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How a Mid-Size Port Cut Turnaround Time by 65 Percent
Episode 129 of The Productivity Podcast digs into a remarkable operational overhaul: how the Port of Salalah in Oman slashed ship turnaround time by 65 percent over three years. Lucas and Luna walk through the specific data integration, crane scheduling changes, and port community system that made it possible. They discuss the difference between adding capacity and unlocking latent capacity, why so many infrastructure projects fail to replicate this, and what the Salalah case teaches about bottlenecks in global trade. Along the way, they touch on the ad-free model of the show and why listener…
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