Container & Cargo Handling

Moroccos original super-port risks being overshadowed by national neighbours, as Stevie Knight explains

Cargotec recently celebrated the production of its 50,000th unit at its US manufacturing facility in Ottawa, Kansas. The machine was part of an order from Safeway, Inc. for twelve 4x2 Kalmar Ottawa…

Customer demands keep the terminal tractor manufacturers on their toes, as Felicity Landon discovers

Stevie Knight questions where to draw the line when exploiting port assets that might conflict with existing interests

After years of struggling with lengthy vessel queues at anchorage waiting to load coal, it was the grounding of the Pasha Bulker in June 2007 under heavy conditions at Nobbys Beach at…

Liebherrs Pactronic hybrid drive system - first showcased on its LHM 550 - is a boon for mobile harbour cranes because it allows for increased handling performance and a simultaneous reduction in…

The mobile harbour crane sector has seen two of the big players continue to deliver in the last year, with worthy additions to their ranges. John Bensalhia reports

The switch to automated gates could revolutionise operations at two African ports. Alex Hughes reports

Operators assessing the return on investment of positioning technology will no doubt be pleased to hear that the benefits, in APM Terminals Laurids Ulgvig view, are immediate.

Positioning technology can be tailored to boost efficiency, safety and operations. Alex Hughes explains

Hong Kong’s status as one of the world’s leading maritime centres is not under threat, but change is coming as Michael King reports

The UK Port of Ramsgate has benefited from the investment generated by wind farms, with Thanet developer, Vattenfall, paying for recent dredging works.

The rising cost of diesel fuel and the availability of more fuel efficient new pieces of equipment arent factors necessarily undermining the second-hand market.

Its all about the maintenance records in the second-hand equipment game, as Alex Hughes discovers

The experiences of New Zealand’s Port Nelson with the vexatious issue of noise and a juxtaposed community reveal how far a port company may have to go to seek a solution.

Major ports all over the world face a similar problem – how to get on with the neighbours.