Container & Cargo Handling – Page 24
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News2038: Humans vs. automation
A world where artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced to the point where we can compare it to a human and judge it by its actions accordingly is the scene set in the latest instalment of a futuristic port story.
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Cargotec projects tackle industry inefficiencies
Cargotec is to continue its joint projects with multiple startups to address maritime industry inefficiencies introduced to it through maritime startup collaboration platform, the Rainmaking Trade & Transport Impact Programme.
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NewsBucking the national trend
Porto Itapoá invests beyond increased throughput and potential automation for its future success, writes Carly Fields
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NewsThe Umbilical Cords of Port Machinery
Dave MacIntyre finds out if crane cable chains deliver everything they promise.
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NewsPutting spreaders to work for bulk
John Bensalhia investigates attachment options that look beyond pure container operations
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NewsA stronger future for short sea shipping
As shipping gets smarter and more sustainable, the Coastlink conference addresses how short sea and container feeder shipping can best secure a stronger future.
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NewsGlobal port links forged at China's BRI Forum
Cosco’s investment in Greece''s Port of Piraeus will play a key part in a drive to establish Greece as a “bridge” between the West and the East, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said at China''s second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum in Beijing.
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NewsLogic of mega-containerships questioned
A top shipping line executive questioned whether 22,000 teu ships are “really the right way to go” at TOC Asia’s Container Supply Chain Conference.
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NewsHBS system to boost efficiency
A new and intelligent High Bay Storage (HBS) system which packs maximum capacity into a condensed area could boost operational efficiency, a port expert has said.
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NewsPerformance model “not a science project”
Kalmar executives have stressed that the equipment provider’s new performance guarantee model is “proven technology and not a science project”.
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Stop unfair port access practices
The International Shipsuppliers & Services Association (ISSA) has said its association members continue to experience unwarranted delay, obstruction and unfair charges when they wish to enter ports to deliver stores to ships.
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NewsTech startups to innovate ports and beyond
PSA unboXed, the Singapore-based innovation and corporate venture capital arm of PSA International, and Israeli-based theDOCK Innovation Hub have entered into an agreement to invest in startups to leverage innovative technologies that will benefit the port, maritime and supply chain sector.
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NewsDigitalisation for innovation initiative
Over the next three years, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will focus on digitalisation to help companies innovate and improve productivity.
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NewsPEMA 2019 student challenge announced
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association has announced the PEMA Student Challenge theme question for 2019 is ''Exploring the drivers behind change: Defining the port of the future''.
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Safety features ‘must be standard’
Container crane manufacturers that fail to apply minimum safety features as standard are putting lives at risk, a TOC Asia audience heard today.
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NewsTaking handling training to the next level
Modern training techniques go head-to-head with traditional teaching methods to improve bulk cargo handling. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsTime to be open about gate turnaround times
US ports are embracing a public appetite for port information and making truck-wait data available to all. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsNo “profitable” US opportunities for DP World
DP World is holding off on US investment as it has not identified any profitable opportunities, the company’s chairman has said.
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NewsManufacturer aims for ambitious performance guarantees
Kalmar is gearing up towards a performance-based business model, the company’s president has stated.
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NewsGateway to Africa
Container volumes are rising and the Port of Dar es Salaam is investing, reports Felicity Landon
