Ports & terminals

Astaara has recently launched a white paper in partnership with the British Ports Association aimed at highlighting the strategies to promote cyber security in ports.

A large consortium of 36 partners representing leading ports, forwarders, cargo owners, logistics providers, knowledge institutes and technology firms has recently officially launched the ePIcenter project.

OZ Minerals is the first to sign a long-term port services contract with SIMEC Mining’s Whyalla Port, Australia.

Oceaneering International, Inc. has announced the launch of OceanSMART Cargo Logistics and Maritime Technology, which aims to eliminate waste and increase transparency within the bulk commodity cargo logistics industry.

Fundación Valenciaport, Infoport Valencia and Híades Consulting have established SEAPort Solutions.

The World Ports Climate Action Programme (WPCAP) participants have confirmed their resolve to combat climate change.

Transnet Port Terminals has advised that Port Elizabeth Bulk Ore Terminal will shut to shipping between 4 and 10 July 2020.

Fednav Ltd has been awarded the Port of Vancouver’s 2019 Blue Circle Award for the EcoAction programme.

The first scheduled freight train is now in service on the industrial track to the new freight port, Stockholm Norvik Port.

TT Club, an Associate Member of the British Ports Association has prepared a short paper for UK ports and terminals to consider as part of their risk assessment and management plans during the COVID-19 outbreak.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland audited the Carbon-Neutral Port 2035 programme of the Port of Helsinki and deemed it to be well-grounded, truthful and feasible overall.

Fednav Ltd is reorganising its shipping businesses under one management entity, in order to better align the commercial and technical units toward a common goal.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is only just beginning to be revealed in figures, but there are signs of recovery on the horizon for certain sectors, according to analysis published by the British Ports Association.

North Queensland Bulk Ports Corp. has successfully completed annual maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa.

Methods for wide-area suppression of surface-borne microbes such as the novel coronavirus – also referred to as SARS-Cov-2 or COVID-19 – is a serious consideration for both private industry and public works.