Port News

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MPA Singapore implement “Single Window Port Clearance”:

digitalPORT@SGTM streamlines vessel, immigration and port health clearances across multiple agencies into a single application by consolidating 16 separate forms. Shipmasters and ship agents from more than 550 shipping companies can now submit, track and receive approval for arriving and departing ships through the portal. As a result, the industry can save up to 100,000 man-hours per year.

And " Just-In-Time (JIT) Planning and Coordination":

The digitalPORT@SG™ Just-in-Time (JIT) Planning and Coordination Platform will facilitate optimal arrival and departure of vessels to and from the Port of Singapore, which will enable faster ship turnaround time as well as reduce dwell time at the anchorages before berthing. This is achieved through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the optimisation and scheduling of port resources.

Source: https://www.mpa.gov.sg/finance-e-services/digitalport@sg

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Singapore’s Just In Time Planning and Coordination Platform (gard.no)

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ASIA PACIFIC: Hambantota posts 132% year-on-year increase in vessel calls

https://www.slpa.lk/port-colombo/hip

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Streamlining port calls: How a hub solution enhances efficiency and optimises...

HIVE sets new standard for efficiency, transparency and minimizing risk

“Transforming the customer/port interface requires a new level of creative leadership. Our HIVE hub solution is our answer, designed to foster collaboration along the value chain,” says Qureshi.

HIVE inserts highly experienced Hub Agents into customers’ port calls, helping them manage communications, integrations and also providing operational support where needed. “Based centrally in our hub offices in the U.S., Netherlands, Greece, Dubai and Singapore, they oversee thousands of port calls every day, working together with local port stakeholders to identify where improvements can be made,” says Qureshi.

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Biden to replace Chinese-made cranes at all American ports - Splash247

Election year in the US with hysteria growing by the day about a more strident China has seen the White House take action over a perceived threat at its ports.
Around 80% of the cranes used in American ports are made in China and use Chinese software. Biden has earmarked $20bn over the next five years to get these replaced by a US subsidiary of Mitsui.

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Yeah. Chinks are spying , they took over academia, produce poisoned food in chinatowns to kill locals and installed cranes to spy on movements etc, etc -very dangerous activity . Last but not least , they may start walking on four legs and start eating locals like in “War of the Worlds” movie. So it is a wise decision. And chinks flooding through the southern border mixed well with 7 milion of other pilgrims to promised land is absolutely NO PROBLEM . They are asking for another 911 but this time turbo version and China has grown big in all repects thanks to one of the 7 vices quite common in these quarters: GREED

But there is a catch in all this . They may vote for Clit- ton gang

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Weathernews launches “berth waiting forecast” predicting port congestion

By seamlessly integrating business data from shipping companies with precise weather insights, the “Berth Waiting Forecast” empowers users to accurately predict the status of delayed ships at ports, marking a significant advancement in efficiency and informed decision-making in maritime operations.

Source: https://thedigitalship.com/news/maritime-software/item/8812-weathernews-launches-berth-waiting-forecast-predicting-port-congestion

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China Calls U.S. Port Crane Cybersecurity Accusations “Entirely Paranoia”

“By design, these cranes may be controlled, serviced, and programmed from remote locations,” Rear Admiral Vann told reporters. He said the remote access features left the cranes and in turn U.S. ports “vulnerable to exploitation.”

Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. responded to the initiative writing in a message posted on X (Twitter) “The relevant claim that ‘Chinese-made cranes pose a security risk to the U.S.’ is entirely paranoia. We firmly oppose the U.S. overstretching the concept of national security and abusing national power to obstruct normal economic and trade cooperation with China.”

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Port insurance on the Great Lakes requires thoughtful planning

Due to years of inadequate funding, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been unable to maintain Great Lakes navigation infrastructure. Over the next five years Great Lakes navigation channels will require $540 million of dredging to maintain authorized channel dimensions. Breakwaters and other federal navigation structures need $505 million in repairs.”

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Biden has earmarked $20bn over the next five years to get these replaced by a US subsidiary of Mitsui.

Maybe a small % of the above funds could be siphoned off and diverted to the Great Lakes?

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Maersk unveils new cold chain facility in New Zealand

Kylie Fraser, Managing Director of Maersk Oceania, said: “The new facility’s ideal location now seamlessly links the ports of Auckland and Tauranga providing a supply chain for our customers and increasing the volume of possible imports and exports to and from New Zealand, all while retaining the quality of the products.
“Expansion of our product solutions into the cold store segment presents a significant opportunity for our customers to benefit from a state-of-the-art facility, as we transform the New Zealand logistics landscape and connect and simplify our customer’s supply chains.”

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More China paranoia??:

The Chinese digital octopus spreading its tentacles through smart port...

Initially the US has responded to this perceived threat by banning the Pentagon from using any port worldwide that has a digital interface or handshake with China’s LOGINK. This may well extend to any trade item that becomes defined as of strategic national importance. Examples could include shipments of rare earths, semi-conductor trade.

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Knowledge is power. Being aware of the risks is hardly paranoia . Another way of looking at it is someone with the ability to process a large amount of computer data and given the data the system has, could make a tidy sum on the stock market.

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Port Klang, PTP among the top 20 busiest ports in the world, says Loke |...

oke said Port Klang recorded the highest number of containers processed last year, with 14.06 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), compared to 13.22 million TEU in 2022.

PTP, meanwhile, processed some 10.48 million TEU last year.

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U.S. ports remain confident in China-made cranes despite security concerns |...

The decisions echo the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) position. Calling the security concerns “sensationalized claims”, the group has repeatedly stated there is no evidence of cranes being used to harm or track port operations.
“Modern cranes are very fast and sophisticated but even they can’t track the origin, destination, or nature of the cargo,” said the group in a statement.
The lack of concrete evidence of security breaches poses a challenge for the U.S. government in justifying its concerns, while the absence of viable U.S. alternatives makes it difficult for ports to fully abandon ZPMC in the short term.

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Port of Tanjung Pelepas inks agreement for six quay cranes to service ULCV

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd (PTP), Malaysia, a joint venture between the MMC Group and APM Terminals, has inked an agreement with Sany Marine Heavy Industry Co Ltd to procure six units of ultra large container vessel (ULCV) quay cranes.

“These cranes are expected to contribute to a 45% emissions reduction by 2030, supporting PTP’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and efficient operations,” he said.
He added that the ULCV quay cranes, boasting a lifting capacity of 65 tonnes each, will be specifically designed to handle the latest generation of ULCVs.

Source: https://www.apmterminals.com/en/news/news-releases/2024/240305-port-of-tanjung-pelepas-inks-agreement-for-six-quay-cranes-to-service-ulcv

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SSA Marine unveils first zero-emission equipment at San Diego Port -...

This large-capacity forklift, known as “The Carrillo,” is among the largest zero-emissions forklifts in operation in the United States and can handle loads of up to 25 metric tons. It pays tribute to SSA Marine Regional vice president Joe Carrillo, a San Diego County native, who played a pivotal role in introducing the country’s first fleet of large-capacity electric forklifts. This initiative includes the deployment of 26 Wiggins Yard eBull electric forklifts at SSA Marine terminals located at the Port of West Sacramento and the Port of Stockton.

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It is an election year in the US and “China bashing” win votes, apparently:

US Lawmakers Demand Answers from Chinese Crane Manufacturer Over Port...

Central to the lawmakers’ concerns are discoveries of unauthorized cellular modems in the ship-to-shore (STS) crane components at a U.S. seaport, and a similar modem within a server room integral to the operation of these cranes. The modems, found to be actively connected to the cranes’ operational mechanisms, were not part of the original contracts between ZPMC and the U.S. ports, casting doubts on their purposes and origins.

If these are remote operated cranes it is probably part of the ABB supplied Crane Control System.
Modems are probably a necessary part of the system, used to transfer signals from the cranes to the control room v.v. :

PTI-14.pdf

That such equipment exist is apparently not a secret:

The House of Representatives security panels, scrutinizing ZPMC’s installation of Swiss engineering group ABB’s ABBN.S equipment onto U.S.-bound ship-to-shore cranes, in January invited ABB executives to public hearings to clarify its relationship with ZPMC, which they said raised “significant concerns.”

Source: Shanghai Zhenhua Denies Posing Cybersecurity Risk To US Ports

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Chinese-made cranes used at Canadian ports flagged as security concern by U.S.

The cranes in question were manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (ZPMC), and the U.S. House probe noted the company manufactures its cranes at a site adjacent to a shipyard where the Chinese Communist Party’s Navy builds its “most advanced” warships.

“This proximity to … (the) main shipyard provides malicious CCP entities, including its intelligence agencies and security services, with ample opportunity to modify U.S.-bound maritime equipment, exploit it to malfunction, or otherwise facilitate cyber espionage thereby compromising U.S. maritime critical infrastructure,” the U.S. House committee said in a Feb 29. letter to ZPMC.

What next? Migratory Cranes may spy the US while on their way to/from Mexico.
Who know, they may even land and deposit something on US soil on their illegal travels.
Top Ten Facts About Crane Migration - International Crane Foundation.
This deserve at least a Congressional Committee hearing,

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Recession, which recession??:

Chinese ports kick off 2024 with 8pc cargo growth in the first two months

According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBSC), this is 8.1 per cent higher compared to the corresponding months from 2023.