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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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NewsYilport in running for Taranto tender
Yilport Holding has confirmed it has submitted an offer to the Ionian Sea Port Authority to invest in and manage all cargo operations at the container, bulk and ro-ro terminals of Port of Taranto in south east Italy.
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NewsBattery electric ferry wins hybrid ship award
A battery powered electric ferry has won an award at the Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo for Propulsion System of the Year.
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NewsESPO calls for firmer polluter pays principle
ESPO has welcomed the latest review of of the Waste Reception Facilities Directive but says it needs a firmer ‘polluter pays’ principle.
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NewsCoup in Nicaragua damages port revenues
Nicaragua’s Empresa Portuaria Nacional (EPN, or National Port Company) executive president, Virgilio Silva, has said that the government is well aware of the negative impact that the political crisis in the country is having on its maritime ports.
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NewsBasque region introduces ports legislation
In Spain, the Gobierno Vasco (Basque Government) has approved maritime transport and ports legislation that will establish a management model for 15 ports that fall under its competence.
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NewsMEDPorts Association hits ground running
Twenty Mediterranean ports and state port organisations have come together under the MEDPorts Association banner.
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NewsWilhelmsen to use supply drones in Singapore
Wilhelmsen shipping line has announced that it is to begin using drones during the resupply of its vessels in the Port of Singapore from the third quarter of this year. The project is being undertaken in partnership with Airbus.
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NewsLe Havre commits to major investments
The Conseil de Surveillance (Supervisory Board) of France’s Port of Le Havre has voted unanimously to agree a €500m investment programme, French port alliance HAROPA has said.
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NewsUnique analysis of transhipment ports
A new report from transport information and consultancy services firm Dynamar has revealed that 24m teu is handled by 20 dominant transhipment ports across the world each year.
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NewsLeading shipper message to ports
Terminal operators should “get to know” the partners involved in port selection, Hapag-Lloyd UK and Ireland managing director Cameron Bowie has advised.
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NewsSafety paramount to port industry leaders
Key figures at the UK’s two biggest port associations have spoken out about the importance of safety.
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NewsUS ports approve clean truck regs
Harbour commissioners for the US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have approved measures to ensure that new trucks that are just going into drayage service meet “the cleanest engine standards”.
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NewsCavotec supports greener Chinese cruise
Cavotec shore power technologies are playing a key role in delivering substantial sustainability savings to ports in China.
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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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NewsGothenburg works on fairer green discounts
The Port of Gothenburg’s is bringing its LNG dues reduction into line with its general environmental discount so all environmentally-friendly ships are rewarded fairly.
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NewsOakland green-lights big budget
A new $494.2m budget for the fiscal year 2019 is being implemented this week at the US Port of Oakland following the dock’s Board of Commissioners’ approval last week of a spending plan including $34.7m for capital projects.
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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.
