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HPC’s Third ‘Talk Show’ Connecting Ports Explores Port Automation
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HPC’s Third ‘Talk Show’ Connecting Ports Explores Port Automation

In its third interactive Connecting Ports Talk Show, Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) posed a critical question: “Port Automation: Why Do Projects Fail?”…

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HPC sign MoU with PT Krakatau Bandar Samudera for the development of Krakatau International Port at Hannover Messe
HPC sign MoU with PT Krakatau Bandar Samudera for the development of…

HPC and PT Melchers Melindo Indonesia, part of the international business development group Melchers, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with…

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Topical research into the post-COVID cruise market
Topical research into the post-COVID cruise market

As part of its investigations taken on behalf of a consortia of advisors to the Tobago House if Assembly (we reported in Nov 22), HPC carried out the…

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HPC joins prototyping a digital port master plan
HPC joins prototyping a digital port master plan

A digital port twin is a virtual model of a port which can be used to analyze and evaluate various port planning concepts. The plan for the digital…

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Connecting Ports Talk Show Focusses on Hydrogen as an Alternative Energy Source
Connecting Ports Talk Show Focusses on Hydrogen as an Alternative…

Entitled ‘Energy Transition – How is the port industry responding to hydrogen as the future solution?’ the debate continued HPC’s series of Talk Shows…

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Neue Förderaufrufe für DigiTest und IHATEC Förderprogramme
Neue Förderaufrufe für DigiTest und IHATEC Förderprogramme

Im Dezember 2022 sind neue Förderaufrufe der Programme "Digitale Testfelder im Hafen" (DigiTest) und "Innovative Hafentechnologien" IHATEC II…

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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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