Container & Cargo Handling

Innovation abounds in breakbulk handling and operations management. Alex Hughes investigates

An investigation is underway to find the cause of death of three dockworkers who died cleaning out the hold of a ship laden with coal in Antwerps Waasland harbour at the weekend.

Nanotechnology is full of beguiling promise; should ports grab some of the gains? Felicity Landon reports

Should ports prepare for a rise in methanol and hydrogen take-up, asks Stevie Knight

Cyber security needs to be taken more seriously by vulnerable seaports, says Martin Rushmere

The US west coast ports are reaching breaking point after the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) suspended operations over the weekend because of ongoing labour disputes.

As container cargo handling operations become more technology driven, terminals will require the integration of multiple complex systems which operators must know how to use proactively to avoid a loss in productivity.

Can a port really do much to attract project cargo? Maybe - but at a price finds Stevie Knight

GIS technology is constantly evolving to meet the operational requirements of ports, as John Bensalhia discovers

Balloons and robotised box parks could soon be helping ports compete, writes Stevie Knight

Ports looking to upgrade their power supply might be tempted by heavily hyped green alternatives, but should they jump feet first into these murky waters?

The idea of skipping a few steps between mine and ship could prove attractive if the output promises to be large enough, and there are ‘high in the sky’ possibilities with lightweight…

Automation for dry bulk terminals has arrived in Germany, as Alex Hughes finds out

A Moffatt & Nichol terminal design concept was one of seven shortlisted in the recent Next Generation Container Port Challenge hosted by The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Singapore…

A reversal in terminal planning priorities has complicated designs, as Iain MacIntyre discovers

A two-year project is instructing all about safe chemical handling in Africa.

Mice, rats and cockroaches usually come under a fairly intense prevention program: not only do they spread disease but if they get a foothold in a food import facility it’s difficult to…