Automation and Optimization

Wärtsilä technology group will supply a comprehensive package of solutions for two new vessels being built for Netherlands-based shipping company Spliethoff following an order booked in November 2019.

Aberdeen Harbour has received a £161,000 ($208,000) grant to fund a three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the Robert Gordon University, moving the port a step closer to a “digital transformation”.

Autonomous shipping is repeatedly touted as the future of the maritime industry and development of these technologies continues, a new report by Kennedys law firm has suggested that the adoption of fully automated shipping will take decades.

Philippines-based port operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has announced the deployment of BlackBerry Cylance technology to increase cybersecurity across its global network.

During a Belgian Economic Mission to the People’s Republic of China, the Port of Zeebrugge and logistics and trade company Yugo (Bear Logistic) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the Lingang Overseas Modern Industrial Park in Zeebrugge.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Mwani Qatar have announced that they have entered into a container services agreement that will see MSC use Hamad Port as a regional hub for transhipment.

Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation, announced that its MACS3 loading computer will be installed on two newbuilding series of container vessels owned and operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine Corporation.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced that it has concluded an agreement with long-standing partner DP World for 38 Ottawa T2 terminal tractors for the company’s Caucedo terminal in the Dominican Republic.

The Port of Southampton has announced that it has begun a further phase of planned investment to maximise quayside space to ensure the world’s largest ships can continue to call at the Southampton port.

Konecranes has won an order from Tanger Alliance Tangier for 16 Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes, which will go into service at the new container terminal TC3, Tanger Med 2, in the Port of Tangier

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced that it will supply Maktas Makinali Tasim, a leading Turkish equipment rental company, with a total of six Kalmar Eco Reachstackers.