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22 December 2020

Discussing the Need for Intelligent Centralised Systems

The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for the international supply chain and not least for the global ports and terminals…

Richard Butcher, Executive Vice President – Global Business Development, CNB Tek

Edition: Smart Port Technology Prevails

22 December 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Container Volumes of Major World Ports

The Coronavirus emerged in China in December A full lockdown in China followed in January 2020, with an immediate effect on…

Professor Theo Notteboom, Shanghai Maritime University, China; Ghent University, Belgium; Antwerp Maritime Academy, Belgium; and University of Antwerp, Belgium

Edition: Smart Port Technology Prevails

22 December 2020

Why Now is the Time to Embrace SaaS-Based TOS

Sumitha Sampath, Vice President, Cloud Operations, Navis, and Ajay Bharadwaj, Senior Director, Product Management, Navis

Edition: Smart Port Technology Prevails

21 December 2020

Seeing the Big Picture: Optimising Automated Equipment Fleets

This article examines the benefits of fleet-level optimisation for automated container terminals, taking Kalmar's Fleet Management solution as an example

Hannes Myllärniemi, Product Manager, Kalmar One, Kalmar

Edition: Smart Port Technology Prevails

21 December 2020

Smart Ports as Lighthouse Nodes of Supply Chain Networks

Ports of the world are crucial nodes in supply chain networks as they manage transshipments of goods

Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), et al.

Edition: Smart Port Technology Prevails

3 December 2020

How Important is the Growing Size of Container Vessels?

Kris Kosmala, Industry Thought Leader, Rotterdam/Singapore

Edition: Beyond the Mega-Ship Revolution

2 December 2020

Academic Perspectives on the Feasibility of Mega Container Ships

Scale increases in container vessel size are a well-documented and much debated topic. The search for economies of scale and the…

Professor Theo Notteboom, Shanghai Maritime University, China; Ghent University, Belgium; Antwerp Maritime Academy, Belgium; and University of Antwerp, Belgium

Edition: Beyond the Mega-Ship Revolution

1 December 2020

Is the 30,000 TEU Vessels Realistic?

One of the most striking trends in the maritime industry in recent years has been the increasing size of container ships,…

Max Schwerdtfeger, Online Editor, Port Technology International

Edition: Beyond the Mega-Ship Revolution

30 November 2020

The Best Insights Come From Combining Data With Personal Experience

Patrick Brehmer, Senior Manager, Applied Innovation, Navis

Edition: Beyond the Mega-Ship Revolution

26 November 2020

Automation in Intermodal Terminals

Intermodal terminals are moving towards semi-automation and/or full automation despite some elements of automation already existing in most ports, mainly in…

Walter Leiler, Area Sales Manager, Kuenz

5 November 2020

A Fresh Strategy for Growth at Gulftainer

Appointed the new CEO of Gulftainer in October 2020, Charles Menkhorst has been tasked with growing one of the largest privately…

Interview with Charles Menkhorst, CEO, Gulftainer

Edition: Rapid Port Growth and Expansion

4 November 2020

Cargo Handling and Equipment Supply in Mega-Ports

Richard Brough, Head of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) International

Edition: Rapid Port Growth and Expansion