A fleet of 20 terminal tractors has been fitted with an advanced multi-camera system to mitigate risk and improve safety at Rosslare Europort, the primary Irish port serving mainland Europe. Port operator, Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, has teamed up with Camera Telematics to develop and roll-out the camera solution as part of a major IT project to create an integrated smart port system.
A High Court judge has ruled in favour of a port operator which claimed access rights to the Teesworks redevelopment site. PD Ports had faced a legal challenge by South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) to cross land at the freeport, near Redcar.
Renault trucks has today announced plans to construct a new used parts factory in Lyon.
Drivers across Northern Ireland will soon be able to fill up with greener fuel when E10 petrol is rolled out as the new standard grade of petrol from 1 November 2022.
This week saw staff at Felixstowe, the UKs biggest container port walk out for 8 days over pay and conditions. The summer of industrial action looks set to continue with staff at the Port of Liverpool threatening similar walk outs over pay. This follows a comparable offer of a 7% pay deal, which has deemed inadequate by the Unite union.
The Irish Government has also heard “ambitious” proposals to exceed decarbonising targets in the sector by 2030 can only be met if fuel tax is cut and hauliers are incentivised to transition to greener technology.
Komatsu and Cummins have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of zero-emissions haulage equipment. Building on a legacy of diesel engine partnership across a wide variety of mining and construction equipment, Cummins and Komatsu will initially focus on zero emissions power technologies including hydrogen fuel cell solutions for large mining haul truck applications.
ollowing weeks of protracted Covid 19 lockdowns, the major Chinese ports have resumed operations. Although some ports have been operating throughout the lockdowns, they have been operating at reduced capacity owing to restrictions on local supply chains.
COVID lockdown’s in China are continuing to wreak havoc with port congestion in China’s main Ports and subsequent worldwide trade. According to Bloomberg a backlog of up to 500 container ships are waiting to enter the ports.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) has announced a new hub-to-hub autonomous transport technology that aims to address the growing demand for freight movement across North America. Does this mean we could be looking at similar in the United Kingdom sooner than we think?
