All articles by Rebecca Strong – Page 24
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NewsGreen award for crane expert
There’s green kudos for a crane manufacturer which has been placed in the top 5% for sustainability
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NewsFirst phase of Singaporean port works complete
Reclamation works for the first phase of Tuas Port have completed, marking a major milestone for the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in developing Singapore’s next-generation port.
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NewsPort sustainability award
An Australian port’s commitment to environmental, social and governance goals has been recognised
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DPW LAUNCHES ‘CARGOES LOGISTICS’ SINGLE WINDOW PLATFORM
After acquiring US-based logistics solutions company, Syncreon, in July 2021 for US$1.2 billion, DP World (DPW) has announced the release of a new digital logistics solution, dubbed CARGOES Logistics. It is a single-window platform solution which DPW claims enables seamless, safe, secure, and efficient movement of cargo.
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NewsVPA Investment
The Virginia Port Authority has placed a US$61.5 million contract to double the Norfolk International Terminal’s rail capacity and a second US$18.5 million contract to acquire three new yard gantries.
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NewsChinese joint venture first
GPC International Terminal has signed a public-private partnership contract with the Port Authority of Thailand to build and run the Laem Chabang Port Phase 3, Terminal F project in Chonburi province.
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NewsPioneering digitalisation at the Port of Kiel
The complexity of operations at the seaport makes it an ideal blueprint for establishing a digital test field
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NewsDCSA STANDARDISES PORT CALL DEFINITIONS
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has published a range of new messaging application programming interface (AFI) specifications to help standardise port call data definitions.
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GREEN LIGHT FOR APMT & PLAQUEMINES
Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD) has signed a Letter of Intent which confi rms that APM Terminals (APMT) will become the operator of the new container terminal and intermodal facility to be developed at the port. The agreement follows a six-month review process.
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NewsJNPT HITS 40 PER CENT GROWTH AND CONSIDERS ACQUISITIONS
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), India’s largest container port, has recorded a 40.40 per cent increase in container traffic in the first half of FY21 compared to the same period in FY20 with this amounting to 2,703,051TEU.
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NewsCHINESE FLAG OVER BAR?
The port of Bar, Montenegro may just avoid being the second port to fall into a Chinese debt trap – but its not certain yet. Eugene Gerden reports
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NewsTCP: GOING FOR HUB STATUS
Terminal Conteineres de Paranagua (TCP) is progressively building container volume via innovatively consolidating and expanding its market reach. Rob Ward investigates
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NewsGAME CHANGER
Based at the Onne Multipurpose Terminal, P&O Maritime logistics has launched an innovative ‘pay as you go’ off shore supply service
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NewsUK FREEPORTS – AN UPDATE
One of the identified benefits flowing from Brexit is the ability for the UK to establish Freeports. So far there has been a lot of talk, but what is actually happening? Andrew Penfold examines the state of play
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NewsAUTO’ TWISTLOCKS: BULL RUN?
John Bensalhia looks at the issues and potential benefits surrounding the use of fully automated twistlock and pinning solutions…
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NewsUK TRUCKING: THE HOT TOPIC
With the September Coastlink online conference coinciding with the UK petrol delivery crisis the shortage of truck drivers was the hot topic. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsANTWERP DRONE TRIALS
The Port of Antwerp has confirmed it is to conduct trials of fixed-wing drones fitted with cameras to assess the potential of the technology to enhance real-time, on-site security activities.
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NewsTSR: POTENTIAL BUT HANDCUFFS
Recent times have seen a major uplift in container transport on the Trans-Siberian Railway. There is more to come but as Oleksandr Gavrylyuk explains ‘handcuffs’ need to be removed
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NewsDigital twin
Sinay and 3D CityScapes have joined forces to create hyer realistic digital twins for ports.
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NewsMSC CLOSES IN ON LOG-IN
Rob Ward looks at MSC’s play to take control of Log-in Logistica and its Villa Velha container terminal in Vitoria, south east Brazil
