The growth of traffic and congestion in the Rotterdam region is placing increasing pressure on container road transport. According to a recent study, if no action is taken, delays could increase by up to an additional hour per trip by 2035, severely impacting the punctuality and efficiency of the logistics chain. This situation threatens the […]

In a context of increasing automation in port terminals, control rooms face the challenge of adapting to an increasingly complex and dynamic operation. The article explores how the combination of technologies such as Digital Twin and Artificial Intelligence is redefining the role of operators, enabling them to shift from manual supervision to strategic decision-making based […]

Despite technological advancements, shippers often lack real-time insights into their cargo status, while terminal operators struggle to balance operational demands with transparency. This disconnect leads to inefficiencies, delays, increased costs, and overall supply chain disruptions, causing frustration among all stakeholders. The report identifies key factors contributing to this communication divide, such as poor system interoperability, underutilized technology, reliance […]

The evolving role of technology in the port and terminal industry has shifted towards innovation going beyond the mere adoption of digital tools. The central premise is that while ports have embraced advanced technologies such as AI-driven energy optimization, digital twins, and IoT-enabled environmental management, the industry still struggles with achieving transformative change. This stagnation […]

The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), alongside ChainPORT and global stakeholders, has unveiled its 2024 study on Just-in-Time (JIT) port calls, focusing on port call optimization (PCO) through improved data quality and standardized practices, to complement the existing IMO FAL guidelines and the GIA JIT arrival guide. The study aims to enhance efficiency, […]

The maritime industry faces challenges to align with global decarbonization goals, especially within the context of green shipping corridors. These corridors represent a targeted approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance operational efficiency, and to promote collaboration amongst key stakeholders. Current green shipping corridor initiatives include 57 projects globally as of 2024, between the announced, […]

It is evident that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly expanded within the maritime industry, being regarded as a revolutionary force that brings significant improvements to operational efficiency, safety, and sustainability. This article, commissioned by Lloyd’s Register and prepared by Thetius, explores how the maritime-port sector, traditionally resistant to change, is adopting AI in key applications […]

As ports become more complex and interconnected, the need for intelligent systems to manage traffic flow, resource allocation, and environmental impact has become critical. This report highlights the key role digital technologies are playing in transforming port and maritime logistics, outlining what the future vision of RoPax traffic operations should look like. From the use […]

CMA CGM Group has inaugurated Tangram, a global center dedicated to maritime training and innovation, located in Marseille, this facility aims to foster collaboration among CMA CGM employees, clients, partners, start-ups, and academic institutions by offering specialized training programs in climate, artificial intelligence, and leadership, developed in partnership with leading universities. This center has been […]

Global supply chains struggle to ensure reasonable prices for their products. International events, such as wars, natural disasters and national crisis have a direct impact on its performance. These disruptions can produce operational inefficiencies, production delays or increasing costs, showing the hidden, but real, fragile side of supply chains. However, each sector has an individual […]

Over the last few years, the logistics-port sector has understood that digital transformation and technological development are fundamental elements to face a scenario plagued by disruptions, geopolitical tensions, demands for environmental care and changes in consumption patterns. It is true that the use of technologies such as Blockchain and IoT have gained weight. However, we […]

The supply chain world is being shaken by new technologies. The evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI), advanced data analytics, software development and many other tools, or even the demand for transparency and sustainability are forcing a digital transformation of organizations, which must adapt to these requirements if they want to remain competitive. To do so, […]

The port and maritime transport sectors are immersed in a dynamic and uncertain scenario marked by a series of unprecedented challenges. Firstly, the positioning of ports as intermodal logistics hubs, at the epicenter of global logistics chains, determines the new role that these enclaves are destined to play. Their transformation process is an unavoidable issue […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere and is being utilized on many fronts, producing good results from narrow scopes. Whilst image recognition is going beyond traditional OCR systems and video analytics are being used to measure truck queues, the broader introduction of AI in ports and terminals to make them more efficient, safer and sustainable is […]

Container terminals, complex and challenge-led ecosystems on vast infrastructures, intricately coordinate, among a yet to be orchestrated symphony of diverse stakeholders, to provide high added-value and differentiated logistics services. Achieving optimal operational efficiency, safety, sustainability, reliability, and profitability within this dynamic environment requires a delicate balance. For that reason, global industry groups are focused on […]

The recent DHL Trend Report has brought a quite revealing input: computer vision or visual Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is becoming widely esteemed in the logistics sector due to its multiple applications and diverse benefits. Even anticipating that this technology within the forthcoming five years, it will seamlessly integrate into the fundamental facets of standard […]

Nowadays, for the logistics’ and maritime industry is way too evident the power underlying data sharing and the comprehensive innovative opportunities that could be built upon it. Past efforts, i.e. TradeLens, even though fall to achieve platform’s true objective, leaving aside technological-driven purpose and data quality governance, set the pathway towards an unprecedent collaborative scheme […]

One of Gartner’s latests Survey highlights the raising trend that the Digital Twin of the Customer (DToC) is gaining over Chief Supply Chain Officer’s (CSCO) interests’ and digital strategies’. This rather new all-encompassing technology has come to enlighten the customer experience by unveiling a dynamic, virtual mirror representation of a customer, understood as profile characterizations […]

Green corridors are specific trade routes between major port hubs that prioritize and demonstrate zero-emission solutions in shipping, aiming to advance decarbonization efforts. The concept envisions collaboration among stakeholders to coordinate green fuel infrastructure and vessels, creating an enabling ecosystem through targeted regulations, financial incentives, and safety measures. These initiatives should bear in mind the […]

Achieving data collaboration in a fragmented supply chain has proven to be challenging, despite the need for predictability in goods delivery. While centralized platform solutions have limitations, decentralized methods of data collaboration are promising but still in development. It is considered that true progress will come from sharing operational planning data among stakeholders for actionable […]

The culture germinated or inspired in port cities, in addition to expressing itself through its different modalities such as music, plastic arts, technology, as well as other areas of human creativity, needs to express itself in architecture and urbanism. In Europe, almost 40% of the population lives in medium-sized cities, such as Algeciras. The social, […]