Container & Cargo Handling

California is again going its own way in rulemaking, disregarding IMO recommendations and international considerations in the process, and is getting ready to impose a maximum speed for the whole length of…

Slower speeds are prompting a re-think of port operations, says Martin Rushmere

What happens when trade patterns change and a port must switch quickly from a container focus to a bulk trade?

Dave MacIntyre asks the experts how to plan for dry bulk port development.

The level of return of investment when committing to tracking solutions is project based and depends on what has driven the investment in the first place, according to Eurogate Tangiers Marco Fehmer.

Cloud computing opens up new avenues for port development, as Stevie Knight discovers

Can automation tick the safety first box for straddle carriers. John Bensalhia investigates

On the other side of the world to the Caribbean, the port of Singapore is advancing development plans to secure its future as a major transhipment hub.

The Caribbean could be overall winner in the Canal-expansion transhipment battle.

The difficulty of accurately predicting even short-term trade or port demand were clear this summer in the US where grain exporters, railroads, and terminal and barge operators saw all their expectations dashed…

HFWs Matthew Gore finds that there has been little progression on the thorny container weight debate

Seattle has to decide just how ambitious it wants to be, says Martin Rushmere

Sometimes, ports and their customers have to go outside the square when it comes to thinking up storage solutions.

Varied storage solutions are needed to cater for different cargoes and strategies. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report

Intelligent port community systems can give hubs the edge when chasing cargo. Alex Hughes reports

How are fork-lift truck manufacturers helping to raise health and safety levels in their products? What add-ons are available to cement safety levels? What can port operators do to ensure that their…

The two Maasvlakte 2 terminal orders show that the remote control of STS cranes has made its breakthrough, according to ABB. The company expects other terminals and terminal operators to follow.

Europes first remotely controlled STS crane orders get pulses racing, as Felicity Landon discovers

The if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ maintenance mentality needs a serious rethink, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre find out

APM Terminals Frank Tazelaar sees a future speckled with automated terminals, particularly in north-western Europe and the US.