Container & Cargo Handling

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

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

RMGs get short shrift when operators consider quayside container handling options, but are they unfairly tagged as unflexible? Alex Hughes believes so

3rd December 2008

RMG article

3rd December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

FLTs can be adapted to fit a number of uses, but dont expect to make savings on operating costs. Alex Hughes reports

1st December 2008

FLTs

1st December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Last month’s Port Strategy highlighted the importance of fender research, something that Australia’’s Newcastle port heartily supports.

28th November 2008

Newcastle Fender Study

28th November 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Automated gates should keep things moving at box ports and terminals. Alex Hughes reports

6th November 2008

Gate Systems article

6th November 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Port Louis is making sure that it secures a long term future to evade the threat of extinction. Stevie Knight reports

3rd November 2008

Port Louis

3rd November 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Do large operators get preferential service agreements with the Asia crane manufaturers? Alex Hughes talks to DP World to investigate

23rd October 2008

DP World ZPMC article addition

23rd October 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Poor after sales service could be undermining the economics of Asian cranes, as Alex Hughes reports

21st October 2008

ZPMC 2

21st October 2008