Port Technology International

Industry Insights Archive - Port Technology International

The platform combines hardware, software and cloud-based decision-making tools into a single system, part of a broader industry push toward digitalising water and resource infrastructure that increasingly intersects with the maritime sector’s own supply chains and port cities.

Türkiye’s ports have traditionally lagged behind leading global hubs in digital maturity, but that gap is beginning to narrow. In this Industry Insight, Assoc. Prof. Dr Sedat Baştuğ examines how automation in the Marmara region and the rollout of 5G at Adana Port are signalling a wider shift towards smarter, more connected port operations across the country.

Through the partnership, the organisations aim to advance port innovation and the adoption of practical supply chain solutions to strengthen resilience and support trade diversification. David Thomas, Executive Director of The PIER, said: “We warmly welcome HOPA to The PIER.

The change takes effect from 15 August 2026 for cargo originating from all locations excluding Korea, and from 30 August 2026 for cargo originating from Korea. For non-SPOT bookings, the applicable rate is determined by the Price Calculation Date (PCD). For non-FMC shipments, this refers to the scheduled departure date of the first water leg at the time of booking confirmation. For FMC shipments, the PCD refers to the last container gate-in date.

The Centre was opened in the presence of leadership team members, employees and transport partners. The DMC has been established to enhance driver competency through structured defensive driving training, behavioural safety awareness programmes and the deployment of dedicated trainers for drivers.

The terminal’s facilities, suited to heavy cargo, enabled the transfer of several launcher components between the vessel and a river barge. The operation comprised two heavy-cargo movements between the Canopée and the barge Obstiné. Arriving from Kourou, French Guiana, the Canopée carried several Ariane 6 rocket components, which were unloaded via the terminal’s RoRo ramp and loaded onto the barge for onward transport to the Ariane Group industrial site in Les Mureaux, in the Yvelines department.

The Port of Port Hedland handled 45 million tonnes for the month, including 44.2 million tonnes of iron ore exports, a 4 per cent decline year-on-year (YoY). Imports through the terminal totalled 250,000 tonnes, up 4 per cent on July 2025. The Port of Dampier delivered total throughput of 14.7 million tonnes, a 3 per cent increase on the same period last year, with imports reaching 115,000 tonnes, up 17 per cent YoY.

The impact remains concentrated on the Pacific Coast, particularly in and around Buenaventura, while Colombia’s Atlantic Coast operations remain fully operational and unaffected. At the Buenaventura terminal, the situation remains challenging, with recovery progressing gradually. Terminal operations have partially resumed, though vessel handling is being managed under constrained conditions.

Weather-related losses from January were largely offset by the end of the first quarter, but the result was ultimately shaped by ongoing terminal modernisation work and a fall in petroleum product imports linked to the war in Iran. Container throughput reached 4.0 million TEUs in the first half of the year, down 3.8 per cent in TEUs and 4.0 per cent in tonnes against the same period in 2025.