Container & Cargo Handling

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Crane classification is increasingly important in the market, but what does it mean? A crane must be a high-performance machine,with high lifting capacities, but what use is a powerful crane if it…

1st January 2007

A question of classification

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Globalisation, privatisation, competition and cost pressures are driving changes in the cargo handling business and in the design and construction of mobile harbour cranes, as David Foxwell finds out

1st January 2007

Upwardly Mobile

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Many ports and terminals continue to use cranes that are 15-20 or more years old,but once a crane reaches that sort of age inevitably electrical components begin to become unreliable, breakdowns can…

1st January 2007

New life for old cranes

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

It is not only the cynics who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. This is a quality of character occasionally displayed by the upper echelons of management in…

1st January 2007

Dont forget safety

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Undeterred by neighbouring Dubais bid to build a regional superport,Abu Dhabi is breathing new life into a decade-old port development plan. Alex Hughes reports

1st January 2007

Room for two

1st January 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The largest ports in the US are setting the national tone with a comprehensive environmental roadmap for the future. David Foxwell reports

1st December 2006

Green goals

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

China may house the price leaders in the manufacture of quayside gantry cranes but the technical forefathers are still found in Europe. Alex Hughes headed west to find out what operators can…

1st December 2006

Craning for a better view

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Europes crane manufacturers are increasingly delivering equipment with wider reaches, but the ceiling is far from being hit, as Alex Hughes finds out

1st December 2006

Testing the outer limits

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The average lead time for a quayside gantry crane is now in the region of 15 months, a period that Gerry Bunyan, sales and marketing manager for Liebherrs container cranes division, believes…

1st December 2006

Lower lead time a boon for users

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Poor planning and a fundamental lack of understanding of the lead times needed to supply fenders means that there is a constant pressure to meet delivery times, according to Simon Redford, business…

1st December 2006

Dont forget fenders in the planning stage

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The marine market is cautious in adopting new technology and Mooring Systems MoorMaster automated mooring products represent a significant change, says MSL managing director Peter Montgomery. 

1st December 2006

Testing the technological waters

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Would you buy the cheapest container crane with all the features taken off? Probably not.So why are fenders so often seen as a last-minute, bolt-on extra? Felicity Landon reports

1st December 2006

Protecting quay interests

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

You have a new customer, they need quayside storage capacity - and you need a building, quick.Felicity Landon finds out why fast-erection, portable buildings are often the answer

1st December 2006

All-round storage solution

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

When it comes to storage, ports are all seeking the same thing: a sturdy, weatherproof facility at minimum cost and disruption, according to Amanda Clarkson of Collinson, BestHalls UK representative. They want…

1st December 2006

Ticking the storage boxes

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A widespread tyre shortage is really starting to bite and terminal operators are left with few options when the black stuff wears thin. Alex Hughes reports

1st December 2006

Running out of rubber

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Rubb team considers all the relevant factors when planning a new project, as illustrated in the recent design and construction of a new warehouse for Sprague Energy, says spokesman Ian Patterson.

1st December 2006

More than just a structure

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Salerno Container Terminal (SCT), which mainly uses 18.00/33 and 18.00/25 radial tyres, is faced with an uncertain supply of industrial tyres, according to managing director Frans Jol. As an example, I would…

1st December 2006

Uncertain supply dogs Salerno

1st December 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Apart from issues such as water depth and hinterland connections, there are a number of important constraints on development that need to be considered before transitioning to a multi-purpose terminal.These include: ●…

1st November 2006

Multi-dimensional

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Not all multi-purpose terminals have evolved out of older-style general cargo operations. Some, such as CuxPort in Germany, are purposedesigned multi-purpose terminals, CuxPort having been designed on behalf of Niedersächsisches Hafenamt Cuxhaven…

1st November 2006

Portfocus CuxPort finds niche

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Bumper times for straddle carrier manufacturers look set to continue next year, despite escalating raw material costs. Felicity Landon reports

1st November 2006

Flying high

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Tyre availability is still an issue for industrial and earthmover type machines - and therefore for straddle carrier manufacturers, says Kalmars Ilkka Annala.

1st November 2006

Tight tyre

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Australias Isoloader has appointed a manager for Europe and is setting up a new company, Isoloader Europe, which aims to be up and running by the end of November.

1st November 2006

Isoloader outlet hopes to capitalise on European business

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Kalmar has developed a new heavy version of its Shuttle Carrier, the SHC 250 H. The 7g shuttle has capacity of 50 tons under the spreader and can handle twin 20-foot containers…

1st November 2006

Kalmar innovations designed to speed stacking and automation

1st November 2006