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  • Figure 1 – Selected view of loaded travel durations of connected robotics system without outliers
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    Bridging the cyber-physical gap

    2019-04-01T10:24:00Z

    INFORM’s Dr Eva Savelsberg, Ulrich Dorndorf and Matthew Wittemeier discuss how hybrid AI is transforming port operations

  • The Port of Cagliari, Sardinia
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    Cagliari set for alternative energy role

    2019-04-01T09:37:00Z

    Sardinia is set to become an LNG hub. Massimo Deiana, chairman of the Sardinian Port Authority System, explains what this means for Cagliari and the island’s other cruise ports

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    Port Klang welcomes foreign investment

    2019-04-01T09:21:00Z

    Expansion of Port Klang in Malaysia using foreign and Chinese money is being encouraged, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has said.

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    More solar power for Southampton

    2019-03-29T16:27:00Z

    A GB£12m upgrade to ABP Port of Southampton’s Ocean Cruise Terminal will include 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels to boost its status as the UK’s first carbon neutral cruise terminal and increase its existing solar energy production.

  • Port of Marseille Fos
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    French port deal for Chinese silicon giant

    2019-03-29T15:19:00Z

    Marseille Fos Port Authority and Quechen Silicon Chemical have signed a construction agreement for the Chinese company’s €105m project to build a plant on a 12-hectare site in the Fos industrial zone, adding to speculation about China’s growing influence in Europe.

  • Automated vehicle
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    Large electric vehicle order for PSA

    2019-03-29T14:34:00Z

    VDL Automated Vehicles will supply at least 80 electric and automated vehicles to port group PSA International to drive down emissions at the new Tuas Terminal.

  • Port of Hamburg
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    Airborne noise notation for ships in ports

    2019-03-28T16:28:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released what is believed to be an industry first airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meet increasing demand for a standard and methodology to control airborne noise emissions from ships in ports.

  • Long Beach Container Terminal.
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    Yilport joins battle for US terminal

    2019-03-28T15:52:00Z

    Yildirim Holding Inc. said it has lined up the financing for its subsidiary Yilport Holding to bid for a multiyear concession for the Long Beach Container Terminal in California.

  • Port of Hamburg
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    Airborne noise notation for ships in ports

    2019-03-28T14:32:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released what is believed to be an industry first airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meet increasing demand for a standard and methodology to control airborne noise emissions from ships in ports.

  • Port of Oakland
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    Hybrid cranes help Oakland’s war on pollution

    2019-03-28T12:56:00Z

    The Port of Oakland’s largest container terminal is converting 13 diesel-powered yard cranes to hybrid power with the aim of cutting 45t of diesel-related air pollutants annually.

  • Riga
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    Port stakeholders step up to 2030 challenge

    2019-03-27T23:17:00Z

    The organisation behind an ambitious global initiative to implement major environmental changes to achieve sustainability in port cities by 2030 faces one of its biggest challenges this year in co-ordinating how its many diverse participants can achieve change.

  • The Port of Dover in 2016 Photo: Alexey Komarov/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Multiple crashes in Dover Op Brock initiative

    2019-03-27T17:15:00Z

    In the UK, a no-deal Brexit initiative under which lorries going to the Port of Dover are granted access to an entire side of a motorway has witnessed a number of collisions in its first two days of operation.

  • Old vessel on Fraser River
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    Vancouver completes river improvement project

    2019-03-27T13:02:00Z

    The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has completed a project to improve safety and protect native flora and fauna by removing derelict boats and structures along the Fraser River.

  • Riga
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    Port stakeholders step up to 2030 challenge

    2019-03-27T11:39:00Z

    The organisation behind an ambitious global initiative to implement major environmental changes to achieve sustainability in port cities by 2030 faces one of its biggest challenges this year in co-ordinating how its many diverse participants can achieve change.

  • Award winners celebrate their successes. Credit: Navis
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    Best-in-class terminals honoured

    2019-03-26T20:45:00Z

    Terminal Pacífico Sur Valparaíso, APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, DP World Callao and ICTSI South Pacific were among the port and terminal winners of this year’s Navis Inspire Awards.

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    Douala container terminal put to tender

    2019-03-26T16:47:00Z

    The Port Authority of Douala (PAD) has launched a restricted international tendering to select a new concessioner for the renovation, modernisation, operation and maintenance of the container terminal at the Port of Douala-Bonabéri in Cameroon.

  • Hybrid RTG port cranes
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    Corvus Energy cuts Chinese port emissions

    2019-03-26T16:30:00Z

    Corvus Energy will supply the energy storage system (ESS) for 20 battery-hybrid RTG cranes designed by CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering (CCCCSEE) and to be used in Chinese ports.

  • FSRU Excelerate
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    Second LNG FRSU for Bangladesh

    2019-03-26T14:31:00Z

    Excelerate Energy’s floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) Excelerate has undergone maintenance work ahead of its journey to the Bay of Bengal to serve as Bangladesh’s second FRSU.

  • All users can see upcoming vessel visits, comments and important vessel information to know what tasks require doing and who is working on them Photo: Navis
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    Navis reveals new workflow application

    2019-03-25T15:38:00Z

    US-headquartered firm Navis has announced the launch of its Compass visual workflow-management application.

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    Pioneering sustainable methanol project

    2019-03-25T15:21:00Z

    The Port of Antwerp is taking the next step in the transition to alternative energy sources and becoming a carbon-neutral port by leading a new pilot project which aims to produce 4,000-8,000t of sustainable methanol per year.