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  • Going down: planned deepening of Guayaquil will benefit ICTSI's Contecon terminal
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    Filling capacity gaps

    2017-10-09T15:54:00Z

    Ecuador is putting its ports front and centre. Alex Hughes reports

  • Close comfort: Helsinki has taken automooring technology to heart
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    Flowering in the cold

    2017-10-09T15:54:00Z

    Helsinki has carved a niche nurturing tech innovation, finds Stevie Knight

  • Lower volumes: steel exports are down at Los Angeles. Credit: Port of Los Angeles
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    Steel unknowns

    2017-10-09T15:54:00Z

    US ports will suffer from cutbacks in steel imports, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Antti Kaunonen: "When suppliers pitch for an automation job, they want to talk about their unique solution and not about standards. This means that the industry is not able to ‘copy with pride’"
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    Automation: ‘copy with pride’

    2017-10-09T15:53:00Z

    Kalmar’s Antti Kaunonen explains to Carly Fields why we need automation standards

  • Stacking up: value-add, such as warehousing services are becoming more popular at ports. Credit: Port of Turku
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    Added value, added risk

    2017-10-09T15:07:00Z

    Ports looking to add value must consider the insurance risks. Felicity Landon reports

  • Joined up: the physical meets the virtual at  WPH17
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    Hacking at the hurdles

    2017-10-09T15:07:00Z

    From gimmick to reality, hackathons have come of age. Stevie Knight reports

  • Pushing boundaries: Hyster is piloting hydrogen fuel cells. Credit: Hyster
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    Fuel feud

    2017-10-09T15:06:00Z

    Which emission-free fuel solution will win out in the yard, asks Alex Hughes

  • Pioneer: Tilbury was the first multipurpose port in the UK to receive full AEO status . Credit: Forth Ports
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    Position of authority

    2017-10-09T15:06:00Z

    MVC’s Miles Vartan explains why AEO status can complement ISPS regulations in ports

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    Autonomy realities

    2017-10-09T15:06:00Z

    COMMENT: The promise of autonomy in shipping is certainly getting pulses racing, if the patter from September’s London International Shipping Week (LISW) is anything to go by, writes Carly Fields.

  • Overkill: CMA CGM has defied common sense with its ultra larger container ship order. Credit: GrahamAndDairne
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    Carriers questionable logic

    2017-10-09T15:05:00Z

    COMMENT: Liner shipping seems to function on the basis of a merry-go-round logic when it comes to economic rationale, writes Ben Hackett.

  • First sign: the eNose can act as an early warning system to reduce the risk of odour nuisance Credit: Comon-Invent
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    Smelling salts

    2017-10-09T15:05:00Z

    Odour management at ports brings a breath of fresh air. John Bensalhia reports

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    Transhipment dice roll again

    2017-10-09T15:05:00Z

    COMMENT: One of the consequences of the formation of the mega-alliances that has yet to work its way fully through is the relocation of transhipment volumes, writes Mike Mundy.

  • Partnership: the ATOM team worked with APM Terminals to improve productivity at its Maasvlakte II hub. Credit: APM Terminals
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    Lifting the data curtain

    2017-10-09T15:04:00Z

    Carly Fields learns about ATOM’s mission to improve automation experiences

  • Slipping: Oslo’s container volumes for 2016 were 12% down on 2014’s. Sjursøya, Credit: Lars Kringstad
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    Northern lights

    2017-10-09T15:04:00Z

    Sustained recovery is in reach for Scandinavia, explains Stevie Knight

  • Growth: Barcelona’s BEST terminal won by taking the path of least resistance. Credit: BEST
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    Breaking ranks

    2017-10-09T15:04:00Z

    COMMENT: The European Union-mandated liberalisation of Spain''s port services, which generated a period of significant unrest in the sector earlier in the year, is progressively leaving in its wake a changed pattern of container handling along Spain’s Mediterranean coastline.

  • Looking ahead: Aurecon's future ready project helps ports prepare for what's coming. Credit: Aurecon
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    Ready or not

    2017-10-09T15:03:00Z

    Building ports ‘future ready’ is becoming harder to achieve, finds Felicity Landon

  • Aidaprima
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    LNG car carriers to set sail in 2019

    2017-10-09T13:36:00Z

    Two ships will be among the first LNG-fuelled car carriers when they enter service in 2019.

  • Mark Simmonds
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    EU opportunities for UK post-Brexit

    2017-10-06T14:05:00Z

    UK Ports Minister John Hayes has declared that there is a thirst for trade with the UK from EU nations.

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    MGI and CEA Tech develop AI solution

    2017-10-06T10:40:00Z

    Port solutions company MGI has partnered with CEA Tech, the technological research department at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), to develop a decision-making tool for the port sector employing artificial intelligence (AI).

  • Kalmar has launched a new range of fully-electric forklift trucks in the nine to 18-tonne range. Image: Kalmar
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    Kalmar unveils new electric forklifts

    2017-10-06T10:23:00Z

    Cargo handling solutions provider Kalmar has launched a new range of fully-electric forklift trucks in the nine to 18-tonne range.