Terminal Operations – Page 44
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Don’t let tech overshadow humans in ports
Technology, organisation, people: that’s the magic triangle that needs to be balanced for successful port operations, according to ISL Applications chief executive Holger Schuett.
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Inland terminals offer opportunities for suppliers
Key opportunities in the ports and terminals market are a result of the changing structure of the nature of inland terminals.
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Still early days for new port tech
The port and terminal industry is still finding its feet with automation and digitalisation, Moffatt & Nichol’s Pekka Ranta has said.
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Stop asking port workers to pilot space shuttles!
Much more investment on the people and processes side of fully-automated terminals is necessary to get the best of available technologies, a Navis executive has told Port Strategy.
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Get on board with cloud technologies, urges XVELA
Cloud-based solutions constitute the technology that will have the greatest effect on the ports and terminals industry today, XVELA chief technology officer Robert Inchausti has said.
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Kalmar: tech opportunities for ports
Kalmar president Antti Kaunonen has identified automation, sharing data and making best use of big data as three key opportunities shaping the ports and terminals industry.
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NewsPort automation best approached in stages
Taking a step-by-step approach to automation is sensible because it allows for time for terminals to become orientated with functionality and processes, the managing director of LASE has said.
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NewsRealities of “tougher” box terminal sector
The possibility of even-bigger ships, the acceleration of ship cascading and the continuing impact of neo-panamax dimensions on ports are just some of the pressures being placed on container terminals today, according to WSP’s Andrew Penfold.
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NewsITF: Full decarbonisation by 2035 achievable
New International Transport Forum (ITF) research into decarbonisation for shipping has revealed that almost-complete decarbonisation could be attained by 2035 if currently-available technologies are deployed to their maximum.
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Want to save energy? Get the figures right!
Having access to reliable energy consumption figures is important in beginning to tackle or improve energy saving at a terminal, the global vice president of sales, ports & terminals at Identec Solutions has said.
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Ports: always another challenge to pursue, TBA
The ports and terminals industry will never be state of the art, the commercial director and owner of TBA told Port Strategy (PS) at TOC Europe 2018.
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Exercise caution with AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is still not what we would consider really intelligent behaviour and companies should think carefully about whether it will benefit them before investing, a technology expert has stressed.
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Big ships delaying US port projects
Money spent by port authorities on catering for big ships is being taken from the capital available for projects, claims the associate vice president and director of US maritime planning at WSP.
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NewsNavis warns on risks of data misinterpretation
Data gained from artificial intelligence (AI) needs to be interpreted using appropriate technology, not manually, a technology expert has warned.
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NewsLow ROI holding back shore power growth
The implementation of shore power is one of the main challenges for ports tackling emissions at berth and in surrounding anchorages, an engineering expert has stressed.
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NewsEnergy monitoring is part of automation
Energy monitoring is becoming increasingly important in container terminal management as terminals look to automation, the global vice president of sales, ports & terminals at Identec Solutions has said.
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NewsTruck scanning reduces idle time
A new truck scanning project at Barge Terminal Tilburg aims to provide terminals with more data to enable better control of supply chains, faster turnaround times and less waste of time and fuel.
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NewsLiebherr reackstacker offers improve performance
Swiss-headquartered port equipment manufacturer Liebherr unveiled two new reachstacker models at TOC Europe 2018 in Rotterdam.
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NewsVolvo Penta will introduce electric by 2021
Volvo Penta is to offer electrified solutions in both its marine and industrial segments by 2021 with the aim of becoming a driving force in sustainable power solutions.
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Technical committee to tackle definition of standards
The Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) and the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) have announced the establishment of the Terminal Industry Committee 4.0 (TIC 4.0).
