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Automation will be slow process, poll shows
50% of port professionals believe that less than 25% of global container ports will be semi or fully automated by 2025, Port Strategy’s (PS) first Twitter poll on automation shows.
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EcoPorts’ certification rewards green efforts
Port of Rotterdam, Port of Le Havre and Port of Piraeus have renewed EcoPorts’ environmental performance standard (PERS) to demonstrate their commitment to environmental transparency and management.
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Decision imminent on Salaverry concession
Proinversión is due to decide imminently on the concession for the Multipurpose Port Terminal at the Peruvian Port of Salaverry.
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Antaq lengthens Pará concessions consultation
Brazil’s National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) put back until June 4 public consultation of six proposed new terminal operations at ports in the state of Pará. Five of these will be at the Port of Belém and a sixth at the Port of Vila do Conde. All will handle a ...
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Haulier strike all but paralyses Santos trade
A strike by truck drivers in Brazil, which has lasted for more than a week, has badly affected exports from the Port of Santos, which claims it has caused losses of $100m to the shipping sector. The claim was made by the Organisation of Maritime Shipping Agencies of the State ...
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Kalmar confirm GPC sponsorship
Offering the widest range of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and to the heavy industry, Kalmar have confirmed their attendance at GPC Valencia 2018 as one of the official sponsors.
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Hyster RS46 hinged cabin boosts visibility
The Hyster RS46 ReachStacker can now be specified with a new hinged elevating operator cabin option, to optimise visibility and help meet the challenges of demanding port and terminal applications.
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Environmental efficiency focus at TOC Europe
Five authors from PEMA’s technical committees will present three new papers on terminal safety, process automation and environmental efficiency at TOC Europe 2018.
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2020 bounce back expected for UK port traffic
The downward trend for UK port traffic from 2001-2016 will be reversed through to 2020, according to projections from MDS Transmodal.
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Diversity critical to UK port preparedness
The UK’s Member of Parliament representing ports has talked up the importance of diversity when it comes to meeting the challenges coming the port sector’s way.
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UK ports will prove “resilient and adaptable”
UK ports will prove their resiliency when the country leaves the European Union, no matter which deals are struck, the UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) chief executive has predicted.
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Forklift training pack boosts competency
CM Labs Simulations has produced a new port-focused training pack designed to teach forklift truck driving with an assortment of cargo and highlighting areas for trainee improvement.
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Protectionism blamed for global handling slowdown
Trade protectionism has been blamed for an overall slowdown in volumes at world ports in the first quarter of this year, with the throughput growth rate down 2.9 percentage points year-on-year.
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Weighing data vital for competitive advantage
Good weighing information constitutes a vital component of operators’ and companies’ competitive advantage due to increasing requirements for traceability, efficiency and ecological responsibility, according to Tamtron chief executive Mikko Keskinen.
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Bristol signs up Kalmar for STS crane revamp
Kalmar is to upgrade a 1988-built NKK ship-to-shore (STS) crane currently operating at the UK’s Port of Bristol, located in South West England.
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PSA inks CMA CGM tech partnership
The corporate venture capital arms of port operator PSA International and shipping company CMA CGM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive "digitalisation and innovation in the shipping and supply chain ecosystem”.
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VR coming of age for simulation and training
Virtual reality (VR) is here to stay, crane simulator and training system provider GlobalSim’s sales and marketing vice president Brad Ball has said.
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PSA International’s “three hard truths”
Cargo change, technology that will enable and disrupt, and cross integration: these are the “three hard truths” for port operator PSA International, according to group chief executive Tan Chong Meng.
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Megaships force continual upgrade of ports
The continual increase in the size of ships is forcing a relentless upgrade of ports, with the question for ports now being more one of capability than one of capacity.
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Challenge of finding and retaining port pros
Difficulties in attracting and then recruiting people to the logistics and freight forwarding industry have been aired by industry professionals.