Underwater drones, autonomous trucks and paperless Customs clearance – the future is already buzzing in the Port of Hamburg. The ‘Digital Networking’ conference run by Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) showed just how far the port has progressed. “In respect of digitalization, the Port of Hamburg is a worldwide beacon offering many USPs,” emphasized Axel… Read more »
The FMGC cast iron shells are being put to the test at the Centrales Nantes SEM-REV offshore test site Photo: Centrales Nantes The third round of offshore tests for a new type of subsea electrical cable ballast have been undertaken at a depth of 30 metres on the Centrale Nantes SEM-REV offshore test site…. Read more »
ONYX InSight will monitor the Blyth Offshore windfarm project’s 8.3MW MHI Vestas V164 wind turbines Photo: ONYX InSight A predictive maintenance provider has signed a three-year contract with EDF Renewables at Blyth Offshore Demonstrator windfarm to monitor the largest operational wind turbines. The contract will see ONYX InSight monitor the project’s 8.3MW MHI Vestas… Read more »
MAN Energy has launched its new electrical turbo blower (ETB) for the marine industry at a ceremony in Shanghai. The new ETB is designed specifically to meet the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Tier III emission standards, which are meant to cut the amount of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emitted by vessels. The ETB is a… Read more »
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has signed an MOU with PSA Corporation Limited, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster and 3D MetalForge Pte Ltd to establish the world’s first onsite 3D printing facility for port applications. The Additive Manufacturing (AM) rapid production facility will be strategically located at PSA Singapore’s Pasir Panjang Terminal, where… Read more »
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will form a work group with the maritime industry to undertake an industry road mapping exercise to prepare the Singapore bunker industry for a sustainable future. y William Cho (Port of SingaporeUploaded by Hydriz) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The initiative… Read more »
Trucks equipped with connected technology will trial convoy driving at the Port of Rotterdam this month in a bid to make the logistics sector more efficient, safe and sustainable. The convoy testing will see trucks scheduled as a unit and driving at a safe distance from each other, as part of Experience Week Connected… Read more »
There are benefits, but also worrying risks associated with drone use in ports, finds Alex Hughes. Once the preserve of the rich and idle, drones are increasingly being integrated into the daily operations of ports around the world, in some innovative ways. Just as the drones themselves have become more advanced and gained new… Read more »
Kalmar has signed a contract to supply DP World Southampton 12 hybrid straddle carriers that aim to significantly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The order comprises of three units with three-high stacking and a 50-tonne twin-lift capacity and nine with four-high stacking and a 40-tonne single-lift capacity. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2018… Read more »
Ports that want to become ‘smart’ need to use technologies that automatically adapt to changing situations. However, for that to happen, there has to be a change in attitude when it comes to collaboration, which is dependent on key players — who may be in competition with one another — agreeing on methods of creating… Read more »
