Bulk Handling

Drewry’s latest global container operators report gives an insight into the industry over the past year and highlights the combined impact that bigger ships and shipping alliances are having on ports and…

The Port of Tyne is axing 40 jobs as part of a cost saving exercise as a consequence of falling coal handling volumes.

Maurice Jansen examines how ports can better face ever more complex issues

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is celebrating a record year of growth, with 3.66 million teu through the Port of Savannah – a 17% increase.

Smart ports: virtual, real, inevitable, possible, or just another buzz phrase asks Felicity Landon

DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has kept its top spot when it comes to world productivity, recording 131 moves per ship per hour in 2014, up 10% from 119 in 2013.

A faster ship ordering cycle and aggressive deployment of mega ships has left terminal development trailing, according to consultants.

APM Terminals has quashed the hype that ‘gamers’ will run automated terminals of the future.

As increasingly stronger shipping line alliances pile pressure on ports to bend to their demands, ports should look to play the carriers at their own partnership game, industry experts advise.