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PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Russia is setting about an ambitious dredger newbuilding programme. The jury is out on whether it will work – the scale of the works and technical issues are challenging. Oleksandr Gavrylyuk reports

1st June 2023

Russia builds dredge capacity

1st June 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Make hay while the sun shines is a famous phrase - while the Federal Government in Canada has deliberated the proposed Roberts Bank 2 project, AJ Keyes assesses if any competing port…

1st June 2023

Who is making hay?

1st June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Demand for multipurpose vessel (MPV) capacity is expected to grow, even against a background of lower economic activity, according to Drewry. Felicity Landon reports

1st June 2023

MPV prospects assessed

1st June 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

In terms of MPV supply, Drewry’s analysis looked at vessel age based on lift capacity. The conclusion: “The MPV fleet is indeed getting really old, with only sporadic vessel deliveries,” said Pasztor.

1st June 2023

Fleet and Fuel Factors – Fleet Capacity has to Increase

1st June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As container ships have become larger, so the number of remotely operated ship to shore (STS) cranes has increased.

1st June 2023

Getting more remote

1st June 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Safety, training and productivity – the benefits of simulating cargo handling operations are increasingly to the fore including new dimensions such as with automation and the handling of wind turbines. Felicity Landon…

1st June 2023

Reproducing reality

1st June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The University of Valencia’s Laboratory of Simulation and Modelling (LSyM) has developed a training system, based on a simulator, that reproduces the working environment of real quay cranes. 

1st June 2023

Quay Cranes: All Eventualities Catered For

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

French automotive giant, Renault, has commenced shipping brand new cars in containers to avoid the current high costs associated with the usual method of moving vehicles, using car carriers.

1st June 2023

Shape of things to come?

1st June 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

These are some of the findings of ‘The Sustainability Imperative – Part 2’, launched by Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) in Marc

1st June 2023

The Sustainability Imperative

1st June 2023

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As terminals come under greater pressure to cut their carbon footprint, their efforts to reduce the environmental impact of handling equipment are growing commensurately.

1st June 2023

Era of the eRTG

1st June 2023