Container & Cargo Handling

NEWS

NEWS

A pilot project exploring highly automated, electric container logistics is being launched at the HHLA TK Estonia terminal in Tallinn, Estonia.

18th January 2023

Automated container handling pilot

18th January 2023

NEWS

NEWS

Global training provider in the ports and construction industries, CM Labs Simulations, has updated its Forklift Simulator Training Pack.

16th January 2023

Updated forklift simulator training

16th January 2023

NEWS

NEWS

More than four fifths of TT Club insurance claims involving fraud or deception last year involved criminals posing as hauliers and other sub-contractors.

16th January 2023

Fraud risk to cargo

16th January 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

John Bensalhia looks at the market trends, players, expertise and cost savings now on offer in the second hand equipment sector

15th December 2022

Second time around

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Container shipping lines now face a markedly different market situation. Felicity Landon highlights the findings of a recent Drewry Webinar on this key subject

15th December 2022

Market fundamentals turn

15th December 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Three-quarters of freight forwarders in Asia believe that shipper-owned containers (SOC) are adding resilience to their supply chains, with companies reporting they plan to use more in the future.

7th December 2022

SOC advantage

7th December 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The Port Equipment Manufacturing Association (PEMA) has issued an information paper providing standards in crane operation with a particular focus on electrical standards.

5th December 2022

Crane safety manual

5th December 2022

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

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

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

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