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NewsKalmar installing final diesel engines
Kalmar has said that the latest-generation Stage 5 diesel engines it is installing in container handling products “will be some of the last diesels [it] will install on new equipment, anywhere” following the company’s announcement last week that all its products will be electrified by 2021.
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NewsDigital Oakland shipping platform aggregates data for greater efficiency
A new online shipping platform will provide supply chain operators with a single point of entry to operations at the Port of Oakland to enable better trade flow management.
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NewsElectric truck takes on diesel
Hyster Europe will be revealing new efficient developments to the energy recovery system of its 48t zero-emissions electric container handler at TOC Europe.
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NewsGothenburg dispute has cost Swedish economy US$510m
The Swedish economy will lose out on SEK4.5bn (US$510m) as a result of a long-term conflict between dockworkers and APM Terminals at the Port of Gothenburg, a new report has found.
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NewsVessel project aims for zero emissions
Kalmar is to deliver autonomous equipment software and services for a new concept battery-operated container vessel being built to reduce costs and enable zero emissions.
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NewsBatteries to boost energy storage on ferries
Corvus Energy will supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) to power five new green all-electric ferries being built for Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1.
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NewsKalmar to provide autonomous equipment for Yara zero emissions container vessel
Kalmar will deliver autonomous equipment, software and services for a Yara digitalised, autonomous, battery-operated container vessel being built to reduce costs and enable zero emissions.
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News“Highest gains” predicted for port infrastructure
The port infrastructure market is projected to see the highest gains through 2017 to 2025.
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NewsEnergy reuse system to reduce emissions
A new energy capture storage and reuse system for container terminal yard handling equipment could help terminals reduce fuel bills, emissions and power peaks.
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NewsUK Clean Air Strategy is “missed opportunity” to promote shipping as best freight transport option
The UK Government’s Clean Air Strategy 2018 has been accused by the British Ports Association (BPA) of not recognising it is cleaner to move goods by sea and labelled a “missed opportunity” to support more coastal shipping around the UK.
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NewsBPA supports post-Brexit customs partnership
The British Ports Association (BPA) has backed the idea of a customs partnership as the UK’s post-Brexit customs setup, saying that it “looks to be the [UK Government option on the table for new customs arrangements] that will have least impact at the border”.
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NewsKalmar to offer full e-range by 2021
Kalmar plans to make electrically powered versions of all its equipment available by 2021 as part of a commitment to reducing emissions in cargo and material handling operations by fostering eco-efficient technologies.
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NewsPLA launches Investment Plan
The UK’s Port of London Authority (PLA) has launched the PLA Investment Plan, aimed at speeding up delivery of the goals in the authority’s Thames Vision — a framework for development of the UK’s River Thames, which passes through London — and diversifying the authority’s income streams.
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NewsKonecranes to supply Gottwald cranes to Dover
The UK’s Port of Dover has chosen Finnish company Konecranes to supply two of its Gottwald Model 5 Mobile Harbor Cranes for the port’s new cargo facilities as part of the single biggest investment it has ever undertaken: the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development.
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NewsBermuda cargo port project open for applications
Bermuda Land Development Company (BLDC) is inviting local and international developers to apply for consideration regarding an international cargo port infrastructure project in Bermuda.
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NewsUKMPG offers glimpse into “port of the future”
Digitalisation, augmentation, automation, and the continued evolution of physical assets of ports, their hinterlands and their connectivity topped the results of a survey on development that could shape the port of the future.
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NewsCSP to develop supply chain efficiency through new alliance
COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) aims to provide more effective and efficient supply chain services through a new alliance with GLP China Holdings Limited and Eshipping Global Supply Chain Management (Shenzhen) Company Limited.
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NewsInvestors warned of African port risks
Potential investors in Djibouti and the Horn of Africa are being warned that corruption, debt and poor governance pose significant investment risk factors.
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NewsWärtsilä to ramp up provision with Hamina LNG terminal
Wärtsilä’s new Finnish LNG terminal has received the necessary building permits for construction to begin ramping up the company’s terminal portfolio.
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NewsUS$187m funding for Oakland truck projects to improve efficiency
US$187.4m has been awarded to two Port of Oakland projects to modernise truck logistics with the aim of improving traffic flow, safety and freight efficiency as well as reduce environmental and neighbourhood impacts.
