Latest News – Page 393
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NewsDigital revolution
Who do ports need on the team to be able to embrace digitalisation, Felicity Landon asks
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NewsDrivers start Miami terminal boycott
Drivers for South Florida drayage companies have begun a boycott against the Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company (POMTOC) in protest at slow turn times which have left truckers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) with expensive penalties.
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NewsDismissed lawsuits bring Hamburg deepening closer
A court has dismissed lawsuits seeking to stop a project to deepen the River Elbe to improve large vessel port access.
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NewsKalmar introduces new value range in APAC
Kalmar has launched a range of reachstackers, empty container handlers and forklifts designed to offer Asia-Pacific (APAC) customers value-based choice.
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NewsEfficient technology key to Congress
Ports and terminal operators can gen up on the latest green technology at GreenPort Americas Congress 2018.
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NewsResearch to further enable zero emissions ships
A new project is using Norwegian short-sea ferries to pioneer technologies including LNG, batteries and shore power.
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NewsReal-time monitoring to speed up the queries process
A new piece of kit that can receive both voice and text-based queries and send back the answer as a real-time text message aims to speed up the queries process at terminals.
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Yilport: Tertir skimped on tech investment
Yilport, part of the Turkish holding that acquired the assets of Portuguese terminal operator Tertir from Mota-Engil in September 2015, has accused the former owner of a lack of investment in technology.
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NewsMexican ports switch to civilian control
A rejig of port management is taking place in Mexico. According to the Ministry of Transport (SCT), overall responsibility for ports is being transferred from the Naval Secretariat (Semar), which has been in charge for the past three years, to civilian control. This has prompted the replacement of many senior ...
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NewsFirst German slot-booking system for truckers
Hamburg Port is the first German seaport to introduce pre-allocated time windows for truckers in order to relieve peak times and reduce waiting times.
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Supersize ships weigh on Barcelona
The Port of Barcelona and its terminals are feeling the pressure of larger container ships.
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NewsWaste heat recovery system reduces emissions
A new waste heat recovery system could help ship owners and operators reduce emissions and cut fuel usage and costs.
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NewsOlympia rides out rail blockade protests
Port of Olympia has said a rail blockade by an anti-fracking protest group is not impacting port operations.
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NewsUSA gets its first Wärtsilä LNG fuelling barge
Wärtsilä will supply a broad scope of technology to a new LNG supply barge to fuel cruise ships on the US east coast.
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NewsIMO says GHG goals should be ambitious
Member states have been told they should set ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals at the IMO’s 30th assembly session.
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NewsFull merger for Lisbon and Setúbal
In Portugal, the Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino has revealed that the government is to go ahead with the full merger of Lisbon Port Administration (APL) and the Setúbal and Sesimbra Port Administrations (APSS).
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NewsPort Services Reg "consigned to the dustbin"
The European Union’s Port Services Regulation will be "consigned to the dustbin" in the UK due to Brexit, shipping minister John Hayes has told members of the UK Major Ports Group.
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NewsEC reboots Reporting Formalities Directive
Old habits and processes, resistance to change and a ‘turf war’ over the control of data flows all contributed to the failure of the European Commission’s drive for national Maritime Single Windows, delegates at the IPCSA conference in Brussels were told.
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NewsChinese investors eye up Peruvian potential
Chinese investors are looking to build a US$1bn port on Peru’s central coast.
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NewsElectric cranes save on emissions in Thailand
Vahle electrification systems are helping to clean up crane operations at Thailand''s Laem Chabang port.
