Container & Cargo Handling

VanOord has taken delivery of HAM 318, the worlds largest trailingsuction hopper dredger, after Chinese shipbuilder Cosco lengthened thevessel by 52m, increasing capacity from 23,783 m³ to 37,293 m³ .

Oakland is trying to divert attention away from the more familiar west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, writes Alex Hughes

Facing a decline in its bulk exports of pulp, paper and lumber to intermodal markets, the Canadian Port of Prince Rupert had to seek alternatives.

While there are many positives to opting for a mobile harbour crane in comparison with a fixed system, there is the flip side of the coin to consider, as the Port of…

Los Angeles is coming down hard on polluting terminal tugs, as Stuart Pearcey finds out

Saline and the erosion of port structures go hand-in-hand, so why arent ports doing more to protect their assets, asks Carly Fields

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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