Maritime ExecutiveMore from Maritime ExecutiveAll LogisticsChinese Port Trials Autonomous Tractor-TrailersChinese robotics company TuSimple plans to use port automation as a proving ground for over-the-road autonomous trucks. By the end of this year, it will have 20 of its self-driving vehicles carrying containers around the port of Caofeidian, China.May 21, 2018All LogisticsCan Japan Become an LNG Bunkering Hub?A new report by the International Transport Forum at the OECD concludes that Japan’s ambition to become an international bunkering hub for LNG is likely to be successful.May 17, 2018All LogisticsU.S. Retail Imports Are Growing Despite Tariff ThreatsImports at U.S. major retail container ports are expected to grow steadily throughout the summer despite the prospect of heavy tariffs on goods from China, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released last week by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.May 15, 2018All LogisticsFollowing Gruesome New Footage, Veterinary Group Shares Recommendations for Live ExportsThe question of how accurately sheep are counted as they are loaded on to livestock carriers has become a topic of discussion across Australia after whistle-blower footage from on board the Panama-flagged Awassi Express was aired on 60 Minutes last month. Now, more footage: “Boiled Alive,” deemed so confronting and horrific that commercial television would not show it, has been aired by Fairfax Media.May 9, 2018All LogisticsAnalysis: Africa Needs to Tackle Port CongestionAfrica needs to take advantage of the economic potential of its ports if it is to realize its growth ambitions, and investment is not always about building new ports or terminals. That's one of the key findings in a recent analysis of port development in sub-Saharan Africa issued by PwC.May 3, 2018All LogisticsMaersk Wants to Take Down Global Food LossMaersk and Rockstart, a European startup accelerator, have partnered in an initiative called FoodTrack to foster startups with ideas for tackling global food loss.April 25, 2018All TechnologyU.S. Navy Explores 3-D Printing With Explosive MaterialsA small consultancy in Chattanooga, Tennessee is helping the U.S. Navy turn explosives into custom shapes using commercial 3-D printing techniques.April 23, 2018All LogisticsWill Livestock Exporters Release Unedited Footage?RSPCA Australia has called for the immediate public release of unedited footage taken of conditions aboard the livestock carrier Maysora last week.April 19, 2018All LogisticsLiquid Nitrogen and Heat System Could Meet Emissions Rules for ShippingPerryman Technologies is developing what it believes is the marine power source of the future — a source of powering marine engines that does not rely on combustion and does not result in any harmful emissions.April 17, 2018Global Supply Chain ManagementLNG Is Comparable to Other Fossil Fuels, New Report SaysThere is no widely available fuel, including LNG, to manage climate change and local pollutants in tandem, according to a recent study by researchers at The University of Manchester.April 12, 2018Previous PagePage 2 of 40Next Page