Container Terminal

Plaquemines Port and APM Terminals have plans for major new container terminal

Back in May 2021 Louisiana’s Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (Plaquemines Port) reported that it had reached an agreement to work together with the Maersk Group’s port operations unit, APM Terminals, to discuss the future design of the port. Now it has inked a letter of intent with APM Terminals to build a state-of-the-art container terminal on the West Bank of Plaquemines Parish, La., United States.

APM Terminals is one of the largest terminal operators in the world and currently...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/plaquemines-port-and-apm-terminals-have-plans-for-major-new-container-terminal/

Here Are Your Six Tips For Container Terminal Cybersecurity!

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Container terminals are vital nodes in the global supply chain, handling millions of containers every year. However, they also face increasing cyber threats that can disrupt their operations, compromise their data, and damage their reputation. How can container terminals improve their cybersecurity against cyberattacks? Here are some tips to help you protect your terminal from hackers, malware, and ransomware.

Assess Your Risks

The first step to improve your...

https://mfame.guru/here-are-your-six-tips-for-container-terminal-cybersecurity/

Project44 takes on shipping disruptions via actionable in-terminal insights

Shipping delays are a major contributor to disruptions like supply chain partnership breakdowns, end consumer complaints and expensive inefficiencies. Pinpointing where these delays occur — and solving for them — requires top-notch visibility and actionable data points. 

In-transit visibility options have skyrocketed over the past several years, making it easier than ever to track a shipment’s en route movements. The same cannot be said, however, for terminal visibility. project44’s newest...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/project44-takes-on-shipping-disruptions-via-actionable-in-terminal-insights

£2bn Tidal Barrage’s Plans Revealed Featuring Flood Defense

Credits: David Martin/ Unsplash
  • The Centre Port UK would stretch between Gibraltar point and Hunstanton and is intended first and foremost to provide guardianship.
  • Turbines beneath the structure will harness tidal energy from The Wash’s 780km2 tidal area.
  • Rail infrastructure is also part of the proposal, with four terminals proposed. 

Plans have been revealed for a £2bn tidal barrage across The Wash, a bay in East Anglia between Lincolnshire and Norfolk, which will feature the world’s first...

https://mfame.guru/2bn-tidal-barrages-plans-revealed-featuring-flood-defense/

Hutchison Ports, MSC’s TIL want to develop new container terminal in Rotterdam

Hong Kong-based Hutchison Ports and Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl (TIL), the terminal investment company of Swiss container shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), revealed their intention to develop a new container terminal in the Europahaven, Rotterdam.

The post Hutchison Ports,...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/hutchison-ports-mscs-til-want-to-develop-new-container-terminal-in-rotterdam/

FreightWaves Classics: Malcom McDowell’s containership begins first journey in 1956

Malcom McLean in the foreground with a Sea-Land container behind him. (Photo: Maersk)

On this date in 1956 the first commercially successful container ship began its maiden voyage on a route from New Jersey to Texas. The Ideal X and its 58 intermodal containers began a revolution in shipping that is still echoing around the world today.

Background

A McLean Trucking Company patch. (Photo: NC Historic Sites)A McLean Trucking Company patch. (Photo: NC Historic Sites)

Malcom P. McLean recognized the potential to haul motor freight when he was just a teenager. The native of Maxton, North Carolina, purchased his first truck in 1934 and began...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-malcom-mcdowells-containership-begins-first-journey-in-1956

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