Latest News – Page 4
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NewsUpping the Intermodal Stakes
While serving local markets occurs via trucking, the need for efficient intermodal rail at North Atlantic ports is required to serve discretionary markets in Central Canada and the US Midwest.
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NewsBig numbers
The North Atlantic port region serves some of the most densely populated areas in North America and container growth is outperforming the national average. AJ Keyes assesses why this is a port region of ‘big numbers’
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NewsOCR: The ‘science fiction’ age
The adoption of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology in ports continues to grow…
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NewsChancay – high risk?
Significant new capacity is due on stream at the port of Chancay, Peru. For this to succeed as an investment it will require the alignment of several key factors. Andrew Penfold takes a look. What are the lessons for other southern port developments?
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NewsTechnological tipping point
The Smart Port is seen by many as the fifth-generation port management model – a ‘new kid on the block’ that together with automated container handling holds the promise of much more to come as new technologies advance. Mike Mundy assesses the trend lines
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NewsCMA CGM set for takeover of Santos Brasil operations
After one of the longest courtships in port terminal history, involving many suitors, it looks like Santos Brasil will finally be taken over by French based liner company CMA CGM, for an initial outlay of around US$1.12BN and an eventual cost of approximately US$2.26BN.
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NewsMoldova Port Bid
The Romanian government is reportedly in talks to buy Moldova’s only port. The Giurgiulești International Free Port is located at km 133 of…
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NewsJan De Nul deals aim to accelerate “middle corridor”
Maritime construction Group Jan De Nul has been awarded two major contracts in Georgia and Kazakhstan.
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NewsSri Lanka struggles
Good and bad news for Sri Lanka’s leading container port, Colombo. The facility ended the first half of 2024 with a 9.6% increase in transshipment cargo, due to double digit growth for the January to end of April period.
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NewsPortland plots to enlist a private operator
The Port of Portland in Oregon has confirmed that it hopes to have a new third-party operator in place by early 2025.
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NewsNeighbourly Help
The African nation of Malawi looks is set to lease a terminal at the port of Nacal…
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NewsTbilisi Deal
AD Ports Group (AD Ports) has confirmed the acquisition process for Tbilisi Dry Port, making the Group the…
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NewsOn-Dock is Go
A US$52 million infrastructure project to significantly improve on-dock rail capacity at the Pier 300 terminal in the…
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NewsKalmar Corp’ and CES thinking big…
Kalmar Corporation, the specialist provider of material handling equipment and services, and CES Srl, an Italian manufacturer of super-sized heavy-duty material handling equipment, have confirmed a new partnership.
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NewsCamera Telematics rolls out multi-camera system at Rosslare
A fleet of 20 terminal tractors has been fitted with an advanced multi-camera system to mitigate risk and improve safety at Rosslare Europort, the primary Irish port serving mainland Europe.
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NewsIndia Green Tugs
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has unveiled the Green Tug Transition Program (GTTP)…
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NewsAuto’ RTGs Arrive
Hutchison Ports Felixstowe has taken delivery of five new automated electric rubber tyred gantries. These new units will initially operate in semi-automated mode but…
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NewsFuture Proof Tees
The Emerald Duchess has arrived on the River Tees, in the UK. The £23m dredger is…
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NewsGreen Gateway
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) has been awarded US$283 million from the federal government to support…
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NewsBEST lifts storage capacity new automated stacking cranes
BEST container terminal at the Port of Barcelona, operated by Hutchison Ports, has taken delivery of 14 new automated stacking cranes (ASC) from Konecranes of Finland.
