Container & Cargo Handling

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…

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.

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

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.

The introduction of berth scheduling software at Associated Petroleum Terminals (APT) in Immingham a few years ago was not without its difficulties. Bob Law, APTs oil movements controller, saw the process through.…

Changing a terminal management system can be a very daunting task formanagement and staff to consider, says Michael Schwank, president ofTideworks Technology.

Too risky to stay with the old, or too risky to move to the new? Felicity Landon investigates the challenges of switching from one terminal management system to another

A 180% increase in seabourne traded coal over two decades has spurred the worlds dry bulk ports into action, as Stuart Pearcey finds out

Continuing increases in shipped coal volumes have led Italian company Coeclerici to think outside the box and create a means of expanding ports seawards rather than landwards.

Privatisation of the Ghanaian ports of Tema and Takoradi has been ongoing since 2000 as part of a World Bank-supported modernisation programme. But while Oscar Cudjoe, public affairs manager for Ghana Ports…

Ports can make significant fuel savings by selecting the right drive for their container handling operations, writes Patrik Wheater

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach take their environmental responsibilities very seriously, as Felicity Landon finds out

With ever stricter environmental legislation, dust is becoming public enemy no.1, as Stuart Pearcey explains

A unique combination of factors gives Port Hedland one of the worlds worst dust problems.

Theres a lot more to RMGs than meets the eye, not least a proven track record in container handling, as Alex Hughes discovers