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CONNECTING PORTS #8: The Road to Autonomous Shipping
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CONNECTING PORTS #8: The Road to Autonomous Shipping

Autonomous ships efficiently transport goods along coastlines, inland waterways, and within cities. Does that sound like science fiction? In Norway,…

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Enhancing Operations at the Port of Lome: A Collaborative Project with HPC, Inros Lackner, and GIZ
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Enhancing Operations at the Port of Lome: A Collaborative Project with…

In a significant step towards upgrading the operational capabilities and infrastructure at the Port of Lome in Togo, a collaborative effort has been…

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Constanta Port Moves Forward with Port Community System Project
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Constanta Port Moves Forward with Port Community System Project

In a significant advancement for the digitalization of maritime activities, the Port of Constanta Administration is setting a landmark in the…

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CONNECTING PORTS #7: Automating Terminals in Ongoing Operations
CONNECTING PORTS #7: Automating Terminals in Ongoing Operations

There is a global trend towards automating existing port terminals instead of setting up new facilities - but this entails risks. At the seventh…

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CONNECTING PORTS #6: Game-changing impetus for the future of the port industry
CONNECTING PORTS #6: Game-changing impetus for the future of the port…

Degrowth, sustainability, internalization of external costs: these were just some of the topics that presenter Christina Prieser, Associate Partner at…

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Promoting Sustainability in Ports by Using Public Co-Funding
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Promoting Sustainability in Ports by Using Public Co-Funding

"Decarbonisation is a must" is something that is understood and accepted by everyone around the world, says Hartmut Beyer, Head of Funding at HPC.…

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CONNECTING PORTS #5: Maritime industry stays on course for digital standards
CONNECTING PORTS #5: Maritime industry stays on course for digital…

For the fifth CONNECTING PORTS talk show on 5 October 2023, HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) had brought seaworthy and IT-affine guests on board to…

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HPC to Implement Machine Learning Solution for Container Dwell Time Prediction
HPC to Implement Machine Learning Solution for Container Dwell Time…

HPC Hamburg Port Consulting, the logistics consultant for planning, simulating and implementing a large range of transformation services for ports,…

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Determining the Optimal Volume Trigger Points to Right-size Terminal Equipment
Determining the Optimal Volume Trigger Points to Right-size Terminal…

In the last decades global port industry went through the shipping cycle (Trough, Recovery, Peak, Collapse) which were directly related to the…

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Quay Simulation - Determine Optimal Quay Capacitiy, Service Level and Quay Crane Requirements in Times of Volatile Transport Volumes
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Quay Simulation - Determine Optimal Quay Capacitiy, Service Level and…

Varying cargo trade volumes, forcing shipping companies to adapt their vessel services constantly. As a result, vessel shipping routes, vessel sizes…

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