Container & Cargo Handling

PIANC - the global organisation providing guidance for sustainable infrastructure for ports – is part way through a study of vessel approach speeds that will be invaluable for fender designers.

Cranes with very long outreaches are now being put in position at major ports around the world. But is existing port infrastructure sufficient to be able to accommodate them?

The big ships are coming, but where are the orders for equipment to serve them asks Alex Hughes

With no standardised template for grain-handling port design discharge methods and speeds can vary widely, and even the faster ports can hit a brick wall when it comes to onward movement of…

Yossi Bassan, the Port of Ashdods vice president Logistics & Engineering, sings the praises of the many good, independent workshops around the port of Ashdod.

Bulk handlers have to strike a fine balance between over and under utilisation of port assets. John Bensalhia reports

About one million tonnes of earthquake rubble is likely to be used for reclamation in Lyttelton Port’s expansion plans.

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