Container & Cargo Handling

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

AJ Keyes charts the development approaches taken in Algeciras and Tanger-Med, the rationale behind them, and the potential for liner operators to mix and match between the two facilities

15th November 2022

Mix and match strategy

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Algeciras is highly established, and Tanger- Med has successfully grown its throughout volumes to top seven million TEU per annum in the 10 years it has been operating, but is there room…

15th November 2022

Room for one more?

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Genoa will soon be receiving its first Generation 6 mobile harbour crane (MHC) from Konecranes. 

15th November 2022

Generation 6

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A draft report on Australia’s Maritime Logistics System has been released by the government’s Productivity Commission. Felicity Landon charts its key points

15th November 2022

Maritime logistics scrutinised

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Melbourne has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s draft report. 

15th November 2022

The Melbourne View: We will be engaging

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Straits of Gibraltar major ports of Algeciras and Tanger Med sit at the heart of Western Mediterranean transshipment activity. AJ Keyes looks at the influential liner strategies driving their evolution

15th November 2022

The pillars of Hercules

15th November 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Internet of Things company ORBCOMM has launched a new solution providing end-to-end monitoring of dry marine containers, providing visibility and traceability for shipping lines and their customers.

7th November 2022

Container monitoring device

7th November 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Long-term ocean freight rates are declining more slowing than expected, according to the latest figures from the Xeneta Shipping Index.

31st October 2022

Container rates alert

31st October 2022

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The NYK Tokyo Container Terminal has started operating new yard cranes with an option for hydrogen fuel cell power in the future.

27th October 2022

Nyk Builds In Hydrogen Power Option For Container Handling

27th October 2022

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

ISO containerised bulk handing is being considered for a wide range of cargoes from grains, minerals, and sands, to biofuels, coal, and scrap.

27th October 2022

Graviti offers low-cost flexible handling

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Andrew Penfold analyses the impact of Brexit on UK trade to-date and identifies forward trend lines with particular reference to trade with the EU and secondary European markets 

27th October 2022

Brexit – uk trade impact

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A combination of system congestion further aggravated by strikes present a challenging scenario for container ports in the Hamburg-Le Havre range. AJ Keyes assesses the situation and what the rest of 2022 will…

27th October 2022

No summer of love in europe

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

German ports have battled through a difficult period but continue to maintain a surprisingly strong presence in the transshipment theatre of operations. A J Keyes reviews recent performance.

27th October 2022

Transshipment crucial

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The continued success of DCT Gdansk is undeniable. Now, the fast-growing facility is expanding its container terminal capacity to handle 4.65 million TEU per annum (up from 2.9 million TEU) with the…

27th October 2022

DCT Gdansk – Expanding Capacity and Reach

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of the port of Antwerp-Bruges, was recently quoted as saying that the container segment of its business portfolio “continues to pose significant challenges.”

27th October 2022

Heavyweight hurdles

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

MSC is supporting a substantial new investment at the Port of Le Havre, France, to expand the container handling capabilities at two of the port’s terminals over the next six years.

27th October 2022

MSC Going Large in Le Havre

27th October 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The Port of Virginia has added a further 11 Kalmar Hybrid Shuttle Carriers to its fleet, taking the total number across its two terminals to 103.

21st October 2022

Large hybrid shuttle carrier order

21st October 2022

NEWS

NEWS

SANY has launched the first two models of its new telehandler series developed especially for the European market

30th September 2022

New telehandlers unveiled

30th September 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A quick resolution to the supply chain woes caused by strike action at UK ports seems unlikely, according to analysts, project44.

29th September 2022

Supply chain woes continue

29th September 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Noatum Terminals has taken delivery of three Liebherr cranes and is preparing for their installation in Sagunto, Castellon and Tarragona ports.

23rd September 2022

Crane order completes

23rd September 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A further round of industrial action at the ports of Felixstowe and Liverpool is putting Europe’s already overstretched supply chain under increased pressure, according to logistics technology platform, Container xChange.

21st September 2022

Supply chain under pressure

21st September 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Steve Cameron, well known Moderator at the Terminal Operations Conference (TOC) and roving correspondent for Port Strategy, highlights two ‘tales’ from the June TOC in his own inimitable style

15th September 2022

Two tales from toc: the spreader that assesses container structural integrity… while in lifting mode

15th September 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Terminal Investment Ltd (TIL), the investment arm of Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), is targeting involvement in a largescale transshipment hub in Can Gio, to the south of Ho Chi Minh City.

15th September 2022

MSC TARGETS NEW VIETNAM HUB

15th September 2022