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More than 80% of transport and logistics (T&L) executives do not have a clear understanding of blockchain and its implications for the industry according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The study found several contradictions in the way blockchain technology is handled – even though 88% of T&L executives said that they believed blockchain would disrupt the ... Read More »

Road haulier Maritime Transport has announced the launch of a new intermodal division which will initially contract four dedicated services out of Felixstowe and Southampton, after reaching an agreement with rail operator DB Cargo UK. DB Cargo UK will be contracted to run Maritime Intermodal’s rail operations out of Felixstowe and Southampton. Maritime Intermodal will take on responsibility for DB ... Read More »

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has moved a total of 591,253 teu in 2018, an increase of 12.3% year-on-year, and has outlined plans to further grow container volumes. This record marks the fifth year the port has surpassed the half a million container mark at its Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal, which is operated by New Orleans Terminal and ... Read More »

The UK’s department of transport has launched Maritime 2050, a long-term strategy designed to increase the nation’s competitiveness within the sector. Developed in close collaboration with Maritime UK, the body for the UK maritime sector, it targets seven key themes: the nation’s competitive advantage, technology, people, environment, trade, infrastructure, security and resilience. The organisation believes that this new strategy shows ... Read More »

Liebherr’s mobile harbour crane (MHC) segment recorded a market share of 65% last year with 83 sales in 40 countries. The LHM 800 model received six sales as demand grew for the world’s largest MHC unit. Andreas Müller, sales drector for Liebherr MHCs said: “Demand for our state-of-the-art handling solution was very stable at a high level during the course ... Read More »

King Abdullah Port has secured its position as the second largest container port in Saudi Arabia as annual throughput rose to 2,301,595 by the end of 2018, an increase of over 36% year-on-year. Since it began operations in the last quarter of 2013, the number of containers handled by the port has reached a total of 7,227,859 teu. Rayan Qutub, ... Read More »

DP World has acquired an additional stake in DP World Australia from Gateway Infrastructure investments and other financial investors valued at approximately AU$1.4bn (US$997m). Expected in the first quarter of 2019, the closure of the acquisition, subject to regulatory approval, would see DP World Australia become a consolidated entry within the DP World Group. The port operator manages four terminals ... Read More »

The Port of Felixstowe and DFDS have agreed to increase roll-on roll-off capacity at the UK port by over 40% through investments in new infrastructure and parking facilities. As part of the investments, terminal operator Hutchison Ports has planned to replace one of the existing ro-ro bridges with a floating linkspan which is capable of handling the latest generation of ... Read More »

The completion of a rail expansion at the Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) has increased the its handling capacity by approximately 200,000 teu per year. With the addition of two extra tracks and two new rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs), CTB now has a capacity of around 850,000 teu per year, a total of ten tracks and four RMGs. Even before the ... Read More »

The Port of Newcastle has become the first port within both Australia and New Zealand to commit to meeting global and environmental sustainability standards as set by EcoPorts. Initiated in 1997 and fully integrated into the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) in 2011, EcoPorts is currently the only Environmental Management Standard (EMS) specific to the global port sector. The Port ... Read More »