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January 26, 2024
Today, most container terminals worldwide still have a fully manual operation for the yard, quay and transport. However, labour shortages and environmental considerations have made automation increasingly attractive. Container terminals would also like to increase their capacity and efficiency on the existing footprint. This means operators are looking into automation to increase their throughput capacity and to be less affected by labour shortages.
Brownfield Terminal Automation. Five Major Pitfalls
Kaj de Groot, Director of Automation Projects, Portwise, and Pim van Leeuwen, Simulation Consultant, Portwise
Edition: Port Development and Investment
January 26, 2024
As the maritime industry adapts to the era of automation, the horizontal transport component of port operations becomes a focal point. Efficient container handling is crucial for port operations and development, yet the complexity of both quayside and landside operations presents unique challenges for automation.
Human-assisted Autonomy: Pioneering the Future of Port Automation Today
Martin Isik, CCO, FERNRIDE, and Peter Szelei, Director Business Development, FERNRIDE
Edition: Port Development and Investment
December 7, 2023
The concept of redefining the roles of sellers and buyers, producers and consumers, is not new. Marshall McLuhan famously stated that the “medium is the message”, referring to the television industry in the 1960s. His theories on electronic communication highlighted the shift in power between producers and consumers, suggesting that the television audience was the content consumed by advertisers.
Your Supply Chain is the Product
Louis Beaubien, Vice President, BlueNode division, Everstream Analytics
Edition: SDP North America 2023
November 2, 2023
Automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) are a proven automated transport system for container terminals. Since the introduction in 1993 at ECT in the Port of Rotterdam, AGVs have been used at more than 10 sites across the world. Currently, AGVs are there with the most successful automated transport system in container terminals. AGVs are reliable and can support high Quay Crane (QC) productivity In addition, battery AGVs have been available since 2012, supporting zero-emission terminals.
Jeroen Kats, Project Director, Portwise
Jeroen Kats, Project Director, Portwise
Edition: CTAC North America 2023
November 2, 2023
Container terminals are living ecosystems built over complex and large infrastructures with several parties interacting in a coordinated way to offer highly complex logistic services under strict operational planning and tight cost controls. Due to the port and shipping industry’s competitiveness, challenging requirements, and demanding needs, operations within a container terminal must be accurately carried out to achieve high operational efficiency, while also ensuring safety, sustainability, reliability, and profitability.
A Digitalization Journey for Complex Problem Solving in Dynamic Environments to Achieve Ill-Defined Goals
Ángel Martínez, Head of Products Terminal Solutions, Prodevelop, Francisco Blanquer, R&D Senior Manager, CMA CGM and Chair Operations Council, Terminal Industry Committee 4.0, Ben Othman Nasser, R&D Digitalization for Terminals, CMA CGM
Edition: CTAC North America 2023
August 9, 2023
Transportation is one of the world's largest contributors to global emissions, hence climate change. Since the introduction of the container, global trade has taken unprecedented growth, fostered by ever decreasing costs. At the tip of our fingers, the global shopping window is exposing itself to the global consumer.
Yvo Saanen, Managing Director, Portwise, and Mieke Staal, Simulation Consultant, Portwise
Yvo Saanen, Managing Director, Portwise, and Mieke Staal, Simulation Consultant, Portwise
Edition: Sustainable Developments
August 9, 2023
Identifying and weeding out waste in your supply chain is not only paramount for sustainability but also for bolstering your bottom line. At its core, a sustainable supply chain is centred around achieving greater results with less resource usage. With that goal in mind, optimising your operations is a necessity.
Todd Simms, VP, Industry Strategy, Manufacturing, FourKites
Todd Simms, VP, Industry Strategy, Manufacturing, FourKites
Edition: Sustainable Developments
August 9, 2023
We have been involved in port master planning for many years, including design and asset management for Ro-Ro, cruise and container terminals, as well as across the wider mixed economy of port operations. Our ports and maritime team have been working with owners and operators worldwide to accommodate larger vessels, upgrade dockside technology and enhance operational efficiency.
Craig Lucas, Director of Energy Transformation, Mott MacDonald, and Tim Naylor, Managing Director for the UK & Ireland, Envision Digital
Craig Lucas, Director of Energy Transformation, Mott MacDonald, and Tim Naylor, Managing Director for the UK & Ireland, Envision Digital
Edition: Sustainable Developments
July 12, 2023
It wasn’t long ago that a single shipping container required a new set of paper documents for every part of the supply chain it passed through. Perhaps every country, too. Put this into the context of a modern port terminal such as Antwerp Gateway in Belgium, which has an annual throughput of 2.8 million TEU, and you can start to picture the complexity and how time-consuming that would be on a global scale.
Que Tran, Regional Chief Information Officer and Head of IT for Europe, DP World
Que Tran, Regional Chief Information Officer and Head of IT for Europe, DP World
Edition: Transforming Container Terminals
February 6, 2023
Tim Naylor, Managing Director, Envision Digital, Craig Lucas, Global Lead for Energy Transformation, Mott MacDonald
Edition: Port Development and Investment
January 27, 2023
Olivier de Noray, Ports and Terminals CEO, Bolloré Africa Logistics
Edition: Port Development and Investment
December 8, 2022
Jack Donnelly, Editor, Port Technology International, featuring interviews with Marco Neelsen, CEO, Joe Schofield, COO, and Nilesh Timbadia, Head of Information Technology Division, Port of Tanjung Pelepas
Edition: Digital Supply Chain

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