Container & Cargo Handling

Tracking the innovations and sales performance of the two principal mobile harbour crane (MHC) manufacturers can provide a useful correlation to the state of their diverse markets, as Nick Elliott reports.

Alex Hughes talks to three steel terminals in north and south Europe finding that its about more than pure stevedoring.

Valencia is getting to grips with the task of adding major new container capacity to meet strong demand, writes Mike Mundy

Ergonomics: the science of fitting the workplace to the worker, not the worker to the workplace. Nick Elliott looks at how to make the crane operators life more comfortable and improve performance…

The way we light ports and terminals has become something of an issue in recent years as public enquiries linked to new port construction have sought to curb what is seen as…

The global demand for outsized ship-to-shore container gantry cranes is still growing apace, with another record delivery due in 2004 and substantial orders already placed for 2005 completion. Andrew Foxcroft reports.

Alex Hughes weighs up the pros, cons and respective market niches of gantry and mobile harbour cranes and examines how each stack up against the continuous ship unloader.

Clark Equipment Australia (CEA), which manufactures the Omega range of locally produced reachstackers and other container handling equipment, reports strong growth in the Australian market with a distinct customer preference for higher-reaching…

Considering the huge container imbalances prevalent in most of the world' s trades and the consequent need to move empty boxes from place to place, it' s a wonder Empty Container Handlers…

Construction firms in the international contracting business are often tempted to invest in the projects they are building in order to realise better returns. Nick Elliott reports.

Benedict Young investigates some of the new container handling technologies which promise to streamline operations for the ultra-efficient terminals of the future.