Shipping needs ports and most ports need dredging, and so the circle of interdependence continues. The future of these industries is interlinked, and they share the same drivers and challenges. Whether these drivers be economic, […]
The world’s oldest cutter suction dredger (CSD), the Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP’s) Mindi, sank about 161 km off Balboa as it was under tow to a new owner. Built by US-based Ellicott Machine Corps, a […]
Recent extreme weather events should speed up discussions about shipping’s preparedness for a low-carbon future, writes Paul Stuart Smith, CEO of Zero Carbon Finance Another week, another record weather event. More than 1,600 people were […]
Henry Kingston, port engineering manager at the Port of Cork, Ireland, describes how the port prepares its business for growing trade in oil, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals Location, location, location. It is a phrase most people […]
Pascal Ollivier, president of Maritime Street, talks about what the next wave of port ecosystems will look like and comments on what developments for ports lie ahead Ports and cities are historically strongly linked to […]
Consultant Andre Wheeler explains the Chinese strategy of distraction behind the port projects of Belt and Road There is much debate as to who the winners and losers are with regards to the current trade […]
The first ports weren’t man-made – they were naturally occurring, something future port planning should take into account, argue Danilo and Claudio Flores, founders of Kybernesia The famed Port of Piraeus, Greece, enabled Athens to […]
Anyone watching the news about category 5 Hurricane Dorian, which devastating the Bahamas last month, the southwestern coast of America and Atlantic Canada, is confronted with the damage that bad weather can do. Over the […]
Regulators and ports need to ‘meet in the middle’ to make port call optimisation a reality and build an environment with greater collaboration and trust – this was the consensus from leading maritime experts at […]
Misalignment in electric machinery is a serious problem for businesses that rely on speed and efficiency to meet the demands of consumers. Vibration, noise, and temperature increase the risk of bearing, coupling, and shaft failure, […]
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