The Port of Rotterdam Authority will work together with a group of maritime and technology experts to research and build strategies to utilise big data and artificial intelligence (AI). In a statement the Port said it had joined the Dutch Artifici...
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced it will accelerate efforts to promote an electronic Bill of Lading (e-B/L) across the maritime industry in response to the crisis brought on by COVID-19. In a statement, the carrier said it has be...
The Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) has joined the International Port Community Systems Association (IPSCA) as it looks to position the country as a major trade gateway. BPI Co. director general Anguel Zabourtov, BPI Co. director ...
The port industry is lacking expertise in its efforts to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and meet international targets, according to HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC). HPC has called upon stakeholders and governments to work together on issu...
APM Terminals (APMT) Mumbai has successfully implemented APMT’s standard Terminal Operating System (TOS) Navis N4, the company said in a statement. Navis N4 is the leading and most widely used terminal operating system globally and has been select...
Chinese-state port equipment manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) has developed an artificially intelligent autonomous straddle carrier, the ZPMC Al-Strad. In an online update, the company, the biggest port equipment manuf...
In September 2020, just over a year after the first cargo left on the Maersk AE19 service, the combined ocean-rail product has become a permanent weekly service. The service provides a combination of a short-sea and intercontinental rail products,...
DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port welcomed HMM Gdansk, one of the world’s largest container vessels, which is now on the return leg of her maiden international voyage between the Far East and Europe. HMM Gdansk is 400m long and has a capacity of ...
Yilport Terminals has announced it has begun the construction of a new pier at Port of Bolivar, its main trade hub in Ecuador. In a statement made on LinkedIn, the terminal operator said it had completed the “expropriation process” for the constru...
