Dutch inland waterway container terminals are consolidating volumes to improve efficiency, with several joining the newly established North West Central Corridor (NWCC).
Spearheaded by TMA Logistics, CTU Utrecht and VCL Velsen, the NWCC bundles cargoes to improve capacity utilisation of inland vessels and cut waiting times at Rotterdam’s deepsea terminals.
This week, the CTU Lelystad, HOV Harlingen and Hasselt’s Westerman Multimodal Logistics terminals announced they would be joining the...
Hapag-Lloyd, the fifth biggest container shipping line in the world and Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine Corp have put in spate orders to Asian yards for more than a dozen mega-container ships, according to the Wall Street Journal.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/hapag_lloyd_and_evergreen_pursue_new_megaship_fleets
Deloitte has released a podcast with its Digital Supply Chain leader Richard Bradley explaining the power of the Internet of Things (IoT), a technology that has the potential to revolutionize logistics and the supply chain.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/wacth_deloitte_what_is_iot
The Port of Baku has partnered with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to promote greener ports and connectivity in the Caspian Sea region
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/port_of_baku_to_drive_digital_connectivity
The maritime industry will feel the impact of the International Maritime Organization’s sulphur regulations for “at least a year”, says iContainers
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/icontainers_imo_2020_to_shake_maritime_industry
Brexit continues to cloud the UK, but amid the uncertainty Portico Shipping, which operates the port of Portsmouth, is looking to diversify operations.
Until recently, the port’s main business had been fruit, in particular bananas – it handles some 50% of the total consumed in the UK.
“Thirty million bananas a week from the Caribbean, South Africa,and South America,” operations director Steve Williams told The Loadstar on the sidelines of Multimodal this week.
“Until 16 months ago, our...
https://theloadstar.com/portsmouth-is-a-port-looking-to-diversify-as-brexit-approaches/
A.P. Moeller-Maersk, the largest container shipping line in the world, has launched a new customer-focused initiative as part of its drive towards carbon neutral transportation.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/maersk_launches_biofuel_project_with_hm
Xeneta, a provider of ocean freight rate intelligence, has revealed that it will collaborate with management software specialist Catapult
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/collaboration_to_boost_freight_rate_platform
Maritime technology specialists Konecranes have released a new video with Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas showcasing the potential of Aglion, the multi-award-winning solution that optimizes in-house logistics.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/watch_konecranes_and_valtteri_bottas_introduce_aglion
CMA CGM-owned carrier Containerships has announced the delivery of its second container ship powered by liquefied natural gas
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/containerships_welcomes_second_lng_vessel