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Felixstowe sets new record for ULCV box exchange – up to 130 moved per hour

14 January 2022

The extraordinary lengths operators are having to go to clear congested container ports was highlighted this week when Felixstowe revealed it had broken its record for the largest exchange of containers on a single vessel.
A total of 23,773 teu, almost the entire nominal capacity of the ultra-large container vessel (ULCV) MSC Diletta, was exchanged over one week.
MSC Diletta first appeared on The Loadstar’s radar early this week when a local Mission to …

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More regional supply chain visibility may be the cure for toxic port congestion

15 March 2021

The response by shipping lines to booming demand and the congestion crisis has triggered a “vicious cycle” of yard logjams at ports around the world.
According to Drewry, while agile shipping lines have been able to swiftly add capacity on the fastest-growing tradelanes, the container terminals and landside operators have struggled to keep up.
Eleanor Hadland, senior analyst for ports and terminals, explained: “The assets of the landside elements of the supply …

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It’s crucial that ports escape congestion and delays as global trade rebuilds

2 March 2021

Few corners of the global container supply chain were left unscathed by severe congestion at terminals last year, but new data from IHS Markit, released today, shows just how significant the problem became.
According to the research group, vessel time in ports around the world shot up in the second half of last year, and it was the largest vessels that were most heavily affected by congestion.
Ships exchanging 6,000 boxes or …

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eeSea reveals a more in-depth probe into liner schedule reliability

28 January 2020

Copenhagen-based eeSea has developed a platform designed to accurately gauge the on-time performance of liner services, as well as the standard of dispatch vessels receive at their ports of call.
Launching its first Schedule Reliability Report, covering 2019, the maritime and supply chain intelligence company said it was focused on “visibility and predictive analysis for the global container shipping industry”.
Based on over 400,000 data points, supported by the automatic identification system …

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Ports need to be sharing technology and data for smoother operations

16 October 2019

Port authorities need to “step up” and work together to improve data sharing for the benefit of the whole container supply chain, delegates at the TPM Asia conference in Shenzhen were told.
Following the launch of Rotterdam’s vessel call optimisation tool, Pronto, the port soon realised the technology’s impact would be limited if used in isolation.
“A year ago we thought we should use Pronto for our direct advantage and our competitors …

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Ports lag other industries when it comes to automation

14 December 2018

Ports are failing in the race to automate, with other sectors leaving them behind the curve. This was the result of an in-depth study by consultant McKinsey, according to Splash 24/7. The report suggests port operators are “moving more slowly” when it comes to automation, suggesting this is in part because the promised economic benefits have not matched the realities. In the meantime, some industries have seen as much as …

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