Container & Cargo Handling

NEWS

NEWS

MacGregor has unveiled a fully electrically driven heavy-duty transloading crane.

2nd December 2022

Electric heavy-duty crane

2nd December 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Konecranes has improved safety for forklift operators with a new cabin with increased roof height.

30th November 2022

Larger forklift cabin

30th November 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Plans have been unveiled for a GB£2bn tidal barrage featuring a container terminal and flood defence in the UK.

23rd November 2022

Tidal powered container terminal

23rd November 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Disruptions through the global supply chain continue to create opportunities for criminals to infiltrate and access cargo says the TT Club.

22nd November 2022

Cargo theft vigilance warning

22nd November 2022

NEWS

NEWS

AD Ports Group has acquired the global logistics platform Noatum, with a view to expanding maritime activities in the Mediterranean region and port facilities in Spain.

21st November 2022

Strategic logistics acquisition

21st November 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Cargotec has confirmed that it plans to shed its cargo-handling subsidiary, MacGregor, at some point in the future.

16th November 2022

Cargotec confirms future MacGregor sale

16th November 2022

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

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