Container & Cargo Handling

The previously intimate Shanghai and Hong Kong now seem like strangers, as Stevie Knight discovers

Although the contract with the external services company at Naha isstill in its early days, NICTIs president Edgardo Q Abesamis says, to date, there have been no badexperiences; to the contrary, things…

Smaller terminals are sticking to third party equipment maintenance service plans, as Alex Hughes finds out

Atraditional TOS was first installed at New Zealands Port Nelson in 1998 toprovide basic gate in/out functionality and yard management.

Michael King examines whether traditional Terminal Operating Systems can be expanded to manage entire ports

Emergency planning and business continuity are increasingly important for ports. Felicity Landon reports

Russias sights are on plans for $13.3bn of port investment by 2012. Since the downturn, Russias dependence on energy exports has increased, (20% of its coal goes abroad), so its ports are…

Coal producers are bypassing chokes in the supply chain to invest directly in terminal space, as Stevie Knight explains

Intelligent controls and a green agenda are changing RTG drives for the better, as Stevie Knight discovers

Brisbane celebrates that rarest of things: increased profit in a recession. Iain MacIntyre finds out how its done

Its a tough job, but modern-day ro-ro tugs seem up to the challenge. Alex Hughes reports

Flexibility in product handling has been helped along by the wide range of unloaders available. For example, besides the larger machines, Vigan produces compact, trailerable units which can deployed in some interesting…

Patience has been a virtue at the Port of Portland, as Felicity Landon finds out

Ports and terminals are under growing pressure to meet the needs ofincreased container traffic, hold down costs and meet heightenedsecurity needs, says Hi-Tech Solutions.

Many ports are taking the opportunity of a lull in container volumes to review their gate technologies. Felicity Landon reports

Southampton-based Community Network Services is rolling out itscompletely new inventory control system, CNS Compass, this autumn - theresult of two-and-a-half years planning, it is designed to increasefunctionality and flexibility.

By sharing information in a highlyintegrated way, port community networks eliminate mountains ofpaperwork. Felicity Landon reports

A temporary structure is the obvious choice if the building has to come down again, because other developments earmarked for the site, or those sticky permissions mean that you cant put a…