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01 2023-03 ABB enhances loading and discharge operations at Rio Grande container terminal Brazilian maritime logistics operator, Wilson Sons, has selected ABB’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system and QuayPro module to be employed at the Rio Grande container terminal.ABB’s OCR system will be utilised for the ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes at the terminal, and the QuayPro m...
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27 2023-02 Ports of Halifax and Hamburg ink MoU for ‘Open Innovation Platform’ The two port authorities of Hamburg and Halifax have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a joint maritime innovation network platform during the GreenTech for Ports and Terminals Conference 2023.The PIER and homePORT Hamburg set up the platform as an “Open Innovation ...
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24 2023-02 APM Terminals invests $25 million in Peruvian terminal infrastructure APM Terminals Callao, operator of the largest multipurpose terminal in Peru, has been given a further boost with a new electric Panamax ship-to-shore crane and two Electrified Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (ERTGs).This $25 million investment is expected to accelerate and enhance container operation...
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23 2023-02 Maersk, MAWANI break ground on logistics park at Jeddah Port A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) and the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) have started construction on Saudi Arabia’s largest Integrated Logistics Park at Jeddah Islamic Port.The ground breaking ceremony was attended by the President of the Saudi Ports Authority, Omar Bin Talal Hariri, the Danish Am...
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17 2023-02 Port of Rotterdam, Germany further partnership for Australia green hydrogen hub The Port of Rotterdam Authority, Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), and the Australian government have teamed up to develop a joint hydrogen hub in Western Australia.The initiative is in line with the Port of Rotterdam’s ambition to become a hydrogen hub for Northwes...
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14 2023-02 Collision in Vietnam causes damage to two boxships The 2,038 TEU WAN HAI 288 Singaporean vessel and the 920 TEU RESURGENCE Bahamian vessel have collided in the Long Tau river in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), southern Vietnam, leaving both vessels damaged.The accident occurred on 11 February.The RESURGENCE crashed into the port bow of the WAN HAI 288, w...
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