The Algeciras Port Authority considers that Port authorities should embrace technology and strive to become ecosystem orchestrators, fostering cooperation, improving efficiencies and boosting sustainability as a result. Managing the port call process, coordination among all parties involved is crucial. There are multiple actors involved in the process — the terminal, pilots, port authority, maritime authority, […]

Organisations’ digitisation has moved forward five years in just the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the issues many organisations have faced was inertia creeping into their decision-making processes. In this context, we have seen that data analytics is already much more than just a tool that gives us quicker access to […]

Even though nowadays we find great progress and improvements in terms of data-sharing and in the development of platforms that connect different systems and stakeholders, two fundamental questions, which are not being addressed, lay underneath: accuracy and timeliness. And therefore, reliability is not yet assured, and roadblocks prevent us from making the most out of […]

The port and maritime industry has evolved and from the 2010s have entered into a fifth stage of evolution characterized by their digital transformation and alignment with Industry 4.0 practices. Co-operation among agents is a key element and integration not only involves Port Authorities, Terminals and Port users and related Port Services Providers but the […]

El programa ‘Travesía de la Innovación’ del Puerto de Algeciras ha sido reconocido por la European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) con su Premio 2020 por su capacidad para atraer innovación y talento local. Francisco Javier de los Santos Ramos, Jefe del Área de Desarrollo Tecnológico, y Jesús Medina Blanco, Responsable de Sistemas de Información, explican […]

It is well known for any cargo owner or freight forwarding company who need a helicopter view of the supply chain information and flow, understanding the available data and running scenarios on possible benefits from their data, is key for supply chain optimization, continuous improvement and innovation. In fact, having blind spots can result in […]

Through their pioneering work around innovation maturity, Beswick, Toma and Vargas have concluded that when clustering the many ecosystem elements, you typically end up with five core pillars: strategy, leadership, management, culture and processes. Understanding if any of the components of these pillars is hindering the progress and outcome of the ecosystem becomes paramount when it […]

Currently the need for supply chain visibility is rising, even more when intermodal transport takes place or shipments are consolidated. Even though efforts have been made in particular modes of transportation, there is the lack of a wider approach, and therefore the requirement to address the subject from an end-to-end perspective, involving the several means […]

A día de hoy, el hidrógeno renovable constituye el principal aliado de la Unión Europea en la descarbonización y por ende en la consecución del Pacto Verde Europeo. Este tipo de energía, de cero emisiones, tiene una gran aplicabilidad, permitiendo eliminar la dependencia de los combustibles fósiles y su contaminación, de sectores como la industria, […]

Shipping has a dual challenge. It must meet the demand of the world’s growing population, with more ships and more voyages, while radically reducing its emissions. Sustainable challenges have been addressed worldwide and IMO’s ambitious goals to cut green-house gas and carbon emissions impacts the shipping industry at every possible scale, including cleaner fuels, new […]

Traditionally, ports have been crucial nodes in the world’s international supply chains. As those supply chains have become increasingly fast, flexible and responsive, the role of ports has been transformed. Geographical location is no longer the only factor that counts. The speed, efficiency and reliability of transport flows, as well as the ease with which […]

Because of the COVID-19 global pan­demic, the global trade and the whole shipping industry is adapting actual operational processes, business rules and ICT tools. Algeciras Port Authority is a good example of an entity which is continuously looking for innovative solutions which will enable nations to resume business and reopen their economies without assuming health […]

Según los expertos, es la hora de centrarse en el Hidrógeno verde, es decir, aquel que se produce a partir de fuentes renovables y más concretamente mediante la electrólisis, convirtiendo el agua en moléculas de hidrógeno y oxígeno usando fuentes renovables, como excedentes de la energía eólica. A medida que avanza la transición energética, este adquiere cada […]

Even before the current COVID-19 crisis, wireless communication technology was making headlines. Much of the recent interest has focused on 5G mobile data networks that are being rolled out in many countries. 5G promises a host of benefits for end users, businesses, and telecommunications systems operators alike, including higher speeds, greater capacity, and tailored services […]

Transport as a sector is considered a growing contributor to global climate change. According to the International Transport Forum (ITF), freight transport accounts for about 39% of transport CO2 emissions and around 8% of CO2 emissions worldwide. It’s also a major contributor to air pollution. Road constitutes 62% of emissions, while sea contributes 27%, air […]

Ports are taking significant strides with digital transformation and starting to declare themselves as “smart”. Processes are digitalized, communities within the port are connected, and impressive gains in operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction are emerging. Smart ports, as important nodes in the global supply chain, have the opportunity to establish themselves as logistics […]

PCL is a new concept, which largely refers to the transformation of the port into a space of supply chain innovation and collaboration. To meet current challenges, and prepare for future ones, ports and terminals must transform their operations. In doing so, they must become more sustainable and promote collaboration. In practice, this means making data […]

Las grandes crisis globales, como el reciente brote de coronavirus, y su impacto masivo en la economía muestran la necesidad de repensar de inmediato la conceptualización de la actual cadena logística y de suministro. Las estrategias logísticas actuales funcionan, pero no acaban de ser válidas cuando ocurren disrupciones de la cadena logística. Por lo tanto, […]

Summary: Culture hacking takes change off the horizon and inserts it into employees’ day-to-day life in a visceral, immediate, low-effort way. CIOs can follow a six-step process to kick off or reignite change and embed culture hacking in an overall culture change effort. The first step of any culture change, whether it involves hacking or […]

Nowadays, the Shipping Industry follows two main courses of action. Dealing with competitiveness and efficiency in operations while pursuing environmental goals, driven mainly by public attention and IMO’s willpower. In this sense, unnecessary wasted time waiting for berth allocation and fuel consumption can be optimized, specially when available technology is already on our doorstep to […]

The challenge is this: as standards have developed, standards organizations have diverged and even those using the standards have adapted their standards of choice to meet their own needs. The result is, of course, non-standard standards, as users take the basic standard and tweak it to suit themselves. Therefore, when people say there are no […]