ICT

• 30 October 14 Motorway of the Sea, Green incentives, LNG: interview to Juan Riva, President of Suardiaz What is the importance of Motorway of the Sea for you today? In my opinion, the present importance of MoS is just a fraction of what could be in the medium-term future. The statistics... Read more ›
• 21 June 13 Contargo networks with Rotterdam Container hinterland terminal operator, Contargo, has affiliated its terminal network with the Port of Rotterdam through online platform, InlandLinks. The InlandLinks tool provides users with an overview of the best intermodal routes to the desired... Read more ›
• 18 February 13 Working smarter The world’s most innovative ports are using ‘smart’ solutions to improve revenue sustainability, explains CVA’s Wolfgang Lehmacher Every professionally run company aspires for value creation through revenue increase, new growth engines, cost reduction, heightened... Read more ›
• 28 January 13 Lack of transport infrastructure affects global economic growth Deficiency in transport and communications infrastructure is one of several supply chain barriers that act as obstacles for speeding up global economic growth. That is the conclusion of a report entitled “Enabling Trade: Valuing... Read more ›
• 22 November 12 BASF gets LOST in Antwerp The chemicals company has installed an anti-collision system called LOST from Essenium to ensure safety levels at its terminal in Antwerp BASF has installed a position detection system (PDS) from Essensium NV on reach... Read more ›
• 21 November 12 Hoyer’s “smart” IBCs Hamburg-based bulk liquids logistics service provider Hoyer has started to equip its intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) with radio frequency identification tags. To date, around half of the company’s 20,000-strong IBC fleet has been equipped... Read more ›
• 09 November 12 The single window challenge for ports The challenges of meeting the EU’s deadline for National Single Windows and the various ways in which ports currently organise ship reporting formalities has been analysed in a study carried out by partners in... Read more ›
• 07 November 12 IMDatE OPERATIONAL TESTS START EARLY 2013 The second Integrated Maritime Data Environment (IMDatE) user group meeting was held at EMSA on 19 October. Representatives of 23 European coastal states and the European Commission attended the meeting. The goal was to present an update of the IMDatE project, to give... Read more ›
• 04 June 12 Pollution control robotic fish tests Researchers have tested a pollution detecting robotic fish prototype in the Spanish Port of Gijon – the new technology aims to help authorities monitor pollution levels in ports and harbours and avert potential problems.... Read more ›
• 11 May 12 IBUK – Intermodal Corridor The proposed action aims at improving MoS capacity along a corridor from the Iberian Peninsula to the UK. The proposed action’s main objectives are to increase modal shift from road onto the Spanish Hinterland... Read more ›