Container & Cargo Handling

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Kalmar’s automated cyber security solution has been awarded IEC 62443-4-1 certification, reportedly the first such award for the cargo handling sector.

25th September 2023

Certification for Kalmar cyber security system

25th September 2023

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The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) and International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) have joined forces to help improve safety and sustainability across ports and terminals worldwide.

21st September 2023

Cargo handling safety agreement

21st September 2023

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Georgia Ports Authority has embarked on a major modernisation programme to expand its container handling capabilities.

20th September 2023

GPA begins major container handling upgrade

20th September 2023

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The Port of Houston has ordered five Konecranes hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for its Barbours Cut Container Terminal.

18th September 2023

Houston ups hybrid RTG drive

18th September 2023

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Long-term ocean freight rates slid once again in August, marking the 12th consecutive month of declines for beleaguered carriers, according to the latest figures from Xeneta.

31st August 2023

‘Torrid times for carriers’

31st August 2023

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DP World has signed a $510 million contract to build a new mega-container terminal to cater for future trade demand from Northern, Western and Central India.

29th August 2023

The plan for India’s new mega-container terminal

29th August 2023

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There are far-reaching trends underway shaping container trades and, thus, port development. Uncertain political conditions and the erosion of China’s cost-advantages are redirecting attention to alternative strategies. Andrew Penfold looks at the…

29th August 2023

Nearshoring or a ‘No-China’ policy?

29th August 2023

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OPERATIONS

IMGS has introduced a new mobile bagging process said to deliver an exceptional performance.

29th August 2023

Innovative Bagging Solution from IMGS

29th August 2023

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Cargotec has proposed a number of board changes following the decision to partially demerge its Kalmar cargo handling business.

21st August 2023

Cargotec changes board following Kalmar split

21st August 2023

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

DP World says it will add three million teu of new container capacity by the end of this year as it continues its expansion programme to boost global supply chain resilience.

15th August 2023

DP World to ramp up capacity by 3m teu by year end

15th August 2023

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Container movements in July are up nearly a fifth at the Georgia Ports Authority compared with the previous month.

11th August 2023

Container handling up a fifth at Georgia

11th August 2023

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Konecranes has won an order from CMA CGM Kaohsiung Terminal Co. to supply seven hybrid Noell rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to its container handling terminal in Taiwan’s main port.

9th August 2023

Seven new hybrid RTGs for Kaohsiung terminal

9th August 2023

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Despite an unprecedented drop in reefer seaborne trade last year, reefer container freight rates are outperforming the dry cargo trade, according to analysis by Drewry.

9th August 2023

Reefer freight rates exceed dry cargo

9th August 2023

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Modal 3 Logistik has commenced a new rail shuttle running twice a week back and forth between Rotterdam…

26th July 2023

Rotterdam Rail

26th July 2023

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The Peruvian Association of Port Operators (ASPPOR) is calling for new regulations…

26th July 2023

Truck rule change

26th July 2023

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Polish ports are on the up, driving Baltic container volume overall. Conversely, the role of German ports in serving the Baltic is reducing, not least today due to the Russian situation. A J Keyes…

26th July 2023

In pole position

26th July 2023

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Russia’s ‘great turn to the East’ has seen a new emphasis on the exploitation of the Northeast passage but as Oleksandr Gavrylyuk explains big challenges remain

26th July 2023

Big ambitions, but challenges

26th July 2023

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OPERATIONS

Brad Saunders, Senior Principal Engineer & Technical Lead for APAC, Coastal & Maritime Engineering, BMT, sets out how for small ports a modern approach to asset valuation is appropriate and holds considerable potential to…

26th July 2023

Maximising Value

26th July 2023

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OPERATIONS

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is testing a digital solution which allows truckers to access its terminals in a safer more efficient way.

18th July 2023

Digital solution speeds up Hamburg truck access

18th July 2023

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OPERATIONS

Kramer Group, StreetDrone and Terberg have joined forces to deploy autonomous yard trucks at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

10th July 2023

Autonomous yard truck pilot launches

10th July 2023