Shipping and Port

Users of a new online gateway for the Port of Oakland will be able to see a live feed of the marine terminals and data for shipments through an ‘Oakland Portal’ customer interface.   New Jersey-based logistics software provider Advent Intermodal Solutions created the platform as an extension of Advent ...

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has announced it will award $187 million in grants to the Port of Oakland to construct two projects — the 7th Street Grade Separation (East) project, and the Fright Intelligent Transportation System.   The two projects are part of the “Global Opportunities at the Port ...

A study from charity organisation Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has revealed that biofuels are the most affordable zero-emission option for shipping. However, the industry still has a long way to go in terms of production and sustainability of biofuels. The current shipping industry is battling with huge challenges to find ...

Engineering giant Rolls-Royce and insurance firm AXA Corporate Solutions have agreed to explore how Rolls-Royce Ship Intelligence products and AXA’s risk analytics capabilities can support current and future vessels. Through launching its Intelligent Awareness product, Rolls-Royce Ship Intelligence has expanded its development of sensors and streaming data, which will allow AXA ...

The construction of a facility that will convert non-recyclable plastic into fuel for use in the transport sector has been commenced at the Port of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. The facility, which represents the first project of Netherlands-based company Bin2Barrel, is expected to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 57,000t ...

Rolls-Royce has secured an order to provide its MTU engines for four tugs to be operated by German shipping line Hamburg Süd’s Brazilian subsidiary Aliança Navegação. The tugs are currently being built by Detroit Brasil, a shipyard based in Itajai, Brazil. Aliança Navegação currently operates a fleet of seven harbour ...

ncat Crowther has released further details with regards to a second catamaran that will be operated by Rhode Island Fast Ferry (RIFF). Currently under construction at Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in Massachusetts, US, the ferry will expand the capabilities of Ava Pearl, the first vessel of the series delivered in 2012. The ...

[LONDON 05FEBRUARY 2018]Consultants BuroHappold Engineering and lead architect Farrells join Former Home Office Engineer,Roger Cumming to deliver the new Protecting Urban Spaces featureat UK Security Expo 2018. Theexciting new feature will take centre stage at the show focusing onlarge scale threats and the protection of people & buildings in the ...