Latest News – Page 45
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NewsLiverpool opens redundancy consultations
The Port of Liverpool, UK has commenced redundancy consultations at its container division.
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NewsFive for Houston
The Port Houston, Texas, USA has ordered five hybrid RTGs from Konecranes for…
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NewsNCB Safety Fears
US-based inspection body, the National Cargo Bureau (NCB), confirms that 55 per cent of inspected containers were non-compliant…
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NewsGraviti delivers self-discharging containers
Bulk handling manufacturer Graviti has delivered six self-discharging containers of its own design to Riga Central Terminal, Latvia.
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NewsInvestment uncertainties build
The world looks quite different today than it did in 2019. The implications for port development of these structural shifts are far-reaching. How should the port sector adapt to the new reality? Andrew Penfold takes a look…
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NewsPacific ports push-on
Mexico’s two key Pacific Coast ports - Lazaro Cardenas and Manzanillo - are pushing on with major investments to meet new demand. Nearshoring also has the potential to accelerate growth elsewhere, A J Keyes maps the path ahead
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NewsParacas carves out its niche
‘One man’s gain is another’s pain’ as the old adage goes and this is the case with Puerto de Paracas which has made inroads into Callao’s general cargo traffic. But will it last? Rob Ward reviews developments
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NewsOvercoming congestion
APMT Callao has recently lost breakbulk cargo, principally due to congestion factors, but with new investment implemented is confident that it is back on track. Rob Ward reports
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NewsUsing wind and hydrogen to achieve net zero
Offshore wind and alternative fuels are high up on the agenda for Forth Ports
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NewsRotterdam incentivises alternative fuel bunkering
There’s money off port dues for bunkering sustainable fuels at Rotterdam
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NewsBEST takes on hybrid cranes in decarbonisation drive
Hutchison Ports has taken another step towards its decarbonisation goal with the arrival of six new hybrid cranes at its BEST terminal in Barcelona, Spain
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NewsA turning point for the ocean freight industry?
The ocean freight industry may have turned a corner after a full year of plummeting rates
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NewsAnti-collision emphasis
Growing levels of automation and the handling of increased cargo volumes mean that collision prevention technology is more important than ever for port operating units.
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NewsAi: great potential but bits of the jigsaw still to be completed
Throughout the world of digitalisation- which looms large across all maritime sectors, 2023 has been the year of Artificial Intelligence (or “AI”).
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NewsWhat to make of the India-middle east-Europe economic corridor?
The recent announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor is another step in the efforts of the EU and US to challenge China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with a competing approach: the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII).
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NewsGlobal economics impact terminal operations and finances
The near collapse of the supply chain in 2021-22 was very profitable for terminal operators, but this has come to an end and the search is on to find ways to cut cost.
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NewsILWU: what do the lessons of Portland tell us?
It is quite remarkable that the US International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has been compelled to declare bankruptcy and enter Chapter 11 over a dispute at the Portland…
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NewsLand of opportunity
Mexico has long been a manufacturing alternative to China, but concerns over China’s economy and vulnerabilities to supply chain security from COVID-19 means further opportunities exist, as AJ Keyes discovers
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NewsLithium: gateway race on
Argentina is building momentum with lithium exports – big things are expected – and the race is on to capture this cargo from the so-called Lithium Triangle. There are various gateway options – Rob Ward assesses the state-of-play
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NewsGreen credentials tested
The word greenwashing has risen from a rarely used word to one in common usage today. What does it mean?
