Shipping Industry Signs Up to Pilot XVELA Platform
. The first wave of terminal operators and shipping lines have signed on for pilot programs to put the XVELA platform to the test. Organizations that have committed to pilot XVELA to date include terminal operators Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), PSA International (PSA), DP World, Modern Terminals Limited (MTL), and Port of Tanjung Pelepas, along with ocean carriers Maersk Line, MCC Transport, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), and Hapag-Lloyd, who previously announced their agreement to pilot XVELA on February 17, 2016.
Top 5 Start-Ups Present at DP World's Turn8
Five start-ups presented at round two of the TURN8 Seed Accelerator initiative recently, which was attended by more than 70 delegates, including investors and media professionals at the Meydan Hotel in Dubai. A DP World initiative that was launched last year, Turn8 encourages and supports the realising of innovative ideas from entrepreneurs around the world. The programme also entails an expert mentoring component to help develop their ideas into viable business opportunities. The recent Investor Demo Day saw the culmination of five start-up ideas and their journey over the last four months
GAC EnvironHull now at 2nd UAE port -Fujairah
and operators with greater choice and yet another option for efficient vessel care." HullWiper has already been granted permission from the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency KFT to perform cleaning operations within all Norwegian ports as well as from the UAE Environmental Department and DP World for use in inner harbours at all quays inside the port of Jebel Ali.
HullWiper Expands to Fujairah
and operators with greater choice and yet another option for efficient vessel care." HullWiper has already been granted permission from the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency KFT to perform cleaning operations within all Norwegian ports as well as from the UAE Environmental Department and DP World for use in inner harbours at all quays inside the port of Jebel Ali
GAC Launches Eco-friendly Hull Cleaning Solution
manner instead of being discharged into the sea as done using traditional methods. HullWiper's innovative features have earned it permission from the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency KFT to perform cleaning operations within all Norwegian ports and from the UAE Environmental Department and DP World for use in inner harbours at all quays inside the port of Jebel Ali. gac.com/hullwiper
DP World’s London Gateway Crane Contest
DP World London Gateway, the U.K.’s new deep-sea port, to present a simulated container crane contest at Birmingham’s Multimodial Expo. Using an exclusively designed quay crane simulator, visitors to London Gateway’s stand will be able to exclusively challenge ‘The Original Stig’ to a quay crane race. (The Stig was an anonymous, silent, race-car driver in a well-known U.K. motoring TV series). Following training from the Original Stig’s crane driver cousin, attendees will have the chance to go head-to-head in a challenge to see if they can beat The Original
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