Container & Cargo Handling

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Professor Robert Akid explains how research into bio-activesol-gels could result in an effective, low-cost andenvironmentally-friendly means of combating bio-fouling

15th April 2009

Good Bacteria to Save the Day?

15th April 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Despite financial turmoil around the world, Ports of Auckland has not initiated a major equipment outsourcing programme, preferring to make better use of in-house staff.

31st March 2009

Rob van Hove

31st March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Will the credit crisis send ports scuttling to outsource costly equipment maintenance, or will greater in-house commitments be the answer? Alex Hughes finds out

30th March 2009

Maintenance outsourcing

30th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Capacity at the Brazilian port is set to double over the coming year. Rob Ward reports

27th March 2009

Santos capacity set to double

27th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

European crane components are increasingly heading east to bolster the Asias new dominant manufacturing forces

23rd March 2009

Flender

23rd March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

ZPMC got in touch with Port Strategy to dispute allegations of poor after sales services. Alex Hughes reports

20th March 2009

ZPMC

20th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Californias Port of Stocktontalks to Barry Parker about the importance of port planning and continuing creditlines

19th March 2009

Opinion: Port of Stockton on the Stimulus Plan

19th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Berth scheduling is a real problem only when there is high berth utilisation, according to one global port operator.

10th March 2009

Fewer problems?

10th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Congestion might be a fond and distant memory for many ports right now - but that doesnt mean the headache of berth scheduling has gone away. Felicity Landon reports

5th March 2009

Right on schedule?

5th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Australias Newcastle coal port is looking at riding the downturn by an investment strategy which could potentially double the ports capacity.

25th February 2009

Securing the bottom line

25th February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The axe may have fallen on some areas of Brazils production, but a $300m deal that includes Caribbean port interests as well as two coal mines was concluded in December by Vale.

24th February 2009

Long-term plans in Brazil

24th February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Can coal bring a much needed fillip to stagnating bulk ports? Stevie Knight finds out

23rd February 2009

Coal – can it warm a cool economy?

23rd February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Maximum stacking heights depend on the type of operation, says Jari Pirhonen, general manager, terminal development, at Kalmar.

19th February 2009

Kalmar

19th February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The promise of greater efficiency and a better safety record is giving hydraulic material handling equipment for ports a boost in market share, according Fredrik Ö sterströ m, product manager of Swedish…

9th February 2009

multidocker

9th February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Highly flexible Mobile Harbour Cranes can go anywhere and handle many types of cargo, but they are not without their limitations, as Alex Hughes finds out

6th February 2009

Mobile Harbour Cranes

6th February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Swapping west for east coast, Jaxport boss Rick Ferrin talks to Barry Parker about Jacksonvilles plans for the future

30th January 2009

Jacksonville article for Jan 2009 issue

30th January 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Whilecurrent orderbooks will keep suppliers busy with deliveries until aboutAugust next year, the irony is that ports may be wondering what to dowith their new machines when containership operators begin to lay…

26th December 2008

Tractors to stand idle as market plummets

26th December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Changes in requirements and emissions legislation have spurred tractor development, as Patrik Wheater finds out

24th December 2008

Tracking the tractor

24th December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Not all kinds of unloader are suitable for all thephases of the unloading process, according to a Technical University of Munich presentation delivered in September.

22nd December 2008

Report

22nd December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Proof that rail mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) have a significantworking life can be seen by the two currently deployed at the UK portof Sheerness.

4th December 2008

Sheerness flies the RMG flag

4th December 2008