Industry needs to ‘meet in the middle’ on port call optimisation

In order to make port call optimisation a reality, regulators and ports must ‘meet in the middle’ to build trust and greater collaboration, according to experts at a panel discussion during London International Shipping Week.

The panel was hosted by IHS Markit and the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), and had speakers from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the Port of Rotterdam and more.

Port call optimisation a process which helps to enable just-in-time (JIT) operations within maritime logistics and allow for quicker turnaround of ships at berth and as a topic it has been pushed into the spotlight thanks to environmental concern and digitalisation.