Global Maritime

‘Change is far from easy, but we are on the right track’

27 enero, 2023

The energy transition is undoubtedly one of the major game changers of our time. It is a direct result of the need for a more sustainable world. For the EU this has become even more urgent because of the war in Ukraine and the need to be less dependent on Russian gas. Source: Port of Rotterdam Cleaner, more sustainable alternatives, such as LNG, are being looked at. But sustainability is more. Circularity, shore power, digitisation and more efficient supply chains are ingredients for a sustainable future as well. Sustainable thinking simply cannot be ignored any longer. That provides abundant opportunities for the breakbulk sector. Europe is leading the way and has set itself the goal of being CO2 neutral by 2050. The agreement is to reduce CO2 emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990. The discussion now focuses on the ‘how’. Future scenarios 2050 The Port of Rotterdam Authority drew up several future scenarios for 2050. “If we look at the impact of sustainability on breakbulk, we see increasing throughput in most of these scenarios. In three of the four scenarios, we also see a growing share of breakbulk in total volumes”, opens Hugo du Mez, Advisor –

ANTAQ publica un panel con información sobre las administraciones portuarias del país

26 enero, 2023

Una herramienta permite comparar las tarifas entre los 35 puertos nacionales organizados. Fuente: ANTAQ La Agencia Nacional de Transportes Acuáticos (ANTAQ), publicó el Panel de Puertos Organizados, con amplios datos e información sobre todas las autoridades portuarias brasileñas. El objetivo es permitir a usuarios, investigadores, responsables de políticas públicas y otras partes interesadas consultar proyectos, decisiones y procesos que influyen en las tarifas de los 35 puertos públicos brasileños. El panel se ha desarrollado en tecnología Qlik Sense, y se puede acceder a él desde cualquier lugar y por cualquier persona. La primera pestaña del panel contiene las regiones, unidades de federación y municipios donde se encuentran los puertos organizados. También es posible consultar bajo qué régimen de explotación -Estado Federal, Acuerdo de Delegación y Concesión- se gestionan los puertos. Además, es posible saber cuál es la entidad controladora de un determinado puerto, como la Empresa Portuaria o la Superintendencia y si el puerto en cuestión adhiere a la norma de la Resolución ANTAQ nº 61, de 2021, que establece la estructura tarifaria tipo de las administraciones portuarias y los procedimientos de ajuste y revisión tarifaria. La segunda pestaña está dedicada a cuestiones más económicas de la operación, como los

WTTC and Trip.com Group global traveller report reveals shift towards sustainable travel

26 enero, 2023

Travellers set to splurge on international travel this year“Demand for travel is now stronger than ever” says WTTC President & CEO Julia Simpson Source: WTTC A major new report by World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Trip.com Group, together with Deloitte, reveals a heightened appetite for sustainable tourism amongst consumers, with 69% of travellers actively seeking sustainable travel options. In this follow-up report, WTTC joined forces again with leading global travel service provider, Trip.com Group and its major consumer brands Trip.com, Ctrip and Skyscanner, with additional data sourced from Deloitte, to analyse the trends that shaped the Travel & Tourism sector last year and will continue to do so over 2023. The report, “A world in motion: shifting consumer travel trends in 2022 and beyond”, shows that sustainability is a key element of the travel agenda, with travellers eager to reduce their carbon footprint and support sustainable tourism. According to a survey included in the report, three quarters of travellers are considering travelling more sustainably in the future and nearly 60% have chosen more sustainable travel options in the last couple of years1. Another survey also found that around three quarters of high-end travellers are willing to pay extra to make their trips

Nextlogic moves to standard service provision

26 enero, 2023

The port of Rotterdam officially started using integrated planning to handle inland container shipping. Following an intensive pilot phase, inland shipping companies, terminals and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have given Nextlogic the go ahead. Using Nextlogic will enable faster handling of inland vessels in the port and terminals to optimise the use of their quays. Source: Port of Rotterdam Integrated planning involves barge operators forwarding port call, rotation and cargo information to Nextlogic in advance for each inland vessel. Terminals do the same for the available quay capacity. Nextlogic compares this information and creates the optimal schedule for all parties. The planning is optimised automatically 24/7. Around 60 percent of the port of Rotterdam’s total inland shipping volume is currently already planned through Nextlogic. Four deep sea terminals and fifteen barge operators are taking part. A fifth deep sea terminal, the first empty depots and other barge operators are also preparing to connect to Nextlogic. Sijbrand Pot, Interim Director of Nextlogic, stated: ‘I’m delighted that barge operators, terminals and we, as Nextlogic, have jointly managed to progress this integrated planning to a standard service. It is an important milestone in this port-wide innovation project. Together with all parties involved, the

Valenciaport awards a new solar plant with a surface area of 27,700 m2

25 enero, 2023

Source: Valenciaport The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has approved this morning the award of the construction and maintenance of the solar energy plant to be located on the roof of the vehicle silo of Valencia Terminal Europa in the East dock of the Port of Valencia to the joint venture made up of Lantania S.A.U and Tecmo Instalaciones, Obras y Servicios S.A. The awarding of the contract, which, being more than 12 million euros, must be approved by the Board of Directors of the APV, amounts to 16,060,707.27 euros including VAT, with a period for the execution of the works of 19 months and 36 months for maintenance. The solar station will be located on a surface area of 27,700 m2 – equivalent to almost five football fields – on the roof of the terminal operated by the company Grimaldi. The infrastructure will have 10,773 photovoltaic modules installed on a metallic structure inclined at four degrees and facing south. Four transformers will be installed in two transformation centres with two units of 1,250 kilovolt-amperes (kVA) each and another two of 1,600 kVA. This installation will generate around 9,000 MWh/year, which represents approximately 11% of

APM Terminals Moín welcomes 4000th vessel with increased efficiency

24 enero, 2023

Source: APM Terminals On Friday 13 January, the Moín Container Terminal (TCM) welcomed its 4000th vessel since it’s inauguration in 2019. A commemorative plaque was presented to the captain of the Margarete Schulte, which arrived from Manzanillo, Panama and will continue to Cork, Ireland, with a primary cargo of pineapples and bananas. Thanks to infrastructure improvements made during the last three years, the Limón-Moín Port complex can now accommodate ships with greater draught, up to 8500 TEUs. “This has enabled APM Terminals Moín to accommodate new services,” said Victor Konen, Commercial Director of APM Terminals Moín. “For example, a trend we’re currently seeing is services that connect Ecuador, Peru, (passing the Panama Canal), Costa Rica and Europe (both to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean). Faster transit times to Europe With Costa Rica being one of the last ports that these services call at in America before leaving for Europe, we’re able to provide very competitive transit times for Costa Rican fruit. During 2022, 898 vessels and 1,182,854 TEUs were handled by TCM. The volume of crane moves per vessel also increased from 664 in 2021 to 714 in 2022. Idle time reduced by more than 40 minutes In a joint

HHLA Next invests in FERNRIDE – joint pilot project in Tallinn

23 enero, 2023

Source: Port of Hamburg A pilot project for highly automated and electric container logistics is being launched at the HHLA TK Estonia terminal in Tallinn in partnership with HHLA International. The goal of the project is to develop solutions for the gradual automation of trucks within live operations. HHLA Next is investing in FERNRIDE’s innovative solution to drive forward automation and sustainability in logistics and to address the lack of truck drivers. En route to automated transport logistics, the unique approach of FERNRIDE lies in the gradually increasing autonomy of trucks and tractor units. The combination of autonomous driving technology of the vehicles and human expertise in remote operation already offers a reliable service available now in live operations. This creates an immediate added value and speeds up the journey towards more sustainable logistics. Simone Lode, Managing Director of HHLA Next: “We at HHLA Next invest in digital and sustainable business models in maritime logistics. We see great potential in autonomous driving solutions, also because of the current lack of truck drivers. With FERNRIDE, we are investing in a company that has already implemented a viable solution with a partner network of respected companies from industry and logistics with very

Maritime Singapore Closes 2022 with Good Momentum for Future Growth

20 enero, 2023

Source: MPA Singapore Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport, was the Guest-of-Honour at the annual Singapore Maritime Foundation New Year Conversations event. He spoke on the developments and 2022 performance of Maritime Singapore. Growing our International Maritime Centre and MarineTech Ecosystem As a leading International Maritime Centre, Maritime Singapore is home to a diverse range of maritime businesses, with more than 170 international shipping groups as well as other maritime players in the areas of finance, insurance, cybersecurity, shipbroking, law and arbitration. Despite global inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions, our International Maritime Centre has expanded steadily in 2022. Last year, total business spending by shipping companies exceeded S$4.3 billion, and more than 30 companies established or expanded their operations in Singapore, supported under programmes by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). This is more than 30% higher than the number of companies which expanded operations or set up in Singapore in 2021. Singapore was also recognised as the top international maritime city in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index and Menon Economics-DNV’s Leading Maritime Cities of the World report. MPA is working with the industry, research, and the investment community to grow our MarineTech ecosystem. The number of start-ups under Port Innovation Ecosystem Reimagined @BLOCK71 (PIER71TM) has grown from 17 in 2018 when PIER71TM was launched, to close to 100 today. These start-ups have raised overS$50 million in investment in the past four years, and four start-ups have also

Toroi Marine y Meditmin, ganadores de la primera edición del programa BlueUp

19 enero, 2023

Fuente: Port de Barcelona El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, a través de Barcelona Activa, en colaboración con el Port de Barcelona y Costa Cruceros, ha celebrado la entrega de premios de la primera edición de BlueUp. Lanzado en junio de 2022, este programa se alinea con la estrategia del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona de promover y dar apoyo a iniciativas empresariales de economía azul capaces de crear puestos de trabajo e impulsar la actividad marítima de Barcelona. Meditmin es una start-up que comercializa una solución de fertilización orgánica marina para remineralizar y revivir plantas, desde unidades domésticas en huertos urbanos y agricultura a gran escala, ahorrando grandes cantidades de agua y fertilizantes tradicionales, y aplicando los principios de la economía circular. Ha sido galardonada con el premio a la start-up más sostenible, dotado con 10.000 euros y otorgado por Costa Cruceros. Toroi Marine es una start-up que diseña y construye un sistema de propulsión eléctrica para el atraque automatizado de pequeñas embarcaciones de recreo. Ha recibido el premio a la start-up más innovadora, también dotado con 10.000 euros, otorgado por el Port de Barcelona. Los ganadores forman parte de las once start-ups que fueron seleccionadas el pasado mes de octubre y que,

Valencia, Port of Hydrogen

18 enero, 2023

Source: Valenciaport Valencia is the Port of Hydrogen. The Valencian precinct has received the first load of hydrogen (H2) to supply the refuelling station. This historic milestone makes it the first port in Europe to have a hydrogen installation in real operating conditions. It is the only installation capable of supplying the needs of the terminals through the mobile hydrogen plant and the fixed tank that stores this fuel. A turning point for the port community and the European ports to start testing one of the fuels of the future. This hydrogen supply station (HRS) includes a fixed part dedicated to the reception, storage and compression of hydrogen up to delivery pressure, on which the test was carried out today, and a mobile part which stores the compressed hydrogen and has a dispenser for refuelling the port machinery. This morning at 10.30 a.m. the first tubetrailer of green hydrogen cylinders arrived at the hydrogen plant and was loaded into the storage tank at the Port of Valencia. Next week, the mobile station will be loaded and will be responsible for travelling to the MSC and Grimaldi terminals to supply hydrogen to the two prototypes of port machinery, which will arrive

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