September/October 2017 Volume 7 Number 5CONTENTS“Port NOLA is known as America’s Most Intermodal Port with good reason. Our Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal provides on-dock rail service, and we are in the process of acquiring the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, which serves all six Class I railroads.” – Brandy D. Christian, President & CEO, Port of New OrleansSee MLPro’s Executive Interview on page 218 E ditor’s Note Managing Megaships10 R egulatory Watch Hong Kong follows U.S. FMC Lead on Liner Sharing Data By William P. Doyle14 Insights West Coast Intermodal Update 17 Environmental The IMO Orders Fuels of the Future By James Morgan36 Liner Trades Managing the New Panamax Containerships By Barry Parker By Joseph Keefe42 P ort Automation Container Handling of the Future – Available Now By Joseph Keefe 50 Equipment The Turnkey Supply Chain of Cranes 54 P ort Operations Secure Wireless Communications Streamlines and Protects Modern Box Terminals By Joseph Keefe 59 Technology INTTRA Innovates with Information for Measurable Improvements 2 Maritime Logistics Professional September/October 2017| |