Container & Cargo Handling

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Dig beneath the surface and you will see that container terminals are unjustly identifi ed as the cause of congestion problems. Johan-Paul Verschuure diagnoses the real situation

10th March 2022

BOX TERMINALS TAKE THE HEAT…

10th March 2022

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A port in Cameroon has taken receipt of five Konecranes Liftace reach stackers plus an empty container handler to help increase productivity.

9th March 2022

Cameroon terminal upgrades

9th March 2022

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A container terminal in Saudi Arabia has placed an order with Identec Solutions for its reefer handling system.

7th March 2022

Reefer Runner

7th March 2022

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Sennebogen telescopic cranes is now expanding its extensive portfolio of units with a new top-of-the-range model.

6th March 2022

100t addition

6th March 2022

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The shipping industry is targeting the standardised use of electronic bills of lading (eBL) by establishing the Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance.

4th March 2022

STANDARDISED ELECTRONIC BILLS OF LADING INITIATIVE

4th March 2022

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A newly inked research collaboration agreement will see a large-scale fleet management solution developed for the efficient and secure movement of containers at the Next Generation Port at Tuas in Singapore.

2nd March 2022

AGV management solution

2nd March 2022

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A port in New Zealand is investing in a raft of measures to streamline its container handling capability in response to a significant increase in container calls.

2nd March 2022

Online cargo handling

2nd March 2022

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A US$115 million investment in infrastructure development at APM Terminals Mumbai is set to increase container handling capacity by 10%.

21st February 2022

Increasing capacity in Mumbai

21st February 2022

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A maritime logistics company at the Port of Ashdod in Israel is using a smart access control solution to help improve security and efficiency.

18th February 2022

Facial recognition software

18th February 2022

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A terminal tractor and forklift specialist is seeing an increasing demand for machines capable of the heaviest lifting as the world shifts to greener technology such as large wind turbines.

17th February 2022

Heavy lifting

17th February 2022

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A terminal operator in Mexico has ordered a new eco-efficient crane for operations at the Port of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico.

10th February 2022

Mobile harbour crane

10th February 2022

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A European port has signed a deal for the construction and delivery of three new quay cranes.

9th February 2022

New quay cranes

9th February 2022

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A stop-start port industry and potentially faltering economy are raising questions about China’s reliability as the world’s leading trading partner, as AJ Keyes discovers

3rd February 2022

CHINA: CORROSION COMING?

3rd February 2022

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The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), the so-called Middle Corridor, has big plans for ramping up intermodal traffic. Oleksandr Gavrylyuk reports

2nd February 2022

MIDDLE CORRIDOR MOVES

2nd February 2022

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Ever increasing volumes of cargo and operators putting off purchases of new cranes are leading to a rise in cracks and other fatigue-related issues, endangering safety.

2nd February 2022

Terminal crane cracks

2nd February 2022

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Boosted by COVID-19, the structure of Asia-North America container trade is changing with increased use of US Gulf and East Coast gateways a fast emerging trend. Andrew Penfold summarises

1st February 2022

COVID-19 BOOSTER

1st February 2022

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More efficient cargo handling is constantly on the radar of the big ocean liners

1st February 2022

Optimising lift stowage

1st February 2022

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A shipping company is joining forces with a port in Spain on an initiative to speed up the container export process, in turn reducing time, costs and emissions.

26th January 2022

Speeding up container exports

26th January 2022

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Theft from port storage facilities in the US as a proportion of overall cargo thefts has more than doubled in Q3 2021 compared with the same period last year.

19th January 2022

US port thefts

19th January 2022

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Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has handled what is believed to be the largest number of containers ever on a single ship in Europe.

17th January 2022

Record cargo

17th January 2022