Agreement includes the building of a new 1.2 million TEU terminal
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/gulftainer_completes_600_million_us_concession_deal
Environment
PTI Blog: DP World on Lab Logistics
The human diet is changing, and it’s changing fast
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/pti_blog_dp_world_on_lab_logistics
PTI Edition 79: Smart Ports and Supply Chain Technologies
Port Technology’s latest edition of the journal is now available online and in print.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/pti_edition_79_smart_ports_and_supply_chain_technologies
Port of Tacoma pauses operations due to nearby fire, air quality concerns
Update: The Port of Tacoma has announced: “With air quality returning to healthy levels, service at all terminals in Tacoma are expected to be up and running by 1 p.m.”
An overnight fire at Simon Metals scrap yard in Tacoma weakened the surround air quality Monday morning, forcing the Port of Tacoma to put operations on hold.
The fire began around 2 a.m. and by 10 a.m. air quality around...
PTI Launches New Website
Find the conference’s speakers, sessions and subjects, all in one place
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/pti_launches_spsc_website
Matthew Duke, Chief Business Process Officer, Grieg Star
Meet the environmental scientist who fell into IT, which made him fall into the maritime industry focusing on digitalisation & innovation, Matt Duke, Chief Business Process Officer, Grieg Star.
Matt started his maritime career with Odfjell, where he became Global Head of IT and built up a fascination for the shipping industry, which he wanted to become better via IT and to save money by a more structured way of working.
When it became time to move on there was a choice between shipping &...
https://shippingpodcast.com/matthew-duke-chief-business-process-officer-grieg-star/
Thomas Öström, Founder, Board Member and CEO of Climeon AB
Thomas Öström is the passionate person who wanted to find the solution to the climate change. He is challenged by the use of fossil fuel and had an idea on how to use the energy in waste heat from industries and low-temperature geothermal heat to generate electricity. The company Climeon started in 2011 and has entered the maritime industry by turning heat into clean electricity, unaffected by weather conditions.
Thomas says that the restrictions the maritime industry put on their product were...
https://shippingpodcast.com/thomas-ostrom-founder-board-member-and-ceo-of-climeon-ab/
Synne Marie Mossevig, Consultant, Maritime Advisory, Environmental Technology and Compliance, DNVGL
What are the implications and costs of regulations? How can public procurement be used to reduce the environmental footprint?
You need to listen to Synne Marie Mossevig, who works with these issues at DNVGL in Olso. We talk about the impact of regulations, what and who influences the regulators and dives into the “usual questions” about visibility, #nextgen & the future of the #shipping industry.
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