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DP World implements BOXBAY system at Pusan container terminal

DP World has announced the first commercial use of its BOXBAY High Bay Storage (HBS) system at its Pusan container terminal in South Korea, which is one of the largest box ports in the world.

DP World’s subsidiary Pusan Newport Corporation (PNC) and BOXBAY FZCO signed a deal on 8 March initiating the design and engineering works for the site to implement the storage system at the terminal.

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, chairman and CEO of DP World, commented, “We have taken a technology that has...

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Tech developments may solve the ‘efficiency killer’: chronic port congestion

Just-in-time shipping and high-bay container storage could be the answer to the global port congestion crisis.
According to Emre Cebecioglu, smart ports business development manager at Wartsila, port congestion is one of the biggest issues facing the container shipping industry, labelling it an “efficiency killer”.
“The maritime industry is losing $85bn each year because port calls aren’t co-ordinated transparently or on time,” he said yesterday at the Seatrade Maritime Middle East conference.
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https://theloadstar.com/tech-developments-may-solve-the-efficiency-killer-chronic-port-congestion/

DP World completes successful real-world trial of BOXBAY

DP World has completed testing of the BOXBAY high bay storage concept at the first full-size facility constructed at Jebel Ali port in Dubai.

More than 63,000 container moves have been completed since the facility, which can hold 792 containers at a time, was commissioned beginning this year.

According to DP World’s statement, the test exceeded expectations with BOXBAY faster and more energy efficient than anticipated.

BOXBAY is a joint venture between DP World and German industrial engineering...

https://container-news.com/dp-world-completes-successful-real-world-trial-of-boxbay/

BoxBay real-life test operations to launch this summer

DP World, the Dubai-based logistics company, has completed the assembly of the world’s first container High Bay Store system (HBS) at Jebel Ali Port.

BoxBay is a joint venture by DP World and German industrial engineering specialist SMS group GmbH. The terminal operator said the technology will “dramatically change the way containers are handled in ports with smart innovation,” while real-life test operations are due to start before September.

“We are proud to be able to transfer this disruptive...

https://container-news.com/boxbay-real-life-test-operations-to-launch-this-summer/

High Bay Storage could be a solution to container terminal capacity issues

The High Bay Storage (HBS) container terminal concept unveiled earlier this year by DP World could also help speed up hinterland supply chains.
Delegates at the TOC Container Supply Chain event in Rotterdam were today told by DP World director of global operations Patrick Bol that the system, developed  in conjunction with German cargo handling technology firms Amova and SMS, could usher in a new era of port-centric logistics.
HBS, which essentially …

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DP World and SMS launch innovative storage system

New High Bay Container Storage system launched as BOXBAY

Today, April 17, BOXBAY was launched as the name for the international joint venture that will revolutionize the way that containers are handled in ports. Formed by global trade enabler DP World and industrial engineering specialist SMS group, BOXBAY will realize a new and intelligent High Bay Storage (HBS) system in time for the Dubai Expo 2020 world fair with a pilot project at Jebel Ali Terminal 4.

According to a statement, the patented...

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