Container & Cargo Handling

With cabs getting ever more sophisticated, crane workers are more akin to their office-based counterparts than ever before, as Alex Hughes discovers

Amsterdam can at last go to the Benelux ball as Stephanie Knight reports

Portek chairman Larry Lam and executive director Ooi Boon Hoe examine the cascade effect in container shipping and the future implications for regional and feeder ports

The challenge of neutralising undeclared dangerous cargoes passing through ports today is greater than ever, as Stuart Pearcey reports

Red tape and selective governing is holding back potential at the countrys coal port growth, as Alex Hughes finds out

The northeast England port of Blyth found second-hand to be the best option when it required an additional reachstacker for its container operations; it has recently bought a second-hand Terex TFC45 R.

Buying second-hand equipment can save youtime and money - and there is even the useful side-effect that you are savingenvironmental resources, too. Felicity Landon reports

Come 2010 a slew of new terminals should help Vietnam realise its exporting potential, writes Wing Kah-goh from Ho Chi Minh City

Money from vigourous cement demand continues to pour in for ports happy to handle this needy minor bulk, as Stuart Pearcey reports

Tandem lifts have come of age and both small and large terminals can now justify the benefits of multi-lifts. Alex Hughes reports

Could variable speed generators be the RTG cost-saving measure they appear to be? Alex Hughes investigates

Innovation is the watchword for equipment designers purveying a new generation of floating crane solutions to port executives, as Mike King discovers

Mario Terenzio, formerly of CoeClerici Logistics, remains one of the stalwarts of the floating crane handling sector with a string of successes in the bulk market. Now plying his trade as chief…

Chinas Pearl River Delta has effortlessly lifted the crown for the most densely port-populated region in the world, as Wing Kah-goh reports

To meet projected demand, Kalmar has launched Autoshuttle, an automated self-loading vehicle able to pick, place and transport containers between ship-to-shore (STS) and yard stacking cranes.

Larger ships and increasing productivity mean that proper maintenance of terminal equipment is more important than ever, reports Patrik Wheater

Terminal operating systems all look and feel fairly similar, says Dave Quennell at Jade.