Author: Importer

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A carefully selected and properly maintained bulk unloader can save you money, as Patrik Wheater finds out

15th October 2009

Grab your conkers!

15th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

A reciprocal agreement between Uganda and Kenya is to result in the construction of a dry dock and container terminal in the port of Mombasa to handle cargo from Uganda. These, it…

15th October 2009

Uganda to open Mombasa box terminal

15th October 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Colombia will receive $62m over the next 30 years from private-sector companies operating seven river port concessions and 24 coastal port concessions along the Magdalena River.

15th October 2009

Private sector installed on Magdalena River in Colombia

15th October 2009

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Let us consider the good news: exports from Europe to the Far Eastin the first half of the year compared with the second half of 2008showed a volume increase of 5% according…

14th October 2009

Its Over

14th October 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

As a consequence of changes to the Empty Property Rate (EPR) taxation in the UK, it has emerged that landlords are demolishing perfectly good warehouse property as a way of avoiding paying…

14th October 2009

More pressure on UK warehousing to come

14th October 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cavotec has won an order to supply advanced cable reel, control and steel chain technologies to the ThyssenKrupp group for installation on iron ore ship-loaders at Port Hedland in Western Australia. The…

14th October 2009

Cavotec bulks up

14th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Asmany as 2,500 South African merchant seafarers could be trained to forma pool of talent as navigation and engineering officers and deck crewmembers in the offshore industry.

13th October 2009

south africa shorts

13th October 2009

ASIA

ASIA

In July, the combined throughput of Chinas coastal ports reached 500m tonnes, a growth of 12.9% over the corresponding 2008 month.

13th October 2009

Chinese ports report growth

13th October 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Freight Stakeholders Coalition, a group made up the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and shipper and surface transport trade associations in the US, is seeking a unified approach to Federal…

13th October 2009

American Association of Port Authorities in Freight Stakeholders Coalition

13th October 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has introduced a lightweight aluminium crane system for applications requiring high precision, less rolling resistance, low noise and corrosion-free extended durability and cleanliness.

13th October 2009

Konecranes lighter touch

13th October 2009