Author: Importer

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A new container terminal is to be built on land formerly occupied by the Navy at Philadelphia. This will be taken forward as a public-public partnership. A concession award is to be…

9th November 2008

Philly box terminal

9th November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The conversion of RTGs from diesel to electric power (or to switchable diesel/electric power) is an emerging trend in container ports around the world. The port of Los Angeles and a significant…

9th November 2008

Converting diesel RTGs to electric

9th November 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A total of 10 companies have bid for the contract to design and supervise the expansion of Salalah Port in Oman. Halcrow, Consulting Engineering Services, Dar al Handasah, Khatib & Alami, Jurong…

8th November 2008

Salalah attracts 10

8th November 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) specialist, Cavotec MSL, has won an order from Taiwan’s CSBC Corporation to supply four AMP systems for installation on four new-build container vessels for Yang Ming Marine Transport.

8th November 2008

Yang Ming selects AMP from Cavotec

8th November 2008

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

There are new quay cranes being installed on the quayside in Cape Town and other major investments underway designed to realise a comprehensive upgrade of the container terminal, but does this really…

7th November 2008

Missing the X factor

7th November 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Long Beach based Moffatt and Nichol (stand A4) will be on hand at the show to discuss the methods they use to help develop emissions inventories and management plans for ports. Vycon…

7th November 2008

Cargo-handling showcase at TOC Americas

7th November 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Automated gates should keep things moving at box ports and terminals. Alex Hughes reports

6th November 2008

Gate Systems article

6th November 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK port contributions to the nations gross domestic product remain strong but the number of employees in direct port employment is down, according to a new report from the Crown Estate.

6th November 2008

Real port value vital to UK economy

6th November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma has introduced a new, lighter member to its ship-to-shore spreader family.

6th November 2008

Lighter crane powers savings

6th November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terminal Ukrtranscontainer, Russia (part of the NCC Group), has introduced an IT system that brings together container handling, document flow, tariffing and financial accounting in a paperless system.

6th November 2008

Paperless system for Russian terminal

6th November 2008