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    Three is not a crowd

    2018-08-30T10:12:00Z

    COMMENT: The maritime business, long a laggard in adapting to technological advancements, has been increasingly in the crosshairs of information advances, writes Barry Parker.

  • Ports need to ask themselves if they are inclusive enough. Credit: 12019, CC0
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    Real meaning of inclusivity in ports

    2018-08-30T10:12:00Z

    COMMENT: July saw a major development in Antwerp’s port, with the announcement of the start of a stakeholder-inclusive process to expand container capacity, writes Peter de Langen.

  • According to LPC project director Martin Watts, the DUKC system has meant that LPC has been able to decrease the volume required for the first phase of its deepening by over 40% Photo: The Maritime Executive
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    OMC aids LPC with dredging project

    2018-08-30T10:07:00Z

    Australian maritime engineering company OMC International (OMC) has used its Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) technology to help Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) significantly reduce the volume of dredging needed to upgrade the New Zealand port’s entrance channel.

  • Mr Ivanov said: “The new cranes will help Klaipedos Smelte to continue growing according to its long-term vision" Photo: Konecranes
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    Klaipedos Smelte orders with Konecranes

    2018-08-30T10:06:00Z

    The Port of Klaipeda’s Klaipedos Smelte has signed a contract with Finnish lifting equipment firm Konecranes for the supply of twelve of its cranes.

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    Ports finally realising cybersecurity threat

    2018-08-30T10:04:00Z

    Ports are finally waking up to the threat of cybersecurity, SeaIntelligence Consulting chief executive and partner Lars Jensen has said.

  • “The industry is so siloed, there’s no one common set of data, and without that, you really can’t share visibility across the supply chain at all,” Mr Schneider said on data-sharing Photo: blickpixel/Pixabay/CC0 Creative Commons
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    Data-related issues for port industry

    2018-08-29T18:32:00Z

    A lack of leadership regarding increased data-sharing and collaboration, siloed systems and data-sharing itself have been identified by Navis’ Chuck Schneider as the three greatest challenges facing the port and terminal sector at the moment.

  • Maersk has seen its market share at the Port of Buenos Aires increase from 22% in May last year to 30% this year Photo: DanDeLuca/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    Solution to Buenos Aires concerns?

    2018-08-29T18:32:00Z

    Following a referral to Argentina’s competition authority, Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (CNDC), for “conduct and restrictive acts of competition in the Port of Buenos Aires”, where Maersk, Hamburg Süd and APM Terminals effectively dominate container trade, local online press resource iProfesional has reported that Maersk has put ...

  • There is no sign of resolution of the four-year legal dispute between Super Terminais and Porto Chibatão Photo: DavidRockDesign/Pixabay/CC0 Creative Commons
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    Manaus terminal operators in legal dispute

    2018-08-29T18:32:00Z

    The four-year legal dispute between Super Terminais and Porto Chibatão in Manaus in Brazil shows no sign of being resolved.

  • Mr Jensen said that ports are finally waking up to the threat of cybersecurity Photo: TheDigitalWay/Pixabay/CC0 Creative Commons
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    Ports finally realising cybersecurity threat

    2018-08-29T18:31:00Z

    Ports are finally waking up to the threat of cybersecurity, SeaIntelligence Consulting chief executive and partner Lars Jensen has said.

  • Mr Kaunonen believes that the ports and terminals sector remains 10 to 15 years behind other industries due to its reluctance to standardise or automate (image is for illustrative purposes only) Photo: 12019/Pixabay/CC0 Creative Commons
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    Ports still lag other sectors by 10–15 years

    2018-08-29T18:31:00Z

    The ports and terminals sector is still 10 to 15 years behind other industries because of its reluctance to standardise or automate, Kalmar president Antti Kaunonen has said.

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    Iran’s PMO to launch 23 projects

    2018-08-29T16:12:00Z

    Iran’s Ports & Maritime Organization (PMO) will inaugurate 23 development projects in the country’s ports during the Government Week (23–29 August), Islamic Republic News Agency has reported.

  • Cranes at Port of Virginia
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    China tariffs impact development

    2018-08-29T15:01:00Z

    The Port of Virginia has said the US Government’s proposed tariff on Chinese-made gantry cranes could increase costs for a planned terminal expansion.

  • The Indian Register claims to have come up with an effective ballast water treatment solution for ports with muddy waters Photo: The Motorship
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    Ballast water treatment for muddy water ports

    2018-08-28T12:39:00Z

    India has been advocating port-based mobile ballast water treatment since 2013 especially in ports with challenging water quality which can suffer from non-compliance.

  • This first joint initiative between the two parties will cater for around 20% of Maersk global demand for sulphur compliant fuel Photo: Maersk
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    Low sulphur fuel storage for Rotterdam

    2018-08-28T11:06:00Z

    A.P. Moller Maersk and Royal Vopak have signed an agreement to create a 0.5% sulphur bunkering facility at the port to aid future compliance.

  • Unifeeder ship
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    DPW potential “one-stop shop” strategy risky

    2018-08-28T10:38:00Z

    DP World’s acquisition of European short-sea and feeder carrier Unifeeder is unprecedented in scale and naturally throws up questions about the company’s motivation, Drewry has stated.

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    Hamburg delight at deepening project decision

    2018-08-28T10:11:00Z

    A controversial project to deepen the River Elbe to improve large vessel access at the Port of Hamburg can now begin following completion and approval of the third supplementary planning procedure.

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    Hutchison launches cyber security programme

    2018-08-24T16:52:00Z

    Hutchison Ports has introduced its own cyber security recovery programme, to improve the group’s overall readiness and protection from cyber crimes.

  • Becker LNG PowerPac
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    Emissions-cutting LNG power generator

    2018-08-24T14:09:00Z

    A new 1.5-megawatt mobile LNG power generator is set to enable large container ships at the Port of Hamburg to switch off their auxiliary diesel supplies during lay time to save fuel, reduce emissions and improve air quality.

  • Siemens sign up for GreenPort
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    Siemens to exhibit at GreenPort Cruise & Congress

    2018-08-24T11:21:00Z

    Siemens will be placing themselves in front of over 180 senior decision makers in the ports and terminals sector at GreenPort 2018.

  • The Solarpark Scaldia is being supported by North Sea Port, as the main land owner Photo: North Sea Port
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    Largest solar park in the Netherlands

    2018-08-23T16:17:00Z

    A solar power project which is the largest of its kind in the Netherlands is helping North Sea Port increase its credentials as a steward for renewable energy.