Latest News – Page 477
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NewsCarriers questionable logic
COMMENT: Liner shipping seems to function on the basis of a merry-go-round logic when it comes to economic rationale, writes Ben Hackett.
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Transhipment dice roll again
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.
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NewsBreaking ranks
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.
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NewsLifting the data curtain
Carly Fields learns about ATOM’s mission to improve automation experiences
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NewsReady or not
Building ports ‘future ready’ is becoming harder to achieve, finds Felicity Landon
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NewsLNG car carriers to set sail in 2019
Two ships will be among the first LNG-fuelled car carriers when they enter service in 2019.
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NewsEU opportunities for UK post-Brexit
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
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).
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NewsRolls-Royce and Google sign AI deal
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with Google to further develop its intelligent awareness systems, which are improving the safety of existing vessels and are vital to making autonomous ships a reality.
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NewsCSXIT orders Konecranes machines
CSX Intermodal Terminals (CSXIT) has taken delivery of eight new Konecranes machines, which add to their existing fleet of 16 machines from the lifting equipment company, and is set to see three new Konecranes machines delivered in December.
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NewsSSA investment boosts traffic in Mexico
SSA Mexico has confirmed that it has ongoing investment of $562m in its container, cruise, general cargo and automotive terminals in Mexico.
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NewsNo further port bureaucracy needed in Chile
Daniel Fernández, president of Chile’s Port and Maritime Chamber (Camport), has rejected the idea of creating an Under-secretariat of Ports to oversee issues impacting on the sector.
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NewsCentralisation cannot solve Santos bottlenecks
The mayor of Santos has partially blamed the centralisation of port management for the excessive number of bottlenecks at the Port of Santos. Paulo Alexandre Barbosa has therefore again asked for decision-making at the port to be decentralised.
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NewsKalmar unveils new electric forklifts
Cargo handling solutions provider Kalmar has launched a new range of fully-electric forklift trucks in the nine to 18-tonne range.
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NewsGreenPorts Materiality and SDG’s Survery – please take part!
Be part of the action at GreenPort Cruise and Congress by spending just 5 minutes to complete this confidential online survey.
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NewsFinnish LNG terminal to ease distribution
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal will connect to the Finnish gas grid and be accessible to major harbours.
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NewsIncrease in LNG vessels drives bunker demand
Skangas has bunkered LNG using its new bunker vessel Coralius to a tanker at the Port of Gothenburg for the first time.
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NewsKPA container terminal tender still open
The tender to run phase one of Kenya Ports Authority’s (KPA) new container terminal is reportedly still up for grabs.
