
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NewsZero-Emissions SSA
SSA Marine is now operating large-capacity, lithium forklifts at the US West Coast ports…
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NewsHyster Dynamic Stability
Hyster has launched its Dynamic Stability System (DSS) for forklift trucks. The system, which is standard…
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NewsRussia builds dredge capacity
Russia is setting about an ambitious dredger newbuilding programme. The jury is out on whether it will work – the scale of the works and technical issues are challenging. Oleksandr Gavrylyuk reports
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NewsFleet and Fuel Factors – Fleet Capacity has to Increase
In terms of MPV supply, Drewry’s analysis looked at vessel age based on lift capacity. The conclusion: “The MPV fleet is indeed getting really old, with only sporadic vessel deliveries,” said Pasztor.
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NewsReproducing reality
Safety, training and productivity – the benefits of simulating cargo handling operations are increasingly to the fore including new dimensions such as with automation and the handling of wind turbines. Felicity Landon reviews the state-of-the-art
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NewsQuay Cranes: All Eventualities Catered For
The University of Valencia’s Laboratory of Simulation and Modelling (LSyM) has developed a training system, based on a simulator, that reproduces the working environment of real quay cranes.
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NewsThe Sustainability Imperative
These are some of the findings of ‘The Sustainability Imperative – Part 2’, launched by Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) in March 2023.
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NewsWho is making hay?
Make hay while the sun shines is a famous phrase - while the Federal Government in Canada has deliberated the proposed Roberts Bank 2 project, AJ Keyes assesses if any competing port has taken advantage
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NewsGrowth Prospects – Technical Advances – See PS on Stand J42 at TOC
Drewry Maritime Research has provided an updated perspective on Southeast Asia containerport and terminal performance in 2022.
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NewsJones act – emerging infrastructure links?
We are living in a partisan political age; regardless of what side you are on, most shipping and port executives would agree on that.
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NewsWorld bank logistics performance index 2023: observations
Last month, the World Bank published a new version of the Logistics Performance Index.
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NewsThe elusive recession, not as per definition yet
Expectations of a recession are receding, despite declining demand, as economies remain in growth territory.
