Container & Cargo Handling

Panamax vessels loading grain at the newly-opened grain terminal at theRussian port of Novorossiysk will be able to do it much faster than hadpreviously been possible.

The rising costs of raw materials are putting even more emphasis on the need for long-lasting, high-performance cables. Felicity Landon reports on the latest trends

The conversion of rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from diesel to electric power, or to switchable diesel/electric power, is an emerging trend in container ports around the world - and one that has…

The US slowdown in container imports has a knock-on effect on grain exports, leaving ports feeling the pinch from bulk as well as boxes. Stuart Pearcey reports

Are there too many port cranes and not enough transport options? Opinion is divided as Alex Hughes finds out

Spains ports are having to seriously re-think long term strategic goals in the light of Moroccos Tanger Med success. Alex Hughes investigates

VanOord has taken delivery of HAM 318, the worlds largest trailingsuction hopper dredger, after Chinese shipbuilder Cosco lengthened thevessel by 52m, increasing capacity from 23,783 m³ to 37,293 m³ .

Oakland is trying to divert attention away from the more familiar west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, writes Alex Hughes