Container & Cargo Handling

US$4.5bn has been secured to expand a ports and terminals investment platform in existing and new geographies.

Writing exclusively for Port Strategy, Dr. Nils Kemme of Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) discussesproven solutions to keeping port vehicle traffic moving and the role of simulation in this.

DP World has taken another step in its supply chain strategy with the acquisition of several feeder businesses.

COVID-19 is prompting a rethink of supply strategies. Increased transshipment activity is expectedbut, as Andrew Penfold confirms, margins will be slim and financing new capacity challenging.

Peter de Langen, regular contributor to Port Strategy as The Analyst, recently published a book entitled Towards a Better Port Industry with Routledge. Is it similar in content to the monthly columns?…

A solution for predicted container dwell time will be implemented at a German container terminal to improve efficiency.

The maritime industry is accused of being slow to change and not entrepreneurial enough. JP Verschuure feels that COVID-19 may change this situation.

In the second of a two-part series, Andrew Penfold, of Mundy Penfold Ltd, looks at the potential implications following the COVID-19 pandemic crisis for ports and terminals.

In this second part, Ron Crean of London-based Windward, outlines what ports and terminals need to be wary of to be safe from sanctions.

A new report has found that safety and planning and managing a remote workforce are priorities for terminal operators as they adapt their operations and business strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cargotec has sold its stake in a joint venture (JV) in Asia.

Andrew Penfold of Mundy Penfold Ltd looks at the current COVID-19 pandemic and asks whether it will ever be business as usual for the container industry.

John Bensalhia takes a look at todays container scanning system innovations and developments.

20 port authorities have signed a declaration to keep ports open to seaborne trade during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today’s ‘normal’ is a new normal – one dominated by COVID-19 which is progressively reaching into the lives of business worldwide with the international ports sector and supply chain as a whole…

A mega port operator has taken a major step forward in digitising the management of logistics.

Ron Crean of London-based Windward, outlines what ports and terminals need to be wary of to be safe from sanctions.

Ports need to remain open to keep supply chains open and to allow maritime trade to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic but best practice measures will help protect staff and ensure operational…