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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

PSA Panama has received three new rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes.

1st June 2023

RTGs arrive at PSA Panama

1st June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SSA Marine is now operating large-capacity, lithium forklifts at the US West Coast ports…

1st June 2023

Zero-Emissions SSA

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

We are living in a partisan political age; regardless of what side you are on, most shipping and port executives would agree on that.

1st June 2023

Jones act – emerging infrastructure links?

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Last month, the World Bank published a new version of the Logistics Performance Index. 

1st June 2023

World bank logistics performance index 2023: observations

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

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

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

How are attitudes to ESG evolving in the shipping industry? Felicity Landon reports on a new report from Watson Farley & Williams, and a webinar that discussed the findings

1st June 2023

ESG goals assessed

1st June 2023