Bulk Handling – Page 8
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August container port throughput at all-time high
August’s Drewry global container port throughput index reached an all-time high of 126.8 points.
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APMT safety campaign slashes fatalities
A safety campaign prompted by a “black year” for fatalities at APM Terminals’ global terminals in 2014 has led to a 93% decline in the number of fatalities in three years.
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World Bank expands port governance guidelines
A recently published World Bank Viewpoint has delivered detailed insight on port governance.
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Hacking at the hurdles
From gimmick to reality, hackathons have come of age. Stevie Knight reports
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Lifting the data curtain
Carly Fields learns about ATOM’s mission to improve automation experiences
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APM virus shutdown contributed to Maersk Q2 2017 loss of USD$264m
AP Moller Maersk has cited “commercially challenged terminals” as one of the reasons APM Terminals reported a loss of USD$264m in Q2 2017.
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Rotterdam hackathon to ‘sketch the future’
“Visionaries will sketch the future,” Garmt Nieuwsma of the World Port Hackathon organisation recently stated. And now we have a date for that event – September 1, 2017.
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IoT can beat “dumb, dark and disconnected” industry
The Internet of Things (IoT) could give greater momentum to the industry’s slow uptake of technological solutions, according to Michael Dempsey, vice-president for Container and Port Solutions at ORBCOMM.
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Port of Chittagong tops container growth
In 2016, 126 ports handled more than 1m teu of containers, according to DynaLiners’ ‘The Millionaires’ roundup, which found 82 ports had grown.
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Customer feedback counts, says Peel
Investing in new technology is important for a port, but listening to customers is also pivotal, Peel Ports Group’s deputy chief operation officer David Huck told delegates at TOC Europe.
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Integration in data-sharing necessary, say executives
Ports need to get better at data-sharing, or risk creating "digital islands" that don''t communicate, a digital specialist has warned.
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Find pilots and dive in to software melee
Ports needn’t be overwhelmed by the mass of port, container and supply chain technology solutions hitting the market, CEO and partner of SeaIntelligence Consulting Lars Jensen has said.
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Shaping partnerships to reduce risk of port investments
WSP’s Johan-Paul Verschuure & Andrew Penfold ask if consortiums are the new development model
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Ditch the spreadsheet
Business Intelligence is moving into the realm of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics, finds Martin Rushmere
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Collaborate to innovate
Collaboration is the only way for businesses to tackle digital innovation, says Data61''s Thomas Vitsounis
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Beauty of co-ordinated port calls
Mikael Lind advises co-ordination for enhanced predictability of port call operations
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Putting potential into practice
The digital economy is crucial to creating a more efficient and transparent supply chain, finds Lara Shingles
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Making ports and terminals more efficient
Digitisation, connectivity and automation are crucial to making ports and terminals more efficient, Dr Yvo Saanen, managing director and founder of TBA, has said.